CG Foundation

The Foundation's major program is business development for early-stage food and beverage companies and is called the incubator. Companies receive 20 hours of instruction over a 10-week period, weekly one-to-one mentoring with the program instructor (10+ hours total). Eligible companies must be established businesses, operating in Hawai'I with less than $350,000 in annual gross revenues. Furthermore, companies must be integrating locally-produced ingredients in their products and services. The program was founded in 2020 in response to the impacts of COVID-19 on the local small businesses and launched with a cohort of 10 participants. The programs mission is to seek long-term solutions to create a more diversified and resilient local economy and bolster the food supply chain. The vision is a sustainable local food system that nourishes our land and our people as well as provides equitable economic development in Hawai'I. The Foundation is exploring changes to its programs which would in