A tech company that developed an app that provides product-specific composting instructions based on where you live, and a maker of organic, small-batch kombucha are among the 10 companies selected for the 2020-2021 class of the The Food Finance Institute's FaBcap Accelerator.
The institute is part of the University of Wisconsin System’s Institute for Business and Entrepreneurship in Madison. The nine-month accelerator program, in its fifth year, will educate participants on finance and accounting, sales and distribution, marketing and branding, operations and organizational planning, sources, uses of capital, and food safety, along with coaching support from FFI FaBcap Accelerator program manager Brad Rostowfske and business optimization programming.
Here are the companies:
- B&E’s Trees: Viroqua-based maker of bourbon-barrel-aged maple syrup, leveraging a partnership with Central Waters Brewing Co.,
- Betterbin: Technology-based app company in Wausau providing product-specific composting instructions based on where you live,
- Bunch Bars: Sheboygan company enabling the buying and giving of snacks through a tech-driven business model,
- Driftless Provisions: Viroqua-based maker of dry-cured salami crafted with humanely and sustainably raised pork,
- Elsie Mae’s Canning and Pies: Kenosha bakery using local produce and family recipes to preserve traditional canning and baking through pies and jams,
- Empanadas Pachamama: Milwaukee company that makes frozen, take-and-bake empanadas rooted in Peruvian street food, from the founders of Triciclo Peru restaurant,
- Field to Freezer: Hartland company that developed a technology-based app that streamlines meat processing through connecting hunters, farmers and consumers with processors and their offerings, while also streamlining ordering and fulfillment,
- Slide Gourmet Potato Chips: Madison brand of hand-packed chips made from Wisconsin potatoes,
- Soul Brew Kombucha: Milwaukee brand that makes organic, small-batch kombucha for better health,
- WI Soup Co.: Wauwatosa-based maker of small-batch soup available for home delivery.
