We aim to make a wide ranging, far reaching and long lasting global impact on agrifood systems
The Value of Partnership
Large corporates in food manufacturing, ingredients, food service, retail and nutraceutical sectors are faced with rapidly changing consumer demands for innovative new products that are convenient, healthy and nutritious and agri-food systems that are transparent, ethical and sustainable.
To respond, businesses are increasingly looking to the startup community to provide inspiration, disruptive technologies, new business models, and to fast track new product development.
What we do
We work with our corporate partners to ‘future-proof’ their growth by building new capabilities and global networks that will kick-start accelerated innovation and de-risk the exploration of disruptive technologies, concepts and business models.
We customise each innovation program to enable corporate-startup collaboration, allowing the corporate to find new revenue streams, provide new solutions for their customers, get strategic innovation insights, and leapfrog competition by innovating faster.
In 2019, Food Futures Company delivered the very successful Mars Foods Seeds of Change Accelerator.
Why partner with us?
We work with our corporate partners to ‘future-proof’ their growth by building new capabilities and global networks that will kick-start accelerated innovation and de-risk the exploration of disruptive technologies, concepts and business models.
Drive innovation by mentoring and collaborating with the most talented entrepreneurs in your industry.
Get access to leading entrepreneurs working on solving key challenges in the agrifood system.
Immerse an internal team in the accelerator to work on specific challenges.
Venture Studio
Design and connect to startup and entrepreneur networks (local and global). We help you to integrate new solutions into your business.
Adopt
Together with us, set up collaborations with disruptive startups that have the agrifood solutions you need to solve your business challenges.
Collaborate
Look at the future of agrifood through the lens of entrepreneurs while learning about industry innovations, application trends, and insights.
Add new ways of thinking about innovation and quick product prototyping, development and launch.
Transform Culture
In 2019 Mars Food Australia ran the Seeds of Change accelerator program. It was our first experience with a program such as this and it was an incredible success largely because of the part played by Christine and her Food Futures Company team.
Christine helped us design and deliver a tailored program to suit our goals and engaged her extended network to play key advisor and mentor roles. We’ll certainly be consulting Christine for our next accelerator.
Peter Crane
Divisional Director R&D
How to be involved
We have a variety of partnership opportunities available. We know one size does not fit all. Partnerships can be fully customised and tailored to meet the needs and goals of your business.
We look forward to working with you.
Be a major financial contributor to a bespoke venture program
Financial support of participant/s in a program
Create opportunities for participants to interact with your business eg. Host site visits
Provide in-kind support to participants via mentorship and expert advice
Immerse an internal team into the program to work on specific business challenges
Lets create something together
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We help improve the positioning of your brand across the agrifood ecosystem in Australia and in international markets.
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We help to generate deal-flow at the right development stage to trigger partnerships and potential investments.
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We help to facilitate corporate- startup collaboration to find new revenue streams, provide solutions for your customers, gain innovation insights, and leapfrog competition by innovating faster.
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We help boost agrifood transformation by mentoring and collaborating with the most talented entrepreneurs in the industry.
