AN
ACCELERATOR
PROGRAM
FOR STARTUPS
DISRUPTING
THE
FOOD SERVICE
INDUSTRY
Our mission is to help grow companies that are disrupting the food industry.
Food Foundry is a Chicago-based accelerator program by Relish Works, built in partnership with Gordon Food Service. Food Foundry supports, connects, and propels innovative startups who are reimagining the food and foodservice industry.
WE
SUPPORT
YOU
IN
THREE
WAYS
01
FINANCING
We provide startups who are accepted into the program with $75k of venture capital funding to grow their businesses. Please see our FAQ page for a further explanation of funding.
02
RESOURCES
We connect our startups to national foodservice business resources, provide programming and special events, and access to our dedicated mentors, in-house entrepreneurs-in-residence, and Food Foundry's broader network of investors and industry experts.
03
COMMUNITY
We host a number of events and workshops that connect startups with like-minded entrepreneurs, seasoned mentors and industry experts within one of the nation’s brightest startup hotspots – Chicago, Illinois.
Cohort 5 programming kicked off in January 2023 and culminated with Demo Day at Relish Works in Chicago on May 3, 2023
Our 5th cohort focused on finding solutions across the foodservice spectrum that disrupted and impacted all aspects of the food industry. Follow us on social media for any announcements on future cohorts or opportunities to get involved with Food Foundry.
We were thrilled to present our Fifth Demo Day at Relish Works Chicago in May 2023.
