The Food Business Accelerator for founders ready to grow
Our Accelerator gives you the roadmap, networks, and ecosystem to turn your early traction into a scalable, profitable business faster and for less capital
Whether you’re finalizing your first recipe or already selling, you’re ready for the next step — building a real, profitable food business.
Our Accelerator gives you the roadmap, ecosystem, and network to turn early traction (or early ambition) into a scalable brand. Our Accelerator starts with two packages -- Product and Market Fit -- that help you sell more, faster for less capital upfront.
Turn a farmers market favorite into a brand that buyers can say yes to — with packaging, pricing, and production systems that allow you to scale quicker and for less capital
Launch in months, not years. Tap into our network of buyers, suppliers, and partners we’ve already vetted. You’ll skip the costly trial-and-error of finding packaging, labeling, and ingredient vendors.
Save money from day one. Use our negotiated discounts and proven supply chain to cut startup costs by thousands.
Create a product buyers can actually stock. We help you finalize packaging, barcodes, and compliance so stores and distributors can say yes without delays.
Sell profitably. Build a pricing model that ensures every case you sell is profitable.
Produce consistently and at scale. Use our licensed commercial kitchen designed specifically for manufacturers to make more product, at lower cost, with consistent quality.
Pitch with confidence. You’ll leave with professional sell sheets, shelf talkers, and outreach templates to win new accounts.
Build a repeatable sales engine. Work one-on-one with our team to create your outreach plan, target buyer list, and sales tracker. You’ll know exactly who to contact, what to say, and how to follow up until the order lands.
Get real store placement fast. Through our ecosystem of Union Kitchen Stores,District Distribution,and 150+ buyers, you’ll start pitching and demoing within weeks – not months.
Sell side-by-side with experts. Your first in-store demo happens with us. We’ll train you on product presentation, sampling strategy, and closing the sale so every tasting turns into a reorder.
Stay on track and on pace. Bi-weekly sales scorecard reviews keep you accountable. We’ll check store velocity, pricing, and door count, and troubleshoot what’s slowing you down.
Operate like a real CPG business. Three focused coaching sessions onaccounting, invoicing, and cash flow make sure every sale translates into profit. You’ll eliminate bottlenecks in production and fulfillment as orders grow.
Keep support on demand. You’ll have direct access to the Union Kitchen team between meetings for help with supply chain, production, or packaging updates – so nothing stalls your growth.
Grow your visibility. Participate in tastings, trade events, and Meet the Makers showcases to get your product in front of new retailers and distributors at discounted rates.
Our Ecosystem of Retail,Kitchen, and Distributionallows you to accelerate every aspect of your business success. From direct customer feedback to buyers and distribution channels, let's build your business!
Join us in building the best CPG brands! We'd love to learn more about your business goals and the best ways to support all the incredible brands in our ecosystem.
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