{"id":268967,"date":"2024-12-03T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-03T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-pepsico-awards-100000-to-ya-oaxaca-winner-of-2024-greenhouse-accelerator-juntos-crecemos-edition\/"},"modified":"2024-12-03T10:20:01","modified_gmt":"2024-12-03T14:20:01","slug":"pepsico-otorga-100000-a-ya-oaxaca-ganadora-del-programa-greenhouse-accelerator-edicion-juntos-crecemos-de-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/pepsico-otorga-100000-a-ya-oaxaca-ganadora-del-programa-greenhouse-accelerator-edicion-juntos-crecemos-de-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"PepsiCo Awards $100,000 to \u00a1Ya Oaxaca!, Winner of 2024 Greenhouse Accelerator: Juntos Crecemos Edition"},"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>Chef-founded Mexican food brand specializing in salsas and mole sauces awarded grand prize following extensive five-month mentorship program<\/i><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-location\">PURCHASE, N.Y.<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-chron\">Dec. 3, 2024<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; Today, PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP) announced \u00a1Ya Oaxaca!, a food company that crafts artisanal Mexican mole sauces, adobos, and salsas, as the winner of the ninth class of the Greenhouse Accelerator. This year marks the second year of the Greenhouse Accelerator Program:\u00a0<i>Juntos Crecemos <\/i>(Together We Grow) Edition, which aims to elevate emerging high-potential consumer packaged food and beverage companies inspired by Hispanic flavors and culture that are better for people and the planet. \u00a1Ya Oaxaca! products, with ingredients sourced and produced in <span class=\"xn-location\">Mexico<\/span>, capture the bold and diverse flavors of <span class=\"xn-location\">Oaxaca<\/span>, making it easy to prepare authentic, chef-crafted and all-natural Mexican meals for any occasion. \u00a1Ya Oaxaca! will receive a <span class=\"xn-money\">$100,000<\/span> grant and other resources to scale their operations and grow their business.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg5129left\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"width: 100%; text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg5129left\" title=\"PepsiCo awards the $100,000 Greenhouse Accelerator Program: Juntos Crecemos (Together We Grow) Edition grant to \u00a1Ya Oaxaca!, a food company that crafts artisanal Mexican mole sauces, adobos, and salsas.\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/2571365\/PepsiCo_Ya_Oaxaca_Products.jpg\" alt=\"PepsiCo awards the $100,000 Greenhouse Accelerator Program: Juntos Crecemos (Together We Grow) Edition grant to \u00a1Ya Oaxaca!, a food company that crafts artisanal Mexican mole sauces, adobos, and salsas.\" align=\"middle\"\/><\/div>\n<p>The announcement comes after a competitive judging process and a five-month PepsiCo mentorship program. Founded by Chef <span class=\"xn-person\">Susana Trilling<\/span> and her sons <span class=\"xn-person\">Kaelin Ulrich<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Jesse Ulrich-Trilling<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-person\">Azul Couzens<\/span>, \u00a1Ya Oaxaca! was selected from eight promising finalists by the PepsiCo Selection Committee for applying the mentorship learnings to grow its revenue by 350%, expand retail distribution by 200%, and enhance operational efficiencies to improve gross product margins. Throughout the accelerator, each finalist received a <span class=\"xn-money\">$20,000<\/span> grant and hands-on coaching from PepsiCo experts across R&amp;D, Supply Chain, Design, and other key areas. This support was tailored to help finalists tackle specific business challenges, including building brand awareness, go-to-market strategies, supply chain issues, and other specialized needs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It inspires me to see how all eight finalists leveraged the resources and PepsiCo mentorship to elevate their businesses to impressive heights &#8211; from growing revenue to innovating into new categories within food and beverages and more,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Antonio Escalona<\/span>, Senior Vice President of Emerging Business for PepsiCo Foods North America. &#8220;\u00a1Ya Oaxaca! stood out for its commitment to transforming grocery store aisles with bold flavors and new product variations. The company&#8217;s outstanding results show great potential to evolve the food and beverage industry.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Since expanding to <span class=\"xn-location\">North America<\/span> in 2018, the PepsiCo Greenhouse Accelerator, led by the PepsiCo Ventures Group, has evolved to assist entrepreneurs in addressing challenges such as sustainability and unmet consumer needs. This year&#8217;s <i>Juntos Crecemos<\/i> Edition continues the same fundamental goal: to foster the growth of entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are so honored to be selected as the winner of the PepsiCo Greenhouse Accelerator: <i>Juntos Crecemos <\/i>Edition,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Azul Couzens<\/span>, Co-Founder of \u00a1Ya Oaxaca! &#8220;This program and the mentorship of the PepsiCo team have been invaluable in supporting our business objectives. With the <span class=\"xn-money\">$100,000<\/span> grant, we&#8217;ll be able to continue our mission of sharing the flavors of <span class=\"xn-location\">Oaxaca<\/span> through our line of mole sauces, adobos and salsas.&#8221;\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For more information about the PepsiCo Greenhouse Accelerator: <i>Juntos Crecemos <\/i>Edition, the finalists and their business innovations, visit <u><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4315632-1&amp;h=308371914&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>. To learn more about \u00a1Ya Oaxaca!, please visit <u><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4315632-1&amp;h=1813560254&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fyaoaxaca.com%2F&amp;a=yaoaxaca.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">yaoaxaca.com<\/a><\/u> and follow @yaoaxaca on all social channels.<\/p>\n<p><b>About PepsiCo<br \/><\/b>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 complementary 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 the planet and people. 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