Ready to turn your idea into a viable food business, or take your existing food business to the next level?

You’re in the right place.

Since 2008, we’ve gathered the insider tips, tricks, and best practices you need to reframe your challenges and set up a successful food business.

We help clients at all levels of food business—maybe you’ve been in your food business a few years and you’re ready to streamline and improve your profitability, or perhaps you’re fairly new to it and don’t have a solid business plan. Or maybe you have a brilliant foodie idea but you want to know how to actually get started. Some of our clients have been unsuccessful in applying to other food accelerator programs because they don’t have their systems in place yet.

We’ve got all the ingredients for your success right here.

How we help

With over 1000 food business clients, we’ve seen it all, and we have the knowledge and network to help you avoid those costly new business pitfalls and get your business off the ground.

4-6 week Pre-accelerator program

For serious start-ups or 2-3 year old businesses that are now ready to review their processes and reach the next level, even if other programs have turned down your application. Run privately and through councils, this is a complete program covering everything from production to pricing to promotion.

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Targeted workshops

Open to anyone, these are deep-dive, hour-long or half-day workshops on a particular food business topic. Great for a taster or if you just need a refresher on a particular subject.

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Annual TBOF expo

Our annual Melbourne event brings food businesses, retailers, and industry experts together for one delicious day.

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We’ve coached food businesses across Melbourne and Australia. Your success stories are our success stories.

Here’s a taste of some of our work.

Client Stories

Dumplings

Meal providers

They Come from all Walks of Life...

Interview with Arepeland

Interview with MINJUMS

Interview with the Wondersnack Co.

Interview with Raw Sip

Interview with alg Seaweed

Interview with Glovely Gelato (now Good Vibes)

Interview with LEAP Protein

Interview with Damn Good Sauce

To date, we’ve helped thousands of food-based businesses to launch and grow.

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Local Melbourne councils also run our programs for their residents - if you are a Council or a community organisation interested in collaboration, we would love to hear from you.

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“We got everything we needed to know from the course and would have changed nothing. We felt supported to work through the struggles we were having with setting up a food business, especially the regulations and food safety program. Also learnt ways to do things in a way that saves money!”

Andre, participant
“I sought assistance from The Business of Food team to launch my BBQ sauce business in 2018. Their expertise helped me to understand my target market, effectively utilize a commercial kitchen, prepare a business plan, define my marketing objectives and ensure I met critical industry requirements. Without that knowledge and expertise, I would not have been able to adequately prepare my business for launch. As a result of specialised coaching and mentoring, I felt capable and competent to enter an industry of which I had no prior knowledge. My business is now going from strength to strength and I could not have achieved this without help.”

Sarah, sauce company
“Jane Del Rosso was amazing. She is a fantastic facilitator. Jane has great skills and knowledge. Extra sessions to see her outside of the course were really helpful– they personalised the Program to my business idea and let all the participants address any other issues they had. The Program is perfect for someone starting a food business as it covers all the basics.”

Loredana, stock business
“For anyone starting a small food business, with no experience in the food sector, it would be essential as a real eye opener to what is required especially the regulations, laws, pricing and different ways you can launch a product/sell it.”

Marcela, ice cream business
“Jane Del Rosso as a person is so pleasant to talk to and easy-going to work with. She understands everyone has different views, and she has a lot of patience as she delivers the course and works individually with each participant, supporting people to view their business in a different way-- such is a positive challenge as a business owner!!”

-Issy, vanilla business

Ready to turn your idea into a viable food business, or take your existing food business to the next level?

You’re in the right place.

How we help

With over 1000 food business clients, we’ve seen it all, and we have the knowledge and network to help you avoid those costly new business pitfalls and get your business off the ground.

4-6 week Pre-accelerator program

Targeted workshops

Annual TBOF expo

We’ve coached food businesses across Melbourne and Australia. Your success stories are our success stories.

Here’s a taste of some of our work.

To date, we’ve helped thousands of food-based businesses to launch and grow.

Are you next?

Local Melbourne councils also run our programs for their residents - if you are a Council or a community organisation interested in collaboration, we would love to hear from you.

“We got everything we needed to know from the course and would have changed nothing. We felt supported to work through the struggles we were having with setting up a food business, especially the regulations and food safety program. Also learnt ways to do things in a way that saves money!”

“For anyone starting a small food business, with no experience in the food sector, it would be essential as a real eye opener to what is required especially the regulations, laws, pricing and different ways you can launch a product/sell it.”

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