{"id":143826,"date":"2023-04-10T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-10T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-pepsico-launches-greenhouse-accelerator-program-juntos-crecemos-edition-to-identify-and-uplift-emerging-hispanic-owned-food-and-beverage-start-ups\/"},"modified":"2023-04-10T09:10:14","modified_gmt":"2023-04-10T13:10:14","slug":"pepsico-lanza-el-programa-greenhouse-accelerator-edicion-juntos-crecemos-para-identificar-y-ayudar-a-mejorar-a-nuevas-empresas-emergentes-de-alimentos-y-bebidas-de-propietarios-hispanos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/pepsico-lanza-el-programa-greenhouse-accelerator-edicion-juntos-crecemos-para-identificar-y-ayudar-a-mejorar-a-nuevas-empresas-emergentes-de-alimentos-y-bebidas-de-propietarios-hispanos\/","title":{"rendered":"PepsiCo Launches Greenhouse Accelerator Program: Juntos Crecemos Edition to Identify and Uplift Emerging Hispanic-Owned Food and Beverage Start-Ups"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prntac{\nTEXT-ALIGN: CENTER\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p class=\"prntac\"><i>Hispanic-owned businesses providing food and beverage innovations, products and services invited to apply to join a six-month, mentor-guided program and receive a <span class=\"xn-money\">$20,000<\/span> grant to accelerate their businesses and transform the way consumers live their lives<\/i><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">PURCHASE, N.Y.<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">April 10, 2023<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; Today, PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ:PEP) announced the launch of its Greenhouse Accelerator Program: <i>Juntos Crecemos<\/i> (Together We Grow) Edition. This year marks the eighth year of the Greenhouse Accelerator program, and the first-ever Hispanic edition, which focuses on driving growth of emerging Hispanic-owned food and beverage businesses through collaboration and innovation.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg13c2left\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"width: 100%; text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg13c2left\" title=\"PepsiCo launches Greenhouse Accelerator Program: Juntos Crecemos Edition to support Hispanic-owned food and beverage small businesses.\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/2049970\/PepsiCo_launches_Greenhouse_Accelerator_Program.jpg\" alt=\"PepsiCo launches Greenhouse Accelerator Program: Juntos Crecemos Edition to support Hispanic-owned food and beverage small businesses.\" align=\"middle\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Beginning today, emerging Hispanic-owned food and beverage businesses making or selling consumer goods or providing food and beverage services across the country can apply to the Greenhouse Accelerator: <i>Juntos Crecemos<\/i> Edition program. From the pool of applicants, PepsiCo will select ten high-potential brands, products and\/or foodservice concepts to join the Greenhouse Accelerator program in June. The ten innovators will receive <span class=\"xn-money\">$20,000<\/span> in grant funding and participate in a six-month business program designed to accelerate their growth through personalized mentorship. PepsiCo mentors will collaborate with the selected start-ups to solve a range of business challenges, including brand development, scaling technology, business model development, product optimization and go-to-market strategy.<\/p>\n<p>The companies will execute an initiative to demonstrate collaboration and tangible results, and in August, they will share their initiative progress and present updates in a virtual event to the evaluation committee. In November, the highest potential business will be awarded by an expert selection committee an additional <span class=\"xn-money\">$100,000<\/span> to continue its expansion and an opportunity to continue working with PepsiCo and <i>Juntos Crecemos <\/i>to further their growth.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In line with PepsiCo&#8217;s Racial Equality Journey goals to support and uplift diverse suppliers, this year we chose to focus on Hispanic-owned entrepreneurs,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Esperanza Teasdale<\/span>, Vice President &amp; General Manager, Hispanic Business Unit, PepsiCo Beverages North America. &#8220;We are extremely excited and proud to offer diverse companies an opportunity to grow their businesses with our support, especially emerging food and beverage brands. Through our mentorship program and grants we hope to see these businesses grow and further expand within the food and beverage industry.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Together with <u><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3831706-1&amp;h=1389011385&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fpepsicojuntoscrecemos.com%2F&amp;a=PepsiCo+\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">PepsiCo <\/a><i><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3831706-1&amp;h=2988481846&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fpepsicojuntoscrecemos.com%2F&amp;a=Juntos+Crecemos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Juntos Crecemos<\/a><\/i><\/u>, a multifaceted platform that is part of PepsiCo&#8217;s <span class=\"xn-money\">$50 million<\/span> <u><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3831706-1&amp;h=1635007760&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pepsico.com%2Four-impact%2Fdiversity%2Fracial-equality-journey%2Fracial-equality-journey-hispanic-initiative&amp;a=Racial+Equality+Journey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Racial Equality Journey<\/a><\/u> commitment aimed to provide short and long-term support to Hispanic-owned food and beverage small businesses over five years, PepsiCo looks to get closer to and support the emerging Hispanic food and beverage industry. PepsiCo values being\u00a0at the forefront of innovation and collaboration with emerging brands and companies, while supporting and uplifting diverse suppliers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;PepsiCo is continually looking for ways to expand access to small businesses and entrepreneurs, particularly within communities of color,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Antonio Escalona<\/span>, Senior Vice President &amp; General Manager, Hispanic Business Unit, PepsiCo Foods North America. &#8220;Knowing that Juntos Crecemos looks to help Hispanic entrepreneurs further grow their businesses, we saw an opportunity to collaborate with the Greenhouse Accelerator program to uncover emerging Hispanic-owned food and beverage brands, innovations and services, and help them realize their business goals, while supporting the Hispanic community.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Greenhouse Accelerator program first launched in <span class=\"xn-location\">Europe<\/span> in 2017 and expanded to <span class=\"xn-location\">North America<\/span> in 2018. Over the years, the program has evolved to support the innovators and entrepreneurs that appeal to consumer needs, including sustainability and nutrition solutions. This is the eighth Greenhouse Accelerator program, and the objective remains the same: to support entrepreneurs in their growth. To learn more about the PepsiCo Greenhouse Accelerator: <i>Juntos Crecemos<\/i> Edition and how to apply, visit: <u><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3831706-1&amp;h=3285413953&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fgreenhouseaccelerator.com%2Fjuntos-crecemos%2F&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fgreenhouseaccelerator.com%2Fjuntos-crecemos%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/greenhouseaccelerator.com\/juntos-crecemos\/<\/a><\/u>.<\/p>\n<p><b>About PepsiCo<\/b><br \/>PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. PepsiCo generated more than <span class=\"xn-money\">$86 billion<\/span> in net revenue in 2022, driven by a complimentary beverage and convenient foods portfolio that includes Lay&#8217;s, Doritos, Cheetos, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Mountain Dew, Quaker, and SodaStream. PepsiCo&#8217;s product portfolio includes a wide range of enjoyable foods and beverages, including many iconic brands that generate more than <span class=\"xn-money\">$1 billion<\/span> each in estimated annual retail sales.<\/p>\n<p>Guiding PepsiCo is our vision to Be the Global Leader in Beverages and Convenient Foods by Winning with pep+ (PepsiCo Positive). pep+ is our strategic end-to-end transformation that puts sustainability and human capital at the center of how we will create value and growth by operating within planetary boundaries and inspiring positive change for planet and people. 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