Kitchology and Korpela Win at ICOY Awards

Posted June 30, 2016

Kitchology, a food+wellness+tech startup headquartered in the Germantown Innovation Center, was among the winners of this year’s Maryland Incubator Company of the Year (ICOY) Awards on June 22, 2016, winning in the consumer product category.

In addition, John Korpela, former head of the Montgomery County Business Innovation Network was recognized at the awards ceremony with the Robert A. Spar Hall of Fame Award.  John is a lifelong entrepreneur with 20+ years of C level management experience.  He founded several highly successful companies in various sectors, including manufacturing, plastics, design and marketing and has mentored hundreds of technology enterprises.

The winners were announced at the 16th annual awards held at the American Art Visionary Museum in Baltimore. The awards, chosen by a select committee of regional industry leaders and early-stage investors, recognized the achievements of current and graduated companies within Maryland’s incubator community. BIN members Zalgen Labs and Speak Agent were also honored as Finalists.

Kitchology has built a web and mobile app friendly, patent-pending, social cooking platform for people dealing with food allergies and special diets. At its core, Kitchology is a both a profiling engine that analyzes consumer activities, and a substitution engine that provides product substitutions and recommendations for shoppers and meal planners.

“We are thrilled with this recognition from the Maryland Business Community,” said Iris Sherman, Co-Founder and President. “We gladly accept and share this award with our Kitchology team whose tireless efforts have made today possible. We can’t wait to further serve the special dieter marketplace.

For further information please visit http://www.mdincubatoraward.com. All Maryland incubator members are encouraged to apply to next year’s awards in Spring 2017.