Accelerators and incubators
Hatching new ideas – Big Food’s incubator and accelerator programmes
As with in-house venture capital funds, for big food companies looking to gain exposure to new, exciting, potentially faster-growing categories,…
Mars latest food giant to launch accelerator
Mars has become the latest food major to launch an accelerator scheme to work with fledgling peers. The Snickers chocolate…
Yofix emerges as winner of PepsiCo’s second European incubator project
Yofix Probiotics, an Israel-based start-up manufacturing dairy- and soy-free yogurts, has emerged as the winner of the second European incubator…
PepsiCo unveils entrants to North America Nutrition Greenhouse incubator
US-based food and drinks giant PepsiCo has announced the first start-up enterprises to its Nutrition Greenhouse incubator programme in North…
“We’ve got to be part of a wider ecosystem to succeed” – PepsiCo’s Daniel Grubbs on why the Nutrition Greenhouse accelerator is hitting North America
After gaining experience in Europe, PepsiCo is bringing its Nutrition Greenhouse accelerator programme back to North America, a market where…
“Agility puts you in the game” – PepsiCo on its European incubator Nutrition Greenhouse
Amid the changes being seen in the types of food consumers are buying and in how they shop, the world's…
Chobani reveals Australia incubator members
US-based yogurt maker Chobani has named its picks for its incubator programme in Australia. Chobani, which has done business in…
How is Big Food using accelerators and incubators?
As the food majors of North America and Europe broadly struggle to rejuvenate sales in the face of changing consumer…
Cargill accelerator to tackle food system’s “challenges”
Cargill, the US agri-food business, has joined forces with Techstars, a network for entrepreneurs, and water-to-energy services provider Ecolab to…
Rabobank’s Nestle-backed accelerator names new cohort of start-ups
Start-up accelerator Terra - set up by financial services group Rabobank and backed by Nestle - has announced the latest…