Looking to Learn, Start or Grow
your dream food business in 2022?

FoodINC is the home for food entrepreneurs to learn, start, grow, and find success.

FoodINC advisory and support is designed to cover specific needs of members in different phases of business development.

FoodINC member can access commercial grade facilities at affordable prices.

Become a FoodINC member today and access FoodINC facilities, resources and advisory services!

Learn

Developing a Food Business

FoodINC is the launch pad for your first step to becoming a Foodpreneur.

Even before you access our commercial cooking facilities, we will work with you to properly plan the way forward.

When you work with FoodINC, you’ll have access to experts to mentor your business from idea to prototype and on to production.

This is ideal for early startups with little more than an idea and the dream to become part of Melbourne’s vibrant food scene.

With access to advisors who can teach you the essentials of food safety and compliance, business planning, and marketing and communications, you’ll find all you need on the FoodINC menu to whet your appetite!

Learn the essential steps

By joining the Learn program at FoodINC, you will learn the essential steps to becoming a foodpreneur and an active part of Melbourne’s diverse food sector.

  • Costs associated with establishing a food business
  • Commercial kitchen essentials.
  • Food Safety, OHS, and compliance essentials for starting your business.
  • Marketing, digital essentials, and business support for new businesses
  • Connections to financial, logistics, legal, sales and marketing networks through partners and supporters of FoodINC
Express your interest today!
Start

Begin your
food business journey

FoodINC has the facilities and know-how to help you become a genuine food enterprise capable of starting commercial production.

Once you have registered in "Start", FoodINC will work with you to achieve best practice, offering you training, advice and support to launch your business.

  • Affordable kitchen space production and advice on how to maximise your time in a commercial kitchen
  • Low cost professional development across topics like food tech, digital marketing, business strategy, and more.
  • Connections to financial, logistics, legal, sales and marketing networks through FoodINC partners and supporters.

Start your Business

FoodINC provides you with the support and kitchen access to develop product concepts and build your knowledge of food production. Our dedicated kitchen facilities will offer flexible access at affordable costs, and can be used seven days a week.

Expert advisors are available to help you succeed. With additional business strategy support, sales and marketing guidance and networking opportunities, FoodINC offers everything you need to work on your long-term aspirations of being a foodpreneur.

Express your interest today!
Grow

Reach new heights in
your food business

FoodINC brings together high-quality cooking facilities with a portfolio of support and advisory services for early stage foodpreneurs to scale production, expand market access and improve industry connections.

For those with some food production expertise, you will find essential infrastructure to scale, test, trial and rethink products or new lines. And for the established foodpreneur, joining FoodINC will give you access to experts who will support you in boosting production, business systems, sales and marketing, and export opportunities, as well as exploring mentoring or partnership opportunities with other foodpreneurs

Grow your Business

Once you have registered, FoodINC will work with you to achieve best practice, offering you training, advice and support to launch your business.Access to the Learn program involves the following:

  • Access to affordable kitchen spaces for extra production, food piloting, and prototyping new product or diverse production runs
  • Low-cost professional development support through the FoodINC partners and affiliates
  • Project management support and resources for specific services
  • Connections to financial, logistics, legal, sales and marketing networks through FoodINC partners and supporters.
  • Dedicated expert advice and connections for export-ready businesses to leading markets across SE Asia, the Middle East and Europe
Express your interest today!