About Us.
Our Mission
Aficionado Foods (AF) empowers and supports the growth of under-invested and underrepresented food & beverage entrepreneurs as they build and scale nutritious, socially responsible brands.
Aficionado Foods is about inclusion, not exclusion. While we focus on providing opportunities to those who historically have not had access to contract manufacturers and the resources that our ecosystem provides, we are here to support all brands that need a co-packer with our current and future capabilities.
Our Vision
Our vision is to be the most important and successful food manufacturing and operations company for under-invested and underrepresented communities.- Successful in making access to food and food entrepreneurship more accessible and equitable in marginalized and underrepresented communities.
- Successful in introducing innovations in food to new customers in marginalized and underrepresented communities, while contributing to building a more resilient food system.
- Successful in reducing local food insecurity and malnutrition in urban and rural areas.
- Important because we will be the basic resource for much of what is required for under-invested and underrepresented food and beverage entrepreneurs to navigate the food industry successfully.
Impact
Measurable social impact metrics.
Invest
In ambitious and resilient F&B entrepreneurs and their brands.
Support
Diversity, equity and inclusion efforts within F&B entrepreneurship.
Scale
Via B2B & B2C channels through our in-house co-packing capabilities.
Represent
Underrepresented brands & founders who can unlock massive investment and innovation opportunities