We’ve been rocking foodservice marketing since 1995.
With big dreams and a hunger for success, Anita Nelson founded IN Food Marketing & Design to empower food and beverage brands with next-level creative, strategic partnership and an unwavering commitment to setting new standards for what a foodservice marketing agency can truly be.
We specialize in foodservice marketing and design, serving manufacturers distributors in the convenience store (C-store), foodservice and retail food channels. From packaging design and brand development to digital content, trade-promotion strategy, in-store POS and social media for foodservice brands, we are dedicated to making your brand stand out and grow.
Based in Minneapolis and proudly women-owned, our team now consists of thinkers, doers, dreamers, artists, innovators, creators, visionaries and storytellers—all united by our love of food, brand and channel success.
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AWARDS & CERTIFICATIONS
Business Awards
Minnesota Business Ethics Award
Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal Best Places to Work, 2023
2017 Enterprising Women of the Year
Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal
2019 Fast 50 Award
Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal
2020 Fast 50 Award
2020 Minneapolis/St Paul Business Journal “Women In Business” Award
Minnesota Food Share
“Outstanding New March Campaign”
Finance & Commerce In the Lead: Best Women-Owned Businesses 2024
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This week our team had the privilege of giving back to our community through our 2026 Food for All partnership.
We spent the day volunteering with @thefoodgroupmn and @icafoodshelf, sorting food donations and packing rice to be distributed to families and communities across the Twin Cities.
It was humbling, meaningful, and a reminder of why food is so much more than what we do for work. Thank you to both organizations and Partners in SNAP Defense Coalition for the incredible work you do every single day. #TwinCities #FoodForAll #Volunteering
We asked the team what they`ve been making lately, and they did not disappoint!
@nytcooking Salmon Bowl 🥑
@traderjoes Dumpling Bake 🥟
Hugo Spritz 🍾
Dill Ranch Pretzels 🥨
Lori`s Homemade Granola 🥥
Want one of the recipes? Slide into our DMs, and we`ll send it your way. #ViralDumplingBake #NewYorkTimes #Recipes
RESCHEDULED — August 6th, 8:30 - 10am
Join us July 16th in the North Loop as we bring together the specialists who make the food industry run: recipe developers, food stylists, photographers, PR pros, and more. This session, we’re talking about your favorite new food finds!
No cost, no pitch deck required. Just great conversation with fellow food industry pros.
📅 July 16 | 8:30–10 am
📍 IN Food Marketing & Design, North Loop, Minneapolis
DM us to save your spot! #FoodConnections #Minneapolis #FoodIndustry
Happy birthday to our account executive Lizzy! 🎂
She is the kind of person who brings the same energy to everything she does, whether she`s keeping a project perfectly on track, knowing every Taylor Swift lyric ever written, or making sure Frank gets his daily walk.
Detail-oriented, organized, and endlessly enthusiastic, she makes every day at IN Food a little better.
We`re so lucky to have you, Lizzy. Hope your birthday involves an Aperol Spritz or two. Cheers! 🥂
