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Naturally New York’s ‘A Fancy New York Pitch Slam’ Returns to Summer Fancy Food Show

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Wednesday, May 31, 2023
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Naturally New York’s Pitch Slam gives natural and specialty products entrepreneurs the center stage to pitch their consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands to a panel of expert judges and Fancy Food Show attendees.

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  • Naturally New York’s Pitch Slam gives natural and specialty products entrepreneurs the center stage to pitch their consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands to a panel of expert judges and Fancy Food Show attendees.
  • Five finalists will compete for a chance to win a $150,000+ prize package including cash, services and a free booth at the 2024 Winter Fancy Food Show, to help propel their company’s growth.
  • “The first Fancy New York Pitch Slam collaboration was a highlight of the Summer Fancy Food Show last year,” said Denise Purcell, vice president, resource development for the Specialty Food Association.
  • “There is a lot of positive momentum going into this second Pitch Slam event.

Seven Celebrity Chefs Participate in Rise Against Hunger's 'Chef Showdown' Competition for World Food Day 2022

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Wednesday, September 28, 2022
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RALEIGH, N.C., Sept. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Rise Against Hunger, the international hunger nonprofit organization, is hosting the second annual It Starts With a Meal™ Chef Showdown on social media from October 3-14, 2022. With seven chefs from across the United States and around the world participating, the virtual cooking competition commemorates World Food Day, the annual holiday established by the United Nations.

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  • With seven chefs from across the United States and around the world participating, the virtual cooking competition commemorates World Food Day, the annual holiday established by the United Nations.
  • The seven renowned chefs and television personalities have created recipes inspired by the regions where Rise Against Hunger works to alleviate hunger.
  • From October 3-14, cooking videos demonstrating these recipes will be released on Rise Against Hunger's Instagram and Facebook pages.
  • Rise Against Hunger has facilitated volunteer meal packaging of more than 540 million meals to be distributed to countries around the world.

Technovation Girls, World's Largest and Longest Running Techpreneur Competition for Girls, Unveils Winning Teams at 2022 Season World Summit

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Tuesday, August 16, 2022
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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The gender gap in technology and STEM is real. Only one in four computing jobs are held by women, there are nearly ten male engineers for every female in the industry and pay gaps, and lack of representation for BIPOC and LGBTQ+ still exists. Far too many girls around the world still lack access to a quality education.

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  • That's the backdrop and context for Technovation's 11th Annual World Summit, held virtually Aug. 12.The Summit recognizes the achievements of girls, ages 8-18, who took part in Technovation Girls, Technovation's 12-week curriculum program.
  • Technovation introduced several new components in its 2022 season, launching a Beginner Division, an AI curriculum and a new Alumnae Changemaker Award, granted to an alumna tackling climate change.
  • In October 2021, Technovation launched the season with a special live discussion about why the success of AI depends on women .
  • Technovation is a global tech education nonprofit that empowers girls to become more confident leaders, creators and problem-solvers.