Chobani Food Incubator

Chobani Incubator is a program for companies taking on broken food systems to bring better food to more people. they are here to help small companies with big hearts and ideas challenge the food industry, improve broken systems, and make a difference.

Peter McGuinness

President

42 past transactions

Holmes Mouthwatering

Grant in 2020
Holmes Mouthwatering is a Cleveland, Ohio-based manufacturer and seller of premium applesauce and real-fruit products. The company focuses on producing natural applesauce made from locally sourced ingredients, including regionally sourced apples, pears, and apple cider. Their products are designed to be nutritious, packed with vitamins and calcium, and provide consumers with freshly produced fruit snacks. Holmes Mouthwatering aims to support healthier food choices, helping individuals reach their potential through better nutrition.

Big T Coastal Provisions

Pre Seed Round in 2020
BIG T COASTAL PROVISIONS produces gluten free seafood dips. It offers products, such as original crab dip, jalapeno crab dip, shrimp dip, salmon dip, whitefish dip, and seafood dip trio. The company provides different recipes using its products on its website and online shopping through the same. BIG T COASTAL PROVISIONS was founded in 2013 and is based in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.

American Vinegar Works

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
American Vinegar Works produces small-batch vinegars made from naturally fermented American wines, ciders, and brews.

Bread Srsly

Non Equity Assistance in 2020
Producer of sourdough bread intended to bring back the glory of bread eating. The company's bread is gluten-free, vegan, and allergen-free and is made in a clean and hygienic facility, enabling people with celiac disease to easily digest and enjoy their favorite variety of bread.

Pescavore

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Pescavore, a brand under Healthy Oceans Seafood Company Inc., specializes in producing packaged seafood, emphasizing sustainability and nutrition. Founded in 2016 and based in Santa Cruz, California, the company offers a range of products, including tuna jerky in various flavors such as Caribbean jerk, island teriyaki, and smokey poké. Pescavore is notable for being the first to introduce tuna jerky to the market, providing a convenient and nutritious snack option. All tuna is exclusively sourced from US waters, ensuring that the seafood is caught legally and sustainably. The company's commitment to innovation in food processing and automation supports both the quality of its products and the livelihoods of American fishermen and their communities. Pescavore distributes its products through wholesale and retail channels, making them accessible to a wide consumer base.

Seal the Seasons

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Seal the Seasons, Inc. processes, freezes, markets, and distributes fruits and vegetables to consumers and institutional customers. It offers frozen products, including blueberries, broccoli, and spinach; and Fruit Medley that includes blueberries, strawberries, and blackberries. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

The Meat Hook

Pre Seed Round in 2019
The Meat Hook, LLC owns and operates butcher shop. It offers pastured meat and sausages. The company was founded in 2009 and is based in Brooklyn, New York.

Mason Dixie

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Mason Dixie Foods is a frozen baked goods company based in Baltimore, founded in 2014. Specializing in biscuits, scones, and rolls, the company has achieved significant growth, including a remarkable 300 percent increase in revenue in 2020, along with 48 consecutive months of year-over-year sales growth. Mason Dixie emphasizes the use of fresh, preservative-free, and hormone-free ingredients, such as ice-cold butter and fresh buttermilk, to create clean-label baked goods. The company's products are available online and in over 5,500 grocery stores across the United States. In 2020, Mason Dixie expanded its product offerings beyond biscuits to include scones and sweet rolls, further diversifying its portfolio.

Supernatural

Non Equity Assistance in 2018
Supernatural Inc provides Plant-based food colors, no-soy sprinkles and more creative ingredients for chefs who have fun.

MatchaBar

Pre Seed Round in 2018
MatchaBar LLC, founded in 2014 and based in Brooklyn, New York, specializes in offering a variety of matcha-based beverages. The family-owned business, operated by two brothers, focuses on delivering high-quality matcha products to consumers. MatchaBar operates cafes where customers can enjoy drinks made from matcha, a green tea known for its antioxidant properties. In addition to café offerings, the company provides ready-to-drink matcha beverages available for purchase online and in local markets and grocery stores. Through its various channels, MatchaBar aims to make matcha accessible to a broader audience.

