Portland, Oregon – (January 3, 2024) OSU Food Innovation Center(FIC) will be exhibiting at the 2024 Winter Fancy Food Show, the largest B2B-only specialty food industry event in North America. FIC will showcase many new entrepreneurial products in their booth in incubator village.
"The Winter Fancy Food Show is the premier West Coast Show to find new and innovative products, network with industry professionals, and learn about the latest trends in the $175 billion specialty food industry,” said Bill Lynch,CEM, President, Specialty Food Association. “I’m excited to have FIC exhibiting and look forward to seeing them at the Show.”
The Winter Fancy Food Show will feature sampling of specialty foods and beverages from around the world, education programming, hot trends from the SFA Trendspotter Panel 2024 Predictions, spotlight showcases, category-focused pavilions, and the NEW NOW NEXT Pavilion featuring incubators and startups.
Oregon State University’s Food Innovation Center (FIC) will be exhibiting in the Specialty Food Associations Winter Fancy Food Show in the Incubator Village Pavilion with 9 entrepreneurs that have developed products with assistance from the Food Innovation Center.
FIC is excited to welcome the following companies to the Incubator Village Pavilion at the Las Vegas Convention Center West Hall, January 21st thru 23rd, 2024. Companies that will be featured have worked closely with our development team to create food products that are diverse, and fill niche categories of interest.
FIC Cohort Winter 2024:
The Barreled Bee Founder Lee Hedgmon, a native Oregonian who loves creating amazing, layered flavors with simple ingredients. Lee founded The Barreled Bee in 2017 with the desire to answer the question, “What would happen if you mixed different honey varieties with different spirits barrel?” The answer is, “something amazing and unique.” The Barreled Bee brings all the goodness of barrel-aging to honey. Those unique barrel characteristics come through in the honey as a distinctive flavor component when used to create sauces, jams, and confections. The honey is sourced from Oregon apiaries, used barrels from local distilleries and wineries, and the fruits, vegetables, even the coffee are from local producers. DEI Entrepreneur; Lee Hedgmon https://www.thebarreledbee.com
Sh-Mallow, the idea of Sh’mallow came on a 4th of July celebration in Portland, several years ago. I wanted to find some hot cocoa topped with marshmallows. Who doesn’t love marshmallows on their hot cocoa? The stand I came across only had whipped cream to top my favorite drink, so I walked away disappointed. Just as the fireworks show started, a firework went off in my head as well: I need to create a MARSHMALLOW that can spray out, just as easily as whipped cream! A SPRAYABLE, FRESH marshmallow that can be TOASTED! Sh’mallow was born that day, and we’ve been working tirelessly to reach this delicious dream ever since. We had the dream. We made it happen. We can’t wait to share it with you!
Entrepreneur; Kenny Baker https://www.sh-mallow.com
My Daddy’s Sauces, slowly simmered to create a Midwest style sweet and tangy unique gourmet sauces that can be used as a marinade, a dip, a salsa, a glaze on meat fish and vegetables, a barbeque sauce, and as a seasoning or a spice. Always a taste sensation and delight. DEI
Entrepreneur; Willis Anderson www.mydaddyssauce.com
Gateaux, frozen, ready-to-bake cakes to help busy people like you feel like a baking genius. Now you can create baked goods in your own home that you can feel proud to serve without spending hours in the kitchen. Our standard is French pâtisserie—our exceptional quality and authentic flavor will have you re-thinking frozen convenience. We use only PNW flours, dairy and cage-free eggs. Always non-GMO and rBST-free. Our frozen cake batter comes in a paper, oven-ready pan and bakes up flawlessly straight from the freezer, no thawing needed. Enjoy a house filled with the heavenly aroma of home-baked goodness and the unending appreciation of loved ones. Entrepreneur; Lindsey Gott https://www.icebox-bakery.com
Chili Royale, Dedicated to bringing you high-quality chili oil. Sichuan Sizzle has a robust chili flavor with a spicy kick, tingly notes of Sichuan peppercorns, and crispy onions for a savory crunch. We use ingredients you can pronounce. No preservatives, GMOs or artificial flavoring. Hand Crafted We make it in small batches, with the utmost care and consistency so you know you are always getting top-notch taste and quality. It tastes amazing on everything, especially eggs, proteins and pizza! We take pride in sourcing all of our ingredients from smaller companies and family farms. If it is not certified organic, you can be sure that it is still grown naturally. It’s a product you can feel good about putting in your body, and spending your hard earned money on! Entrepreneur; Ginger McCabe https://www.chiliroyale.com
Hot Mama Salsa Handcrafted in Portland, Oregon. We live for quality, flavor & authenticity. Enjoy our handmade salsas, hot sauce, and chili oils today! 2019 Good Food Award Recipient. Hot Mama Salsa began out of a craving for the flavors of home, Mexican inspired southwest cuisine. Out of a small production kitchen in Portland Oregon Hot Mama Salsa hand produces fresh salsas, hot sauces, and chili oils using traditional ethnic cooking methods and fresh local ingredients. Our salsas feature recipes from the Guerrero family and are influenced by Mexican culture. Our products include flavors that are bright, fresh, earthy, smoky, and spicy. Our hot sauces showcase chili peppers from all over the globe and include flavors from Africa, Peru, California, Mexico, and the Caribbean. We are fanatic about chili peppers; their histories, origins, and traditional uses. We delight in using and teaching traditional cooking methods that showcase the rich and expansive flavors of specific chilies and different cultures. And we are dedicated to working with our local farm community to grow these specialty chili peppers and ethnic ingredients. DEI Entrepreneur; Nikki Guerrero https://hotmamasalsa.com
