Make It

Are you ready to launch your food business? Let’s Make It happen.

An eight week intensive course to help you grow and scale your food business. COIN South in collaboration with Pioneer Food Hub, SIT and Great South will be delivering an in person and online course giving you the business fundamentals for running a food based business as well as the practical experience of using a test commercial kitchen to produce your product ready to take to market. 

TIME

Intensive 8 week programme (4 hour time commitment each week, includes course sessions, mentoring and homework)

COST

$500 +GST 

PRE COURSE OUTLINE

Activator session with COIN South & completion of COIN Canvas.

COURSE OUTLINE

• Introduction to Starting a food or beverage business

  Meet others in the cohort & introduce them to your product

• Working in a Commercial Kitchen

  In person sessions throughout the 8 weeks located at the Southern Food Pioneers Hub commercial test kitchen focusing on preparation methods, good kitchen practice & food safety.

• Business Fundamentals 

  Understanding your customer and why they want your product.

• Packaging & Scaling

  Ensure your product looks epic and think about how to grow and scale your business

• Marketing and Photography 

  You know your product is epic, so learn how to tell and show others 

• Everything Accounting

  Learn how to price your product, and create a healthy financial balance sheet.

• Pitch to the Panel

  Gain valuable individualised feedback from foodie experts about your product, and nuggets of wisdom they can pass on to you 

HOW TO APPLY

Make It registrations for 2022 have closed. However this course will be run in 2023. You can register your interest below, or email hello@coinsouth.nz for more information.