Our Sponsors

All Packaging Company, a Denver manufacturer of retail paperboard packaging, utilizes the latest technologies and sustainability practices. While big enough to sell to the major brands, we are small enough to offer real service and support to local startup companies.

The Quinoa Corporation brought the first 50 lb bag of this unknown grain into the United States to share with the natural foods industry. Since that time, we have spread the word of this amazing grain to all corners of the earth.

BFG seeks partnerships with early stage food and beverage consumer product companies. BFG works alongside exceptional entrepreneurs to ensure the business is able to deliver sustainable growth and outperform its competitors.

For more than 20 years, Customer Marketing Group (CMG) has helped leading and emerging brands maximize the efficiency of their trade spend, generating a minimum 200% ROI in the first year. How do we do it? A dedicated team with extraordinary academic qualifications, analytical firepower, and real world industry experience fully focuses its expertise on the complex job of optimizing your trade budget.

Encore Consumer Capital is an innovative private equity firm built specifically to help consumer products companies grow. We invest exclusively in leading consumer products companies, and utilize the experience and network of our operating partners at Encore Associates to accelerate their growth.

Fortnight Collective is an award-winning brand marketing accelerator that liberates the strategic and creative development process to produce extraordinary and innovative work.

Fresca Foods helps young natural food companies grow quickly into national brands. We partner with innovative companies that inspire conscious consumers and transform traditional food categories. Fresca brings manufacturing, brand management and growth capital, and together we build category leading brands.

We make grain free and raw foods, healthy chews + treats, and supplements for dogs and cats. Everything a well-rounded pet needs, minus a tummy rub. We’re still trying to figure out how to put that in a package.

KO Firm is a corporate law boutique with a deep industry knowledge and focus in the natural products space. KO Firm represents businesses, private equity and venture capital funds, investors and individuals in a broad range of sophisticated transactional matters, including mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital investments, entity formations and restructurings. KO Firm also regularly advises clients on general corporate and business matters, serving as outside general counsel and drafting, reviewing and negotiating a wide variety of commercial contracts including supply, manufacturing, co-branding, equipment leasing, co-packing, distribution, employment, consulting and brokerage contracts.

We are entrepreneur enthusiasts dedicated to helping business owners sell, buy, or grow their businesses. For many of us, our business is a vital investment for our long term financial well being. Our goal is to help business owners realize the most value from their investment.

Moxie Sozo is a full-service creative agency, with accounts in North America, South America, Asia, Europe and Australia. Our clients range from early-stage startups to global brands like Nike, Nickelodeon, and Gruppo Campari. Since starting in 1999, we’ve helped our clients sell several billion dollars worth of products, goods & services. From the initial brand strategy to final delivery, we are fanatical about coming up with original solutions. Our comprehensive approach has been developed and refined over the course of thousands of projects for hundreds of brands. We obsess about the details and are not happy until our clients are happy.

Based in Boulder, Ridgeline Ventures invests in natural foods/products, active lifestyle, and technology companies.  We are former business owners and operators and take a unique approach to investing.  The capital we invest is our own which allows us to strategically align with management teams for the long run.  Our goal is to build lasting partnerships, not quick exits, and we work with teams to build successful, sustainable companies that we can all be proud of.

SRW is the agency built for natural, wellness and better-for-you brands. With offices in Chicago and Colorado, we’re always at-the-ready to make an impact for growing brands through digital media and classic good thinking. Our methods have launched and fueled companies like Simple Mills and Kite Hill, and continue to propel wellness world mainstays and newcomers, to boot.

Sterling-Rice Group was formed in 1984. Having had experience in large, sophisticated packaged goods companies and small, intuitive, entrepreneurial firms, the founders saw value in both approaches. Quaker, Jovan, Celestial Seasonings and Frito-Lay were among the first clients. Today, companies that could go anywhere in the world come to Boulder to work with us.

Summit Venture Management consults and partners with entrepreneurs and equity investors on business and brand growth initiatives.

Vermilion is a 25-person, full-spectrum integrated design and interactive agency. For nearly 30 years, Vermilion has been providing distinctive and effective solutions to a wide range of clients. While we have obtained awards and recognition for our strategic and creative products, we are most proud of our partnerships with clients who are making this a better world.

