December 3+4, 2026 • Los Angeles, CA
The right relationships start early.
Meet the founders and operators behind packaged food brands while decisions around capital, production, growth, and strategic partnerships are still taking shape.
Early relationships matter
Be there as the next decision takes shape.
The fundraising climate has shifted, and so has the way food brands choose production, service, and strategic partners. Decisions are more deliberate, and relationships often start earlier.
Nosh Live creates focused time with founders and operators across stages of growth, helping you understand where businesses are headed and where your capital, expertise, or capabilities may fit.
Connecting early creates more time to build trust and stay part of the conversation as needs evolve.
Dedicated time with brands you want to know
1:1 Meetings
1:1 meetings are pre-scheduled conversations with founders and operators attending Nosh Live.
Invited hosts select requests aligned with their investment focus, categories, or priorities, creating focused time to discuss the business, product, traction, and what comes next.
See what brands to follow early
Pitch Slam
1:1 meetings are pre-scheduled conversations with founders and operators attending Nosh Live.
Invited hosts select requests aligned with their investment focus, categories, or priorities, creating focused time to discuss the business, product, traction, and what comes next.
A few past participants
Taste what’s next. Understand what’s behind it
Sampling
Sampling runs throughout Nosh Live, including the networking happy hour, offering a firsthand look at new flavors, formats, ingredients, and category shifts.
Taste products, meet the founders and operators behind them, and learn where the business is headed and what it may need next.
More visibility for the conversations that matter
Visibility beyond attendance.
Sponsorship creates a more visible presence across Nosh Live, from product sampling and happy hour activations to booth presence and branded touchpoints throughout the event.
For companies working alongside packaged food brands, that presence creates more opportunities to demonstrate capabilities, share expertise, and meet decision-makers as they consider production, ingredients, packaging, services, capital, and other strategic needs.s.
Hear from the people shaping packaged food
Sessions and Speakers
Nosh Live sessions are editorial-led and focused on the forces shaping packaged food now, from retail and capital to consumer demand and operations.
Hear what industry leaders are prioritizing, where needs are emerging, and which companies warrant a closer look.
Past Nosh Live speakers have included
Who you’ll meet
Meet the companies behind the next decisions.
Nosh Live brings together packaged food companies at every stage with buyers, investors, operators, distributors, and industry partners.
Meet decision-makers early, understand what they need next, and build relationships before priorities are set.
What Past Attendees Say
Nosh Live has been a highlight on our schedule for over a decade - an awesome event that gets the whole CPG community together. We love meeting new founders, seeing friends from the industry, and are energized each year by the stories and speakers. For our portfolio companies, it has been a great way to gain exposure and build relationships, and most importantly, every year the event is a blast!
I've always appreciated the quality of the conversations at Nosh Live. The event brings together founders, operators, investors, and industry leaders in a way that creates real dialogue and learning, not just presentations.
Two days · The right founders
Be there before the next move is made.
Two days at Nosh Live bring you closer to emerging packaged food brands while decisions around capital, production, growth, and strategic partnerships are still taking shape.
