Consumer Packaged Goods

     The Best Food Companies Are Built Here 

     

    BUILD AND GROW WITH UNION KITCHEN IN WASHINGTON, DC

    We partner with the bold and audacious entrepreneur ready to capture the markets and build a company that manufactures great food. 

    We believe you need three things to win: (1) A Product People Want, (2) Owning your Manufacturing, and (3) Building through a Phased Approach of Local - Regional - National. 

    By doing so, your company will have a strong customer base and margins that allow you to achieve profitability faster and more consistently than other CPG startups.

     

    Our ecosystem of Kitchen, Distribution, and Stores is the foundation of our Accelerator and how we build winning companies. Become an expert in manufacturing through our Kitchen manufacturing facility. Understand exactly what people want by selling and engaging with customers in our Stores. Saturate the local market with Distribution. 

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    CHECK OUT THE SUCCESS IN OUR ECOSYSTEM

    10x faster launch than the national average
    90 days to market with a product people want 
    250% higher success rate at $10mm valuation through our Phased Approach
    Maspanadas
    WTRMLN WTR & Caribe Juice
    Vegetable & Butcher
    Snacklins
    Compass Coffee
    Jesse & Ben's

    OUR ADVANTAGE AS EXPERTS IN INNOVATION

    • Over 10+ years working with hundreds of founders, corporate innovation teams, and international food companies on consumer-driven innovation
    • Access to our ecosystem of Kitchen, Stores, and Distribution
    • Constant feedback from customers, retailers, and the market on what people want
    • Network of vetted preferred partners with exclusive packages for Union Kitchen Members
    • Consideration by our Investment Fund for Accelerator Members who have reached over a $1mm/year in sales

    HOW IT WORKS

    Our Accelerator works through Four Phases to build profitable CPG food & beverage companies:

    • Phase One: Launch (LAUNCH) - Launch in stores in 90 days with a product people want 
    • Phase Two: Product Market Fit (LOCAL) - Learn and iterate based on feedback from customers as you saturate the local market
    • Phase Three: Growth (REGIONAL) - Build regionally with a product that has a strong local customer base and that you are manufacturing at increasing scale  
    • Phase Four: Scale (NATIONAL) - Scale your operations nationally in a way that maintains what people love about your product and is profitable
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    Roadmap

    Dive into the Four Phases with confidence through our group sessions, operational workbooks, playbooks, one-on-one coaching meetings, and so much more! 

     

    Ecosystem

    Access our Ecosystem of KitchenDistribution, & Stores.

    Real-time market access and feedback from day one.

    Expertise

    We’re in it everyday, running grocery stores, driving distribution trucks, and building hundreds of food businesses. We are intimately familiar with every element of the supply chain, from manufacturing through store shelves. 

    Investment Fund

    Ready for that next level? Our Investment Fund supports Accelerator brands that have reached over a $1mm in sales/year 

    WANT MORE?

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    Consulting

    Are you interested in consumer-driven innovation or setting up your own ecosystem? We'd love to chat!

     

    On Demand Courses

    Learn from anywhere at anytime with our extensive library of on demand courses

     

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