Increasing affordability of and access to Good Food
Focus Areas
Applicants must be working on one or more targeted Good Foods.
Good Foods are foods that are nourishing, regenerative, and equitably produced and distributed.
Who are we looking for?
The businesses supported by the Fund should be increasing access to good foods and should be within the following categories:
Distributors and retailers of protective foods for institutional markets such as school feeding, social protection programs, prisons, hospitals
Manufacturers of on-farm and light processing and preservation technologies
Sellers/leasers of cold storage and distribution solutions that preserve food nutrients and reduce waste during transit from farm to market
Developers of low-cost packaging innovations
Businesses developing new, more nutritious foods or nutritional enhancement of existing food products
Businesses serving low-income segments in affordable serving sizes, formats and different presentations of nutritious foods
Target food categories:
Applying businesses must be working on one or more targeted Good Foods described below:
High inherent nutritional value
Naturally contains micronutrients, dietary fiber, high-quality protein and/or essential fats in significant quantities
No major anti-nutritional or harmful qualities when consumed in recommended quantities
Examples: Fruits and vegetables; legumes; nuts and seeds, unsweetened dairy products; eggs; fish, lean meats
Enhanced nutritional value
Foods with some inherent nutritional value that become more nutritious through the addition of nutrients (i.e., fortification) or changes to the processing procedures
No major anti-nutritional or harmful qualities when consumed in recommended quantities
Examples: Fortified staple grains; mitigating loss of germ and dietary fiber in grain products
Source of added nutrients
A condiment, food or product that enhances the nutritional value of foods or diets to which it is added
Examples: Iodized salt; fortified cooking oil; micronutrient powders, lipid-based nutrient supplements
Some inherent nutritional value
Foods with some inherent nutritional value for which potentially harmful elements have been minimized
Examples: Minimally sweetened dairy products; low fat, low-sodium and minimally processed meat; low-sugar fortified biscuits
Geographical Focus
The Fund is specifically looking for promising businesses and innovators that are commercially active in the following countries.