Haven's Kitchen

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Haven's Kitchen Home LLC operates a café in New York that serves a variety of food options, including tartines, tarts, sandwiches, baked goods, soups, salads, and sweets. The café also offers a selection of vegan and gluten-free sauces, such as marinades and dressings, as well as bases for soups and stews. Originally founded as a cooking school, Haven's Kitchen has evolved to provide an event space suitable for meetings, product launches, social celebrations, and private dinners, including weddings. In 2017, the company expanded its offerings by launching a line of fresh cooking sauces.

Nona Lim

Seed Round in 2018
Based in Oakland, California, Nona Lim makes non-GMO, dairy-free, and gluten-free soups, broths, and convenient meals using the freshest local and organic ingredients. Also, Nona Lim offers a variety of prepared meals and noodles that you can customize to make-it-your-own. The company was founded in 2006.

Remedy Organics

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Remedy Organics is disrupting the beverage category with their delicious plant based protein beverages that provide meaningful functional benefits. Remedy’s initial line of plant based protein beverages provides purposeful function and natural healing properties resulting from the use of superfoods, ayurvedic herbs, botanicals as well protein and probiotics. The brand’s mission is to bring convenient, affordable functional nutrition to the world in the form of delicious plant based food and beverages.

TeaRIOT

Pre Seed Round in 2018
TeaRIOT is a tea brand.

Wildway

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Wildway is a consumer packaged goods company that specializes in better-for-you breakfast and snack foods. The company produces grain-free granola and cereal made entirely from fruits, nuts, and seeds. These products are designed to support healthy eating habits and cater to various dietary preferences, being gluten-free, paleo, vegan, oil-free, dairy-free, soy-free, and non-GMO. Wildway aims to provide nutritious options that help individuals maintain a balanced diet while enjoying convenient and delicious meals.

Masienda

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Masienda, founded in 2014 and based in the United States, specializes in supply chain solutions for non-GMO heirloom corn and companion crops. The company focuses on creating a vertically-coordinated system that ensures quality and sustainability in the sourcing of these agricultural products. Masienda is committed to promoting traditional farming practices while connecting farmers with markets that value heirloom varieties.

NOKA, LLC.

Pre Seed Round in 2018
NOKA to restore your confidence in real food and its ability to power you through life’s adventures. They believe portable, sustaining energy should be delicious, refreshing, and wholesome. With organic, whole fruits, vegetables and superfoods made drinkable, NOKA nourishes and quenches the body, so the mind can focus on what’s important—living everyday with purpose, passion, and curiosity.

88 Acres

Pre Seed Round in 2018
88 Acres is an artisan food startup crafting healthy snack foods free of the top eight food allergens.

Fresh Bellies

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Fresh Bellies is a producer of organic baby food that trains infant palates to enjoy vegetables. It is a baby/toddler food to never mask vegetables with sweet fruit and season with bold herbs and spices like basil, cardamom, garlic, and thyme. Fresh Bellies trains baby palates to help shape nutritional preferences early on and encourage healthier choices later in life. It was established in 2015 and is headquartered in New York.

Love The Wild

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Love The Wild creates exciting dinner solutions that are not only delicious, nutritious, and ecologically responsible. It sells an easy frozen kit of sustainable fish and bold sauce in the grocery store. Its customers are fish lovers who don’t always have time to cook from scratch or anyone who has been afraid to try cooking fish at home. They believe they can make a difference just by making dinner. It aims to make life better for oceans and people by taking the intimidation and risk out of exceptional fish dinners. As leaders in the aquaculture movement, they partner with and support farmers we trust to source only the highest quality sustainable fish, freeze it fresh, then pair it with vibrant ingredients from cuisines around the globe.
Farmer Willie's Alcoholic Ginger Beer based on the secret, homemade recipe of Farmer Willie Fenichel.

Snow Monkey

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Snow Monkey dairy free anytime desserts are made from only seven natural, plant-based ingredients, making them vegan, paleo and free from all eight major allergens like gluten, soy, nuts and lactose. An entire pint of Snow Monkey has over 20g of protein, is under 400 calories and is packed with fiber and antioxidants. Snow Monkey is nutritious and delicious, making it the perfect anytime treat for breakfast, fuel or indulgence.

Pique

Seed Round in 2017
Pique Tea, Inc. specializes in producing premium instant teas and tea mixes made from organic teas and plants. Founded in 2011 and based in San Francisco, California, the company offers sugar-free tea mixes that can be easily prepared by mixing with hot or cold water. Pique's products are available for purchase through retail stores and online, emphasizing the absence of additives and preservatives. The brand aims to deliver the rich flavor and health benefits associated with loose leaf tea in a convenient format.

