Battle of the Brands Bracket

16 Companies Remain in KCSourceLink Battle of the Brands

The bracket-style competition has narrowed to just 16 local brands.

Battle of the Brands started March 1 with 64 Kansas City companies divided into four categories: microenterprises, innovation-led companies, second-stage firms and Main Street businesses.

Here are the remaining Scrappy 16 brands:

Innovation-Led

All Things Tech KC  

ShotTracker

Pinsight Media

Updown Nightlife

Microenterprise

The Funnel Cake Truck

Messner Family Farm

Bonfire

The Paw Wash

Second Stage

Rieger & Co.    

Tippin’s Pies

Rosehill Gardens

Sporting Kansas City

Main Street

Boulevard Brewing Company

The Local Pig

Joe’s Kansas City Bar-B-Que

The Roasterie

Each knockout round opens at 8 a.m. on Monday and closes at 5 p.m. on Friday. Here’s a list of the upcoming elimination rounds.

Round 4: Epic 8, March 21-22

Round 5: Fightin’ 4, March 24-25

Round 6: Dueling 2, March 29-30

Champion Announced: March 31

This is the fifth annual Battle of the Brands. Each year KCSourceLink hosts the competition to spotlight entrepreneurship and brand innovation in Kansas City. You can find out more about the remaining 16 brands and how to vote here: www.kcsourcelink.com/kc-battle