{"id":4611,"date":"2023-04-19T10:34:26","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T14:34:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yspacedev\/?page_id=4611"},"modified":"2026-03-02T11:09:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T16:09:59","slug":"food-bev-accelerator","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yspace\/programs-streams\/food-bev-accelerator\/","title":{"rendered":"Food & Bev - Accelerator"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Food & Beverage Accelerator<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Our Food Accelerator program helps high growth food and beverage ventures through customized workshops, expert mentorship and peer-to-peer circles. The program will provide founders in Canada with the tools, skills and connections they need to scale and thrive in the consumer-packaged goods industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What to expect<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The Food and Beverage Accelerator is a five-month accelerator focused on supporting high-growth consumer packaged goods ventures in scaling up their operations and acquiring new distribution channels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is key that the founding team stays committed to the program to get the most out of it. We believe that at the core of all successful ventures are its founders. As such our program is designed to provide critical knowledge needed in the complex CPG landscape to founders who are open and committed to learn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Grow your network with CPG entrepreneurs, experts and advisors with weekly workshops.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Leadership development<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Challenge your thinking during weekly expert-led workshops and mentoring. Monthly CEO Fireside chats.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Refine growth playbook with feedback from mentors, advisors and peers. Bi-weekly peer sessions for additional feedback.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Create tangible goals to ensure accountability with our Bi-weekly mentoring with industry experts and our advisors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Timeline<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Applications open<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

January 12, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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February 28, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Selection<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

March 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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May 7, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Step: One<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Applications are now closed. Join our program waitlist to stay updated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please reach out to yspace@yorku.ca<\/a> if you have any questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Short-listed candidates will be invited to interview in March.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Candidates are finalized and contacted in April.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Prepare for onboarding and program start in May.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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  • Product launched in market (minimum 10 points of sale)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Full-time founder(s) in Canada who can commit to 5-months YSpace programming<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 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+<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • If ventures are less than one-year, we will review the monthly recurring revenue and growth accordingly.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Focus on growth and scaling to achieve high impact<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Driven, coachable, growth-oriented and collaborative leader(s)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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