Food + A.I. Hackathon

Fri May 15 2026 at 01:00 pm to 08:00 pm UTC-04:00

Science Square Labs | Atlanta

Journey Foods
Publisher/HostJourney Foods
Food + A.I. Hackathon
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Join Journey Foods at Science Square Labs for our first A.I. & Food Hackathon to cook up smart tech solutions for tasty future bite!
About this Event

The Hackathon

​Compete for $1,000 in a one-day hackathon focused on building with real food data — across nutrition, supply chain, cost intelligence, ingredient transparency, and sustainability.

​Show up. Pick a problem space. Form a team or go solo. Build something real in a few hours. Demo it. Win prizes. Oh yeah — free food.

​No food tech experience 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 profiling, 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 degree.


​Prizes

$1,000 in cash prizes plus a pipeline to Georgia Tech's Food & Beverage Accelerator program, and more.

​Categories include Best Overall, Most Creative, Best Data Insight, and People's Choice. Full prize details announced at kickoff.


​Who should come

​Developers. Vibe coders. Entrepreneurs. Hackers. Students. Influencers. Designers who want to prototype. Founders exploring food tech. Anyone who wants to build something in a day using AI-powered food data.

​You don't need to be a CS major or a senior engineer. If you can prompt, you can build here.

​Bring a laptop. Teams of 2–4 recommended, but solo builders are welcome too.


​The Venue

​Science Square Labs is a life sciences and innovation hub on Georgia Tech's Westside campus. 13 floors of lab and collaboration space with skyline views, right at the intersection of North Avenue and Northside Drive. You'll be building at the center of Atlanta's emerging biotech district.


​About Journey Foods

​Journey Foods is an AI-powered software platform for the global food industry. Their technology helps food companies discover, monitor, and optimize ingredients across nutrition, cost, sustainability, and supply chain — drawing on a database of over 56 billion ingredient insights. From startups formulating their first product to enterprises managing massive portfolios, Journey Foods is building the intelligence layer for how food gets made.


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Journey Foods — AI-powered ingredient intelligence and supply chain platform


Agenda

🕑: 01:00 PM - 01:30 PM
Doors Open

Info: Doors open. Check in, lunch served. Meet people, form teams.


🕑: 01:30 PM - 02:00 PM
Kick Off

Info: Kickoff. Journey Foods overview, problem spaces introduced, API and tools walkthrough. Partners say hello.


🕑: 02:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Coding

Info: Build time. Mentors circulate. Technical support on-site. Food served.


🕑: 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Demos

Info: Demo presentations. Judges walk around and hear soft pitches.


🕑: 07:00 PM - 07:30 AM
Top Teams Present
🕑: 07:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Wrap Up
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Science Square Labs, 101 Nerem Street NW, Atlanta, United States

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