Grubhub revealed Thursday it is partnering with The Hatchery Chicago, a nonprofit food and beverage incubator, to extend support to emerging entrepreneurs.
As a Chicago-based brand, Grubhub seeks to empower local busineses to grow, according to the company. Grubhub’s partnership with The Hatchery Chicago includes:
• Sponsoring a pitch competition and awarding the winner with 1-year fully paid access to the private Grubhub Kitchen at The Hatchery.
• Developing new educational materials to guide The Hatchery Chicago’s entrepreneurs interested in utilizing third-party delivery to grow their businesses.
• Providing philanthropic support through the Grubhub Community Fund to The Hatchery Chicago’s Sprouts Incubation program.
“Our partnership with The Hatchery Chicago is especially exciting because their mission to help local entrepreneurs build and grow successful businesses is exactly what we do at Grubhub every day with our own restaurant partners,” said Liz Bosone, Grubhub’s VP of restaurant success, in a statement. “Not only are we offering financial support, but teams across Grubhub are working with The Hatchery Chicago to offer deeper, meaningful engagement that can help put their entrepreneurs on a path to sustained growth and success.”
The food delivery service has pledged $300,000 in support of the partnership.
“On top of our existing services, our partnership with Grubhub allows us to look at new ways to support our community of entrepreneurs, including helