Fooda (“the Company”) a workplace food platform, today announced that Founder and CEO Orazio Buzza has been named an EY US Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2026 Midwest Award winner.
Mr. Buzza and the company were recognized for their tenacity and ability to reimagine and scale Fooda in a rapidly changing environment and bring community back to the workplace in a significant way, following the COVID-19 pandemic.
“What started as a simple solution quickly gained momentum and it became clear there was a much larger opportunity to build something durable. That insight led Mr. Buzza to launch Fooda in 2011, with a vision to redefine how food, the workplace, and technology come together,” said Mr. Buzza. “Today, five years after the pandemic, Fooda is bigger than ever because the workplace dining market continues to grow and so have we. We believe employers shouldn’t have to choose a one-size-fits-all dining model. We’ve built a platform that gives organizations the ability to create workplace food experiences that reflect how their people work today and adapt as those needs change.”
Now in its 41st year, the Entrepreneur Of The Year program honors business leaders for their ingenuity, courage, entrepreneurial spirit, and commitment to creating long-term value. Regional winners were selected by an independent panel of judges composed of past award recipients, leading CEOs, and business leaders. Candidates were evaluated on entrepreneurial leadership, purpose-driven impact, growth, and innovation.
As a Midwest award winner, Mr. Buzza will now be considered by the national judges for the Entrepreneur Of The Year 2026 National Awards, which will be presented in November at the annual Strategic Growth Forum®, where high-growth CEOs, Fortune 1000 executives and investors converge to shape the future of business. The National Overall Award winner will move on to compete for the EY World Entrepreneur Of The Year™ Award in May 2027.
About Entrepreneur Of The Year®
Founded in 1986, Entrepreneur Of The Year® is the preeminent competitive awards program for entrepreneurs and leaders of high-growth companies. The program celebrates ambitious leaders who are building and sustaining successful businesses while creating lasting economic and social impact. Entrepreneur Of The Year has honored thousands of entrepreneurs across the United States and around the world.
About Fooda
Founded in 2011, Fooda is a leading workplace food platform. The Company works with more than 2,500 companies and 4,000 restaurant partners across 38 states, serving workplaces through popups, delivery, catering, pantry, and modern café programs. The company has served more than 125 million meals to date across America. Fooda has built its own proprietary technology experience – Fooda OS – that is supported by AI and enables data-driven scheduling, demand forecasting, and concept rotating. For more information, please visit https://www.fooda.com/.
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