Join us at City Winery West Loop Chicago, June 3
- A curated gathering of F&B industry decision-makers and commercial leaders
- Real-world AI + agent success stories from leading brands
- Retail and operator-ready playbooks to win your next customer pitch
Where food & beverage leaders grow their edge
A strategic forum for leaders shaping and guiding industry transformation.
Proof. Frameworks. And practical ways to combine human expertise + AI agents for real advantage.
- What retailers and operators now expect from brands to earn their spot
- How leading brands use AI agents to shorten the path from signal to shelf
- Case studies from brands transforming how they innovate, sell, and scale
- A view into the latest Tastewise Product Roadmap
Speakers
Peter Hall
Abigail Pringle
Heather Neary
Jeff Barry
Renee Howarth
Mike Schwartz
Kevin Wilson
Seye Carrena
Kim Setter
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Soumya Nair
Nikki Sendlak
Nidal Barake
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Paul Kinter
Alon Chen
Tal Tochner
Jacques Botbol
Ilana Ryder Schnytzer
Michael Bortinger
Why to attend?
Turn insight into action
Spot where demand is growing, understand what buyers want, and walk away with frameworks you can apply immediately.
Connect with industry leaders
Meet and exchange ideas with senior F&B leaders driving transformation across CPG, retail, and foodservice
Get more from Tastewise
Unlock more value, move faster from insight to shelf, and see how agentic solutions drives real commercial impact
Agenda
Alon Chen, CEO, Tastewise
Peter Hall, President, Elevation Business Unit, Kraft Heinz
Jacques Botbol, CRO, Tastewise
Kim Setter, Director, Sensory and Consumer Science
Soumya Nair, Global Director, Insights and Data, Kerry
Renee Howarth, Director of Culinary Research & Development, Acxion Foodservice
Heather Neary, President & CEO, Taco John’s
Abigail Pringle, Former President U.S., Wendy’s
Mike Schwartz, SVP – Chief Engagement & Innovation Officer, IFMA
Nidal Barake, Founder & Managing Director
Paul Kinter, Associate Director Sales Operations
Nikki Sendlak, Senior Product Manager, Telus Sales Enablement
Kevin Wilson, CEO, Esrock
Seye Carrena, Selections Intelligence Lead, Strategy & Operations, DoorDash
Jeff Barry, Head of Innovation, Dot Foods
Tal Tochner, COO, Tastewise
Alon Chen, Co-Founder & CEO, Tastewise
Brands that took the stage at Tastewise Growth Summit ‘25
Join some of the brightest minds in food and beverage to discuss the future and growth of our industry
Watch the sessions
Faster, Bolder, Smarter: Redefining Food & Beverage Leadership
Tastewise CEO Alon Chen opens the day with a bold take on where GenAI, data, and creativity collide to reshape the food & beverage world.
Operational Excellence: Enabling True Customer Centricity
Discover how Tastewise empowers brands to act on real-time data—turning customer centricity from theory into everyday practice.
The New Route to Market: Where Agility Meets Insight
Dive into the playbooks of brands using fast data and sharper insights to redefine how products move from concept to shelf.
Decoding Operator Demands: How Market Shifts Reshape Foodservice
Explore how shifting foodservice demands are shaping strategy, pricing, and partnerships for today’s leading F&B brands.
From Menus to Margins: How Operators Are Adapting Now
Operators share what’s working right now, from product planning to profitability, when consumer behavior changes by the hour.
Cutting the Chaos: Integrations as the New Growth Engine
Learn why system integrations are becoming the secret growth weapon for high-performing food and beverage teams.
Inside the Mind of Gen Z: Consumer Perspectives Unfiltered
Voices from the next generation break down what they want, what they don’t, and how brands can actually connect.
The 2026 Roadmap: Where Tastewise is Taking You
Get a first look at where the Tastewise platform is headed—from deeper data to faster, more scalable execution.
Reinventing Consumer Understanding in the Age of AI
Veteran leaders and AI pioneers discuss how to modernize consumer insights for a world that’s moving faster than ever.
Yes, And: The Human Advantage in the Age of AI
Tyler Kempf combines improv, strategy, and storytelling to demonstrate that the most powerful tool in the room is still human creativity.
Frequently asked questions about Growth Summit 2026
Date: June 3, 2026 | Location: City Winery West Loop, Chicago, IL | Time: 8am – 4:0pm, with onsite reception to follow until 6:00PM
We’ve already got a strong lineup of speakers and sessions coming together. Take a first look at the preliminary agenda at tastewise.io/growth-summit-2026, with more announcements to come in the weeks ahead.
Keynotes from senior F&B industry leaders, executive panels, a first look at Tastewise’s agentic roadmap and new product launches, customer success stories from teams winning with Tastewise, and structured networking. Sessions explore the Agentic Future of Food: how AI agents are reshaping decision-making, accelerating innovation cycles, and redefining how brands go to market.
| Full access to all sessions, workshops, networking and breakfast, lunch, and the evening reception. |
The event starts with breakfast at 8am on June 3rd and concludes with our reception that ends at 6:00pm.
The Crowne Plaza West Loop, The Emily Hotel Chicago, and The Hoxton Chicago are all recommended and in proximity to the venue.
The event is valued at $1,000. Tastewise customers, partners, and guests are offered complimentary registration.
No, the summit is designed as an in-person experience.
Yes – networking opportunities are built into the agenda, including during lunch and at the post-event cocktail.