Emerging Brands Alliance Offers $50K Grant

For companies scaling their brands to the next level, the Emerging Brands Alliance will award a $50,000 grant this September to one brand.

The alliance said is an opportunity to receive funding for the purchase of processing or packaging machinery that could transform manufacturing operations such as filling machinery, labeling system or automating part of the line.

Applications are open and will close July 31.

Finalists will be notified in August. To be eligible for the Emerging Brands Grant, applicants must produce and distribute a consumer packaged good in the United States and/or Canada with annual revenues of at least $1 million but not more than $20 million.

The winner will be announced Sept. 10 at the Emerging Brands Summit in Las Vegas.

The grant program is funded by the Emerging Brands Alliance, a platform providing year-round education, community support and growth opportunities to high-growth brands looking to scale their manufacturing operations.

The summit is a one-day event on Sept. 10, prior to the start of PACK EXPO, designed for fast-growing emerging brands seeking to scale their manufacturing operations. Hear directly from brands like Petal Sparkling Beverages, Simple Mills and Mason Dixie, who’ve successfully scaled through both contract and in-house manufacturing. Expert advisors with decades of CPG experience (from the likes of P&G, Kraft Heinz, Del Monte, Nestle and more) will be available for discussions about operations, along with suppliers eager to work with emerging brands.

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