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NOEW: A Recipe for Success – Grow Your Food Service Business!

March 27, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm CDT

A Recipe for Success: Leveraging Best-in-Class Accelerator Programs to Grow Your Food Service Business

Monday, March 27, 1:00pm-3:00pm

Location: Southern Food & Beverage Museum, 1405 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., New Orleans, LA 70113

Accelerator programs can be a game-changer for start-ups and growth stage businesses in the food service industry. During the New Orleans Entrepreneur Week’s NOEW In Your Neighborhood series, the Urban League of Louisiana’s Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation and its partners will share how food service accelerators are helping diverse entrepreneurs to grow and scale their operations through guidance on food costing, operational efficiency, branding and marketing, site selection, expanding to consumer packaged goods, and more!

The event will take place on Monday, March 27th, 1:00pm-3:00pm, at the Southern Food and Beverage Museum, 1405 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., New Orleans, LA 70113; and will highlight the PepsiCo Foundation’s Black Restaurant Accelerator Program, and feature Louisiana-based, Black-owned food service entrepreneurs who have leveraged the programs benefits to recover, grow, and sustain their operations.

This session will also feature insights from PROOF, an accelerator, incubator, and food service consulting firm based in Chattanooga, TN. Founded and led by food and beverage industry veterans, the mission of Proof is to support owners and operators in the industry through programs, resources, and community. PROOF is the Urban League of Louisiana’s partner in administering the PepsiCo Black Restaurant Accelerator Program in Louisiana.

Space is limited. Register today to reserve your seat!

NOEW 2023 Registration Requirement

In addition to signing up for this event, you must ALSO register directly for NOEW 2023 at www.noew.org. By registering for a free NOEW 2023 Access Pass – or any of the other NOEW 2023 Passes – you will be considered officially registered for this NOEW in Your Neighborhood event, and you will receive all other NOEW benefits and activities that are available through your Pass for the entire week. Register here: www.noew.org