Rumi Spice

Seed Round in 2017
Rumi Spice is a Boston-based company founded in 2014 that specializes in producing and selling saffron and other spices, including black cumin, spice blends, and gift sets. The company is committed to ethical sourcing and social responsibility, directly connecting consumers with Afghan farmers to promote sustainable rural economic development. By providing employment opportunities for women who harvest and process the spices, Rumi Spice aims to empower local communities and foster economic growth in Afghanistan. The company reinvests its profits to enhance agricultural and manufacturing infrastructure, contributing to a foundation for peace and prosperity in the region. Products are available through an online retail portal, allowing customers to access high-quality, culturally significant spices while supporting meaningful change.

Grainful

Venture Round in 2017
Grainful, operating under BeetNPath, LLC, is a food company focused on creating chef-inspired entrées that feature the wholesome goodness of steel-cut oats. The company produces whole grain-based frozen meals that prioritize health and accessibility, utilizing clean, natural ingredients that are gluten-free and rich in fiber, complete proteins, and other essential nutrients. Grainful aims to provide nourishing, high-quality food options for consumers at an affordable price, ensuring that wholesome meals are available for both lunch and dinner.

Chloe's Soft Serve Fruit Co.

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Chloe's Soft Serve Fruit is a company that serves ice-cream and frozen yogurt. It specializes in the fields of consumer goods, food, and beverage. Chloe's Soft Serve Fruit was founded in 2010 and headquartered in New York, United States.

Banza

Venture Round in 2017
Banza is a food manufacturer that focuses on producing pasta products. Its first products feature a pasta made from chickpeas. The company is driven by a mission to make nutritious food more accessible. Its products are now available in 8,000 stores, including Target, Kroger, and Whole Foods. Banza has been endorsed in the NYT, Food & Wine, Bon Appetit, on Good Morning America, Today, and been named one of TIME Magainze's 25 Best Inventions of the Year. Banza was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Detroit, Michigan.

Ithaca Hummus

Pre Seed Round in 2016
Ithaca Hummus is a manufacturer and distributor of flavored hummus, founded in February 2013 by Chris Kirby. The company is based in Groton, New York, and offers a variety of hummus flavors including kalamata olive, smoked chipotle, roasted red pepper, classic, lemon garlic, lemon beet, and lemon dill. Ithaca Hummus employs a cold process for production, which utilizes cold pressure instead of heat pasteurization to preserve the raw ingredients, nutrients, and flavors, resulting in fresh-tasting products. The company also maintains a website that provides customers with recipes and information on store locations where its products can be purchased.

Chops Snacks

Non Equity Assistance in 2016
Chops Snacks is a high-protein snack company.

Jar Goods

Pre Seed Round in 2016
Jar Goods LLC produces and sells tomato sauces in various flavors. It sells its products online and stores. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Chester Springs, Pennsylvania.

Cocomama

Pre Seed Round in 2016
Cocomama is a women-owned business that manufactures delicious baking and hot cocoa mixes. It crafts organic cocoa products, cocoa powders, baking mixes, and brownie thins are used to produce cakes, pastries, and cookies with ingredients sourced from countries like the Dominican Republic, Madagascar, and Indonesia, providing customers with tasty chocolate products.

Kettle & Fire

Pre Seed Round in 2016
Kettle and Fire Inc. manufactures and markets bone broth in the United States. It offers beef bone broth; arrow bones from organically raised, organic carrots, organic celery, and organic onions and chicken bone broth; chicken broth, organic roasted poblano pepper, organic green pepper, organic onion, organic carrots, organic garlic, and organic scallions. The company also offers sustainable packaging solutions. It distributes its product through stores and wholesalers, as well as online. Kettle and Fire Inc. was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Austin, Texas.

Partake Foods

Pre Seed Round in 2016
Partake Foods, Inc. is a food company that specializes in producing allergy-friendly cookies. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey, the company offers a range of products that are nut-free, gluten-free, vegan, and free from the top 12 allergens, catering to families seeking safe and tasty snack options. The product lineup includes various flavors such as sprouted grain chocolate chip, double chocolate chip, sweet potato millet, carrot oat, and birthday cake mini cookies. Partake Foods sells its products online, allowing customers to enjoy healthy snacks conveniently.