SKU: The Nation's Leading Consumer Products Accelerator

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SKU provides an ecosystem that creates lasting change in CPG by providing all the resources founders need to accelerate the growth of their brands.  SKU’s world-class program is driven by a community of the nation’s top CPG leaders, successful founders and industry experts. Our intensive programs offer best-in-class education, hand-picked teams of  mentors and access to retailers and investors – all dedicated to building brands that change lives.

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SKU Atlanta Partners: Q&A with Craft Catalyst Team

 SKU Atlanta Partners: Q&A with Craft Catalyst Team 700 500 Michelle Breyer

Steef Schelke and Chris Olivier, the principals of Craft Catalyst, spent some time with them to learn more about Craft Catalyst, and to talk about why they believe SKU Atlanta can help bring together the Southeast’s CPG community.

Standing out from the Pack: Q&A with Kady Sandel

 Standing out from the Pack: Q&A with Kady Sandel 700 500 Michelle Breyer

When you walk into a store, you easily can be overwhelmed by the sheer volume of products on the shelf. In a market with thousands of companies are selling similar products, how do you break through the noise to reach your target consumer? We spoke brand strategist and designer Kady Sandel with Aventive Studio, an Austin-based…

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The Art of Culinary Innovation: Q&A with Mark Crowell

 The Art of Culinary Innovation: Q&A with Mark Crowell 700 500 sku

Mark Crowell, SKU Mentor and founder of Culinex A decade ago, few would have imagined the the concept of insects as protein, the range of milk alternatives or the proliferation of hard seltzers in every flavor imaginable. The innovation in the food and beverage space is creating entirely new categories, reshaping the store shelves and…

Apply now to Austin Track 10

 Apply now to Austin Track 10 700 500 Michelle Breyer

Austin-based SKU is accepting applications for its 10th Austin cohort through Oct. 31st. The ideal SKU company has traction in the market, a compelling founder story and annual revenues of $250K or greater

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The SKU Advantage

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The SKU Ecosystem

SKU surrounds stellar startups with a powerful ecosystem that provides the tools and skills necessary to scale.

Applicants

12 Weeks of guided development, Stellar Curriculum, Cohort of Entrepreneurs

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Mentors

Industry Experts, Investors, Serial Entrepreneurs

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Testimonials

“I felt SERIOUSLY taken care of by my mentor team throughout the entire program. The mentors are the bees knees and give a ton of the founders. I would whole heartedly recommend the SKU program for any entrepreneur who is serious about scaling their CPG business.”

Heather Kelly, Heather's Choice

“I can enthusiastically say that Kif’s time in SKU has been transformational. It’s essentially a specialized, expedited business school for CPG founders. I knew it would be an incredible asset but I could have never predicted the incredible level of support, knowledge and critical connections that it has afforded. Every emerging brand could benefit in my mind.

Caroline Brain, Kif & Co.

“The curriculum and expertise within the SKU community brought me a new level of confidence as an entrepreneur. By the end of the program I felt like I had laser focused my brand message and established a solid growth strategy. I highly recommend SKU if you’re ready to take your business to the next level.”

Shannon Davenport, Founder of Esker Beauty

“Being in the SKU program turned my business upside down! BUT in the best way possible. My mentors pushed me to not only be good, but to be GREAT! I was guided along the 12 weeks with so much industry knowledge, input and guidance to make really hard decisions. Ohh! Foods 2.0 is launching soon; with our new packaging that aligns better with the market and allows us to add incremental growth to the category. I am excited to execute the milestones we have set and make Inclusive Snacking a reality to millions!”

Brittany Charlton, Ohh! Foods
“The program is incredible for all sorts of reasons that are well rehearsed and often talked about – but the emotional intelligence with which it is run, tip to tail, is truly unique. You understand what we really go through, what our real problems are both as businesses, and as founders and whole people. You have seasoned the program with real-world founder wisdom and a community of people who have real understanding and empathy for that experience. We are, as founders, as much as anything, always working on ourselves, and that work is often silent and slippery and blind. Thank you for bringing it forward.”
Samuel Taylor, Long Table

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