Leep Foods Wins $250,000 in 2020 Grow-NY Competition

Leep Foods, a Rochester-based grower of premium organic mushrooms, has been awarded third place and a $250,000 prize in the 2020 Grow-NY food and agriculture competition. The company beat out 260 applicants from 27 countries and 26 states within the United States.

Maureen BallatoriNovember 27, 2020Grow-NY

Leep Foods Advances to the Grow-NY Finals

Rochester-based food startup is one of twenty finalists in the competition. Food and agriculture competition Grow-NY announced that Rochester-based regenerative food company Leep Foods is one of twenty finalists eligible for a $1 million grand prize. Jeff Adair, CEO of Leep Foods, says, “We grow the best mushrooms in the world right here in Rochester. Our plan is to create more jobs in agriculture and create a mushroom hub right here in the Grow-NY region.”…

Maureen BallatoriSeptember 17, 2020Grow-NY

Governor Cuomo Announces 20 Finalists Selected for Round Two of the $3 Million Grow-NY Global Food and Agriculture Business Competition

More Than 260 Startups from 27 Countries Applied to Compete in Innovative Mentoring Program. The Food and Agriculture Industry Competition is Funded through Upstate Revitalization Initiatives - CNY Rising, Finger Lakes Forward and Southern Tier Soaring - Regional Comprehensive Strategies Aimed at Revitalizing Communities and Growing the Economy…