Solve challenges, scale solutions, shape the future.
Through Good Food Makers, spend 8 weeks working one-on-one with a dedicated team of Barilla managers to accelerate your growth in areas like supply chain, market testing, and brand identity. It’s a primarily-remote, tailored program designed to meet you where you are. No cost or equity to participate, and each of the four selected companies receives $10,000 for use in a pilot project during the program.
How it works:
– Meet with a custom-built Barilla team to identify main challenges.
– Set goals for the next 8 weeks and brainstorm solutions.
– Experiment, test, and prototype with Barilla.
– Post-program opportunities include ongoing technical support and mentorship, your first corporate partner, investment opportunities, and more.
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This program is focused on finding and activating creative, innovative solutions to promote human well-being and planetary resilience through food. This year’s particular areas of interest include circular economies, nutritious convenience food, and increasing health and transparency for the consumer.
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2021 FOCUS AREAS
CIRCULAR ECONOMY
How might we add value to Barilla’s side streams to create a healthy, safe, and nutritious circular food system?
EASY MEAL ROUTINES
How might we create new products and services that fit into a busy lunchtime routine, while also delivering nutritious and sustainable food?
BETTER FOOD DELIVERY
How might we make, cook, pack, or deliver pasta-based meals in order to guarantee high performance when it reaches the home dining table?