Our mission is to help food entrepreneurs with high barriers to entry grow and formalise their businesses.
“FoodLab has been my biggest support to date. It is because of FoodLab that I keep going, I have had more confidence and happiness than ever. I’ve always wanted to recreate my dad’s dishes that I loved so much, and I just needed some guidance to do it.”
Sangee, founder of Sangee's Kitchen
Our Impact
20
Trading businesses created through FoodLab
46
total jobs created through FoodLab (including self-employment)
4480
hours of business and hospitality training provided
100%
of participants feel increased business confidence as a result of the training program
FoodLab is an Impact Multiplier
Most social enterprises in Australia focus on employing individuals from high-barrier backgrounds.
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FoodLab takes an innovative, unique and empowering approach that trains individuals to be employers instead of employees. This means participants not only employ themselves but will go on to employ others within their families and communities.
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Based on our data so far, each participant trained by FoodLab results in three additional people employed within three years. That makes FoodLab a true impact multiplier.
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But this is all done within a shared kitchen space where individuals feel less alone, more connected, more equipped and have far more tools than the average business owner operating without FoodLab's support. So their chances of success are so much greater.
Getting to meet others in the food industry who share that passion for food is something I haven’t experienced before. I’m really excited to finally showcase a brand that I am proud of, because I just didn’t have the connections to do it myself."
- Alick, founder of African Food Feasts
