Are you a food start-up needing cash and a mentor?

The Chobani Food Incubator is a program designed to give food start-ups the resources they need to challenge big food companies and give more people access to natural, affordable food.

The Chobani Australia Food Incubator Program includes mentorship, workshops and coaching from Chobani executives, the Monash Food Innovation Centre (FIC) and a range of experts, entrepreneurs and thought leaders in the world of food start-ups. The inaugural cohort of start-up food businesses will be immersed in a customised, hands-on experience over four months in 2018. Applications for the Australian edition of the program close on 30 November.

Included in the program:

• Incubator Program from February to May 2018.
• 4-day block workshops each month across different Chobani locations and Monash Food Innovation Centre (FIC).
• 1–2 team members from each start-up participating on-site with key Chobani team members.
• Equity free capital; $10,000 grant to help grow your business.
• Travel, hotel and other expenses.
• Access to Chobani executives, Monash FIC expertise and industry pioneers.

What is Chobani looking for?

• Companies creating delicious, nutritious, natural and accessible food.
• Products are accessible and affordable to all.
• Purpose-driven companies that want to deliver better food to more people.
• Companies ready to grow.

“We’re really excited by the strength of applications we’ve seen so far. We want the first group of start-ups we select to represent the breadth and entrepreneurship of the Australian food scene,” Chobani Australia Managing Director Peter Meek said.

“We’ve seen all sorts of businesses come through the US Chobani Food Incubator Program, from fruit-based soft serve and artisan ginger beer, to frozen sauce cubes paired with fish and shelf-stable bone broth.”

The program is seeking a wide range of Australian-based food start-ups to participate and Chobani strongly encourages any interested businesses to apply.

Applications close on Thursday, 30 November 2017 at 11.59 pm.

To apply, interested parties should head to chobanifoodincubator.com/australia.