NYC | Food + A.I. Hackathon

Description

The HackathonJoin a one-day hackathon with a prize of $5,000 focused on building with real food data — in the areas of nutrition, supply chain, cost intelligence, ingredient transparency, and sustainability.Show up. Choose a problem area. Form a team or go solo. Build something real in just a few hours. Demo it. Win prizes. Oh yes — free food.No experience in food technology required. You'll get everything you need on-site, including access to the Journey Foods API: a powerful set of endpoints built by food scientists and engineers. Pull real data on ingredient analysis, nutritional profiles, supply chain sourcing, cost benchmarks, sustainability metrics, and more. It's your shortcut to building something smart without needing a PhD in food science or a procurement diploma.Problem AreasGeneral focus is on consumer and industrial solutions — choose one or combine:What's really in my food?Help people understand what they're actually eating. Build apps that dissect ingredients, highlight allergens, compare products, or promote healthier alternatives at the grocery store.Eat better, spend less Make healthy eating more accessible. Meal planners that optimize for nutrition and budget, tools that find affordable substitutes for ingredients, or apps that help families eat well without overspending.Know where it comes fromGive consumers and brands insight into how food moves through the supply chain. Source tracking, local vs imported comparisons, seasonal availability, or tools that show what’s really behind the label — and what it costs to get it there.The cost of foodBuild tools that make ingredient costs and supply chain transparent. Price comparison engines, commodity risk alerts, reforming tools that hit a target cost, or dashboards that show brands where their margins are going. Food is both a financial issue and a nutrition issue.Feed the planetTackle the environmental side of food. Carbon footprint calculators for shopping carts, apps that reduce food waste, or tools that help people make sustainable choices without guesswork.Wildcard — Build what you want. As long as it relates to food, it’s fair game.Schedule10:00 AM — Doors open. Check-in, light snacks served. Meet people, form teams.10:30 AM — Kickoff. Overview of Journey Foods, introduction of problem areas, API and tools walkthrough.11:00 AM – 3:30 PM — Build time. Mentors circulating. Technical support on-site. Dinner served.3:30 PM – 4:30 PM — Demo presentations. Each team gets 3 minutes to show what they have built.4:30 PM – 5:00 PM — Judging, prizes, and wrap-up.Prizes$2,000 in cash prizes plus a referral to the Food & Beverage Accelerator program at Georgia Tech, and more.Categories include Best Overall, Most Creative, Best Data Insight, and People's Choice. Full prize details will be announced at the kickoff.Who should comeDevelopers. Vibe coders. Entrepreneurs. Hackers. Students. Designers looking to prototype. Founders exploring food technology. Anyone wanting to build something in a day using AI-assisted food data.You don’t need to be a CS major or a senior engineer. If you can code, you can build here.Bring a laptop. Teams of 2–4 are recommended, but solo builders are also welcome.The LocationTBDAbout Journey FoodsJourney Foods is an AI-driven software platform for the global food industry. Their technology helps food companies discover, track, and optimize ingredients in terms of nutrition, cost, sustainability, and supply chain — leveraging a database of over 56 billion insights on ingredients. From startups formulating their first product to enterprises managing vast portfolios, Journey Foods builds the intelligence layer for how food is made.Powered byJourney Foods — AI-driven ingredient intelligence and supply chain platform