Food & Beverage Accelerator

The YSpace Food & Beverage Accelerator is a five-month program designed to support high-growth consumer packaged goods (CPG) ventures in scaling their operations and expanding distribution channels within the food and beverage industry.
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Overview of the Food & Beverage Accelerator program:

Hosted by YSpace, York University's innovation hub, the Food & Beverage Accelerator offers customized workshops, expert mentorship, and peer-to-peer networking opportunities. The program focuses on providing founders with the essential tools, skills, and connections needed to thrive in the competitive CPG landscape. Participants engage in weekly expert-led workshops, bi-weekly mentoring sessions with industry experts, and monthly CEO fireside chats to enhance leadership development and refine growth strategies. The program emphasizes accountability through milestone-driven goals, ensuring tangible progress throughout the duration.

Benefits of the Food & Beverage Accelerator program:
  • Community Building: Expand your network through interactions with fellow CPG entrepreneurs, industry experts, and advisors during weekly workshops.
  • Leadership Development: Enhance your strategic thinking and leadership skills via expert-led workshops, mentoring sessions, and CEO fireside chats.
  • Growth Frameworks: Develop and refine your business growth strategies with feedback from mentors, advisors, and peers, supported by bi-weekly peer sessions.
  • Milestone Achievement: Set and accomplish tangible goals with the guidance of industry experts and advisors, ensuring accountability and progress.
Eligibility criteria of the Food & Beverage Accelerator program:
  • Product launched in market (minimum 10 points of sale)
  • Full-time founder(s) who can commit to 5-months YSpace programming
  • Venture active for over a year with Monthly Recurring Revenue of $5,000+ over the last 6 months or an Annual Recurring Revenue of $100,000+
  • If ventures are less than one-year, we will review the monthly recurring revenue and growth accordingly.
  • Focus on growth and scaling to achieve high impact
  • Driven, coachable, growth-oriented and collaborative leader(s)
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