2006 Colangelo & Partners was founded in December 2006 with a clear focus on food, wine, and spirits. From its original office at 26 West 23rd Street in New York City — complete with the agency’s now-iconic blue ink splash logo — the firm quickly established itself with early clients including Partida Tequila, Winebow, Gruppo Ristoranti Italiani, and the Speck-Asiago Consortium, which became the agency’s first European Union-funded project.