THE FOOD VENTURE PROGRAM
Food industry knowledge, business education, and executive mentorship
for food & beverage entrepreneurs.
COURSES & RESOURCES
PROGRAM:
FOOD ENTREPRENEUR BOOT CAMP
SERVICE:
E-COMMERCE for RESTAURANTS
GET YOUR RESTAURANT'S WEBSITE WORKING FOR
E-COMMERCE
COURSE:
3-HR SUSTAINABILITY
WORKSHOP
Our various courses and programs are specifically designed for food and beverage entrepreneurs looking to start or build their businesses and to learn more about the ins and outs of the food industry. Our programs can be manipulated for various audiences based on varying stages of business development. Facilitators of our programs and courses are food industry experts including chefs, dietitians, university and college teachers, successful business owners, and food industry professionals with over 20+ years of experience in the food and beverage industry.
Turn an idea into a tangible reality!
12-week program with weekly 3-hr classes.
One-on-one professional food industry mentorship.
Upcoming online offerings via ZOOM:
Start Dates:
Current cohort in progress.
Late registrants welcome.
Next cohort starts:
Thurs September 10, 2020
6-9pm EST via Zoom
This is a service to help restaurants, bistros, bars and other food businesses convert their websites to accept online orders, take payment and arrange pick up times.
Turn around to complete this can be as short as 48 hours.
Ask us about funding support.
Available now
A 3-hr workshop on the basics of developing a sustainable business model with a focus on food sustainability and using your business to feed into the circular food economy.
Receive one on one mentorship from businesses who have successfully implemented food sustainability models.
June 18, 2020
5:30pm-8:30pm EST
Via Zoom
WHO WE ARE
ABOUT THE FOOD VENTURE PROGRAM
The Food Venture Program (FVP) is a collaboration of senior business mentors, food industry executives, chefs, product developers and dietitians in the food industry.
Designed by Sima Gandhi and Kiran Bains, FVP offers educational programming based on design thinking with experiential workshops for food & beverage entrepreneurs across North America.
Sima is owner of InnovatorLab.ca, previous manager for entrepreneurship programs at MaRS Discovery District (MaRSDD.com), workshop facilitator at Food Starter Toronto, 2018 EIR for the Toronto Public Library and founder of riince.com.
Kiran Bains, MSc, RD is a registered dietitian and owner of edovivo.com, a food industry consultancy and food and nutrition marketing agency. Kiran is also co-founder of the Upcycle Kitchen - a not for profit consumer packaged goods company in Guelph, that focuses on food system sustainability.
OUR PARTNERS & CLIENTS
GET IN TOUCH!
Sima Gandhi email:
Kiran Bains email: