2025 Foodpreneur Cohort
The UOI Foodpreneur Program empowers food entrepreneurs through education, networking, & resources to scale sustainable & innovative food businesses.
The Foodpreneur Program is a hands-on accelerator for emerging culinary creatives—home cooks, caterers, food truck dreamers, and community chefs—ready to launch or grow purpose-driven food businesses.
We can help you:
Whether you’re scaling a value-added product, planning a catering brand, or bringing your community together through food, this program gives you the roadmap, tools, and real-world support to move from idea to income. With hours of online content, live mastermind sessions and one on one coaching available.
Build a business that reflects your voice, values, and vision
Reduce the frustration of business
Stay focused on profitability, health, and food justice
Get guidance on recipe development, branding and storytelling, licensing and compliance, packaging and presentation, and marketing to effectively engage your customers
Thrive in today’s plant-forward, wellness-driven food economy
Grow into a leader, innovator, and changemaker in the food space—not just a cook or seller