Mirth Soup is proud to present three restaurant quality, jarred soups to the 2024 Winter Fancy Food Show, under the expert guidance of the Food Innovation Center. These soups are affectionately known as The Mirth Triplets: Pumpkin Citrus, Tomato Tarragon, and Carrot Garlic Lime are made by putting our highest confidence in the highest culinary principles and ingredients. The results are unique, innovative flavors, remarkable taste with nuanced mouthfeel, along with vibrant colors for presentation. All three pureed soups originate from a strong vegetable base, yet people are often lulled into thinking they are indulging in something cream-based. They offer versatility and wholesomeness. The labels for Mirth Soup are created with just as much passion as the soup behind them. They act as a calling card of sorts and offer great eye-appeal and significant value-added imagination. The look is chic, whimsical, colorful and nostalgic. These jars certainly stand apart in the soup aisle. Each label depicts a happy clamoring of hands and spoons vying for a delicious taste. There’s a hubbub on those labels! And when sitting on the shelf, all three together, they create an enticing block of beautiful color. Mirth Soup is not ordinary! We want to charm your senses. These soups are original recipes created and served in Chef Loren Lee’s very own tiny, ten-table restaurant she once created in her hometown of Waco, Texas. She learned that tastes can transform you, enough that comfort, anticipation and laughter will come to rest at your table. Mirth Soup was a Top 25 Finalist in the HEB Quest for Texas Best Contest in 2018. And little babies are often big fans, too! A seasonal soup, White Christmas Soup, is in the works.
Entrepreneur; Loren Lee https://www.instagram.com/mirthsoup/
Miss Hannah’s Popcorn All kinds of popcorn for all kinds of people. It's always been about the people. From our first booth at the Portland Farmer’s Market in 2001 to our storefronts at Bridgeport Village and in Newberg, we've always believed that cooking up the world's best popcorn is simply our way of making people feel valued, honored, seen, and loved. That's why we're committed to creating high-quality, small-batch snacks and an experience that makes your day. Whether you’re sweet, salty, spicy, or savory, there's something for everyone at Miss Hannah's — and we can't wait for you to find your favorite!
Entrepreneur; Hannah Jodoin https://www.misshannahspopcorn.com/
Pink Wagon Foods From your favorite restaurant to your kitchen table! We spent many years in the restaurant industry being spoiled by delicious food and fresh ingredients. Recreating restaurant style pickled onions at home, however, always came with hours of work and a sink full of dishes. We felt like there had to be an easier way. We started Pink Wagon Foods to make life easier for the home chef. To bring you delicious, pickled onions made from fresh ingredients to your kitchen table. Hope you enjoy! Tina & Patrick
Entrepreneurs; Tina & Patrick Welch https://www.pinkwagonfoods.com/
About OSU Food Innovation Center
OSU Food Innovation Center was founded in 1999 by the College of Agricultural Sciences, Oregon State University. Located in Portland, Oregon. As one of Oregon State University's Agricultural Experiment Stations we provide technical, creative and educational service to the food industry, entrepreneurs, and Northwest communities, with a focus on product development, quality, safety and sustainability.
OSU Food Innovation Center…Advancing Foods for the Northwest and Beyond
Presented by the not-for-profit Specialty Food Association, the Summer Fancy Food Show is a trade-only event. To register, please visit specialtyfood.com
About the Specialty Food Association
The not-for-profit Specialty Food Association (SFA) is the leading membership trade association and source of information about the $175 billion specialty food industry. Founded in 1952 in New York City, the SFA prides itself on being an organization by the members and for the members, representing thousands of specialty food makers and manufacturers, importers, retailers, buyers, distributors, brokers, and others in the trade. The SFA owns and operates the Fancy Food Shows—which are the largest specialty food industry events in North America—as well as the sofi™ Awards—which have honored excellence in specialty food and beverage annually since 1972. The SFA produces the Trendspotter Panel annual predictions, the State of the Specialty Food Industry Report, Today's Specialty Food Consumer research, the Spill & Dish podcast, year-round educational programming for professionals at every stage in their business journey, and SFA Feed, the industry's go-to daily source for news, trends and new product information. Find out more online and connect with SFA on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and TikTok.
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