Employee-owned and locally operated, Alpine Bank has been a part of Colorado since 1973. With 39 convenient locations from Durango to Denver, including Front Range branches in Denver’s Union Station, Cherry Creek, Denver Tech Center neighborhoods and Boulder, Alpine Bank serves over 160,000 customers with personal, business, wealth management1, mortgage and electronic banking services. Alpine Bank’s newest Front Range branch in Boulder, serves Boulder area customers from our new location at 2375 Canyon Blvd.

Community Banks of Colorado is a division of NBH Bank. We serve clients throughout Colorado by providing a comprehensive portfolio of products and services to meet the needs of commercial, consumer and small business clients. As we grow, our goal is to continue to deliver a superior level of service that reflects our commitment to our clients, colleagues and the communities we serve.

LoCo Food Distribution delivers locally grown and locally processed foods to restaurants, grocery stores, caterers and institutions along the Front Range. Our team works hard to make the connections between producers and wholesale purchasers, so that producers can do what they do best – produce exceptional food! And our customers can do what they do best – make and sell amazing food! We carry food that is grown and/or made within a 400 mile radius of our office in Fort Collins and deliver it along the Front Range from Fort Collins to Colorado Springs. Product variety in our online catalog includes seasonal produce, meat, cheese, grains, grocery items and beverages.

We are a boutique experiential marketing agency that utilizes insight-based strategy to reach and engage natural consumers while they pursue their lifestyle passions. Connecting your brand and products with a consumer’s lifestyle passion and driving trial motivates them to purchase and share experiences as advocates. We create customized experiential sampling solutions for each client with seamlessly integrated marketing disciplines to ensure a better business outcome. We share a common passion to build brand advocacy for companies we believe in and take our craft very seriously.

From innovative ideas to onsite activation, we are always focused on delivering turnkey, flawless execution. Services include:

Creative Design
Event Production
Field Marketing
Grassroots Campaigns
Guerilla Street Teams
Retail Demos
Sampling
Sponsorship Activation
Strategic Partnerships
Trade Shows

For startups and evolving companies that need help navigating the financial complexities of their business, IronClad Consulting is a professional service firm that provides full stack financial leadership and resources to help strengthen their business and effectively manage growth – without the investment of hiring a full-time team.

We are strategic, hands-on professionals that believe in pragmatic solutions, choosing simplicity over complexity, to efficiently achieve your business objectives. From financial strategy and processes, to cash flow management and operational improvements, our fractional CFOs, controllers and accounting managers provide the strategic leadership, value-added insights, and day-to-day support for companies to achieve the next level.

KeHE is dedicated to the success of our customers and suppliers by providing exceptional marketing, merchandising, and distribution services.  KeHE Distributors prides itself in being employee owned and operated.

Moss Adams is a fully integrated professional services firm distinguished for our depth of industry knowledge, including food & beverage. We take the time to understand each client’s business or individual situation, anticipate needs, and identify gaps before they become obstacles. Plus, our strength in the middle market enables us to advise clients at all intervals of development—from start-up, to rapid growth and expansion, to transition. At Moss Adams, we bring our spirit of optimism and enterprise, and believe in the great promise of our clients, our people and the markets we serve.

SPINS is a wellness-focused data company and advocate for the Natural Products Industry. Over the past two decades, the wide adoption of SPINS’ Product Intelligence has led to a common language used across the industry as well as laid the foundation for the next generation of innovation, while providing dynamic data, actionable insights, and digital activation solutions that drive growth for our clients & partners and contribute to a healthier and more vibrant America. Learn more at www.spins.com.

Brand Geek is a soulful intellectual property law firm serving other multiple-bottom-line enterprises. We delight our clients through creatively solving complex puzzles and by connecting dots (often known as humans).  As a member of 1% for the Planet since 2006 and a Certified B Corp since February 2008, we strive to lead by example.

Crowell & Moring LLP is an international law firm with offices in the United States, Europe, MENA, and Asia. Drawing on significant government, business, industry and legal experience, the firm helps clients capitalize on opportunities and provides creative solutions to complex litigation and arbitration, regulatory and policy, and corporate and transactional issues.  The firm is consistently recognized for its commitment to pro bono service and its programs and initiatives to advance diversity, equity and inclusion.

Justin’s makes naturally delicious, high-quality nut butters, nut butter snacks and organic peanut butter cups that deliver great taste, unique texture and convenient nutrition.

Our products are made with common sense. A sense that cooking in small batches ensures higher quality. That selectively choosing fine, naturally delicious ingredients creates better tasting products. And no matter their size, companies should always be grateful to their customers, employees and community.

Established in 2004 in the home kitchen of Justin Gold, Justin’s supports an on-the-go lifestyle and strives to make a difference everywhere, basing its values on four fundamental pillars: Nourish, Nurture, Inspire and Educate.

mindsight is a consumer and brand research firm that helps leading companies both big and small see inside the minds of their consumers so they know how to grow. Through smart thinking, proven tools, and a good measure of fun, we provide both clarity and value that you won’t expect.

Moss Adams is a fully integrated professional services firm distinguished for our depth of industry knowledge, including food & beverage. We take the time to understand each client’s business or individual situation, anticipate needs, and identify gaps before they become obstacles. Plus, our strength in the middle market enables us to advise clients at all intervals of development—from start-up, to rapid growth and expansion, to transition. At Moss Adams, we bring our spirit of optimism and enterprise, and believe in the great promise of our clients, our people and the markets we serve.

Noosa Yoghurt offers a unique combination of sweet and tart taste plus a thick, velvety texture, unlike any other yoghurt on the market today. It’s made in small batches on a family farm in Colorado with wholesome ingredients: fresh  whole milk from happy cows, all natural fruit purees, and a touch of wildflower honey.

Since 1989, RFI has been developing and manufacturing innovative natural ingredients, custom blended formulas and turnkey products for the nutritional, dietary supplement, food, functional food and beverage industries.

Quality, timeliness and service are the keys to their success and continued growth. Whether you want to take advantage of their pool of knowledge and experience to develop a new product, improve current products or consolidate sourcing with product development and manufacturing… RFI has solutions for you.

With decades of experience, the ROOT Marketing & PR team is made of tastemakers specializing in marketing and PR, social media, influencer marketing, and content marketing. We’re passionate, go-getter-type people who love people, love to help them put their best foot forward, and get the attention they deserve. Visit our website or contact us to find out more!

Set Creative Studios is visual content creation and social media management agency for fun and innovative brands. We create visually stunning content so you don’t have to. Then we manage that content on your social platforms in a way that stays true to your brand so you can focus on other tasks. We partner with brands who are positive and impactful thought leaders in the food community. Let’s work together to create content with a purpose.

William Blair’s investment banking group enables owner/entrepreneurs, financial sponsors and corporations around the world to achieve their growth, liquidity and financing objectives. William Blair’s consumer investment banking team is a leading advisor to companies across the food & beverage value chain from “farm to fork”, including high-growth brands, manufacturers, technology innovators and other leaders.

William Blair delivers on its clients’ unique needs by providing customized solutions across an array of advisory services, which include growth raise, strategic sale, initial public offering, SPAC, debt financing, continuation vehicle, carveout and buy-side advisories.

It was 2009 and the ice cream aisle was seriously lacking in great tasting, better-for-you dessert options. Using the creamy goodness of Greek yogurt we introduced Yasso, mouthwatering indulgent desserts that taste as good as your ice cream shop favorites but with nutritional benefits that allow you to enjoy anytime, anywhere.

Aurora Organic Dairy’s mission is making high-quality organic milk and butter more affordable and available for American families. Founded in Boulder, CO in 2003, the Company is a leading producer of private-label and store-brand organic milk and butter for U.S. retailers.

Bobo’s Oat Bars have a moist and delicious home-made taste unlike any other snack bar on the market. Our vegan bars are made with NON-GMO, natural and organic ingredients and come in ten tasty original flavors and six new gluten-free flavors. Our gluten-free bars are just as outrageously yummy as our original flavors, so there’s no feeling of compromise.

Ciranda is the premiere supplier of certified organic, non-GMO, and fair-trade ingredients with expertise in syrups and sweeteners; gluten-free flours and starches; fats and oils; cocoa and chocolates; coconut; and lecithin. Our customers range from emerging brands to the most beloved CPGs in the natural food, beverage, personal care and nutraceutical industries. Since 1994 we’ve been connecting brands to the source and building partnerships with producers around the globe who share our vision for a sustainable and equitable supply chain. 100% EMPLOYEE-OWNED AND OPERATED.

The City of Boulder Economic Vitality Program is pleased to sponsor Naturally Boulder. The natural products industry is a natural fit for Boulder’s environment and consumers. Naturally Boulder fosters business growth as Boulder’s largest and most evolved “industry cluster.”

Conscious Alliance is a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization committed to supporting communities in crisis through hunger relief and youth empowerment. Conscious Alliance operates grassroots food collection and hunger awareness programs throughout the United States, primarily by organizing food drives at concerts and music events. Donations to Conscious Alliance benefit America’s local food pantries and economically isolated Native American Reservations. Conscious Alliance has hosted hundreds of food drives at music festivals including Bonnaroo, Power to the Peaceful, and Wakarusa, and at concerts by artists such as The String Cheese Incident, STS9, Jack Johnson, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Dave Matthews, Phil Lesh, Bassnectar, and many others.

Good Karma’s commitment to goodness spans across nutrition, taste and values. We are committed to being major allergen free, minimally processed, free of additives, and full of good fats. We are also sustainable, free of GMOs, and kind to animals. On top of all of that, we stand behind products that have variety, are creamy and delicious, and contain nutrients like calcium and protein.

It’s right in the name: Green Chef is all about eating and living green. We are a USDA certified organic company. We work with farmers to source sustainable, delicious ingredients.

Javo Beverage Company is passionate about its superior and authentic products derived from its simple, perfected cold-brew process. Its values of quality, employee and customer welfare, and sustainability drive its culture and priorities, as they are evident in everything Javo does. Javo sources the best products from this great planet and recognizes the importance of taking care of it in return. That’s why Javo’s commitment goes above and beyond providing authentic, quality coffee, tea and botanical extracts. Its spent coffee grounds from production are repurposed; its dispensers have lower energy consumption and all Javo boxes are made from 100% recyclable materials. Javo is also proud to offer a full-spectrum of sustainable products, including Fair Trade, Rainforest Alliance, Kosher, and Certified Organic products.

Kurtz Fargo LLP is a nimble accounting firm based in Boulder, CO, that provides high-quality assurance, tax, and advisory services to emerging growth, small, and mid-sized businesses .The Firm is committed to delivering high quality expertise, outstanding client service and utilizing cutting edge technology and research tools. We combine high-level expertise with a personal and involved client approach. Together, we build lasting partnerships to create, grow, and sustain healthy companies. Working hard to understand your unique business challenges, we tailor solutions to shape your complex problems into simple, clear results.

Growing frustrated that modern medicine wasn’t helping her daughter Maty with her health challenges, Carolyn Harrington was inspired to begin researching natural ways of healing. What started with a mission to keep her friends and family healthy became what is now known as Maty’s Healthy Products. Maty’s is focused on providing pure, all natural, and organic alternatives to traditional medication without a long list of scary side effects. Join our movement and rethink your medicine cabinet with Maty’s whole food health alternatives!

Purely Elizabeth is an all natural and organic food company that creates products using the most innovative, nutrient-rich ingredients. Purely Elizabeth’s product lines include Ancient Grain, Grain-Free and Probiotic Granolas, Ancient Grain Muesli, Oatmeal and Cereal, all of which are certified gluten free, vegan, organic and non-GMO project-verified.

Sunrise Strategic Partners provides growth capital and expertise to emerging brands in the healthy, active and sustainable living space. We team up with founders to add strategic value, share guidance on tactical priorities and leverage our industry relationships to maximize potential. The team at Sunrise has been growing businesses for over 30 years and has deep experience with the unique challenges and decisions that growing brands face. We partner with passionate founders who are ready to take their business to the next level, because we know scaling your brand can be a challenging journey. We know because we’ve been there.

Ordinary cows’ milk contains a mix of both A1 and A2 proteins. Only a2 Milk® comes from cows hand-picked to naturally produce only A2 protein and no A1 – and that makes all the difference.

Looking for comprehensive outsourcing operations management services? Whole Brain Consulting is a fully integrated consultancy providing operations and supply chain management services to companies that outsource the manufacturing of their product. We provide a full suite of services, from contract manufacturer management to food quality and safety services.