Fancy Face-Off at the 2026 Summer Fancy Food Show
Pitch applications are open until April 24.
The Fancy Face-Off pitch contest returns! Live at the 2026 Summer Fancy Food Show, four exhibitors will take the stage to tell their stories and showcase their products to a panel of influential judges and hundreds of attendees.
If you are a 2026 Summer Fancy Food Show exhibitor, you are eligible to enter a recently released specialty food product for consideration in the pitch competition, Fancy Face-Off.
If chosen as a finalist, you'll pitch your product before a panel of industry experts and a live audience at the Javits Center on Tuesday, June 30, 2026.
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1. Only products that are currently available and released to market after July 1, 2025 are eligible. One entry per company.
2. To be considered for the competition, you MUST fill out the below application and upload a video about your product by Friday, April 24, 2026 at 12pm ET
3. You'll be notified if you're a top ten finalist via email by Thursday, April 30, 2026. In this email, you will receive instructions on where to send pre-judging samples.
4. The event will take place at 9AM on Tuesday, June 30, 2026. Finalists will appear on the Main Stage and deliver a pitch-style presentation about their product to a panel of judges.
5. Only one person from a company may present, and presenter must be owner or employee of the member company. Consultants may not present on behalf of companies. No exceptions.
$10,000 prize for the Judge's Pick overall winner.
$1,000 prize for the Fan Favorite, based on audience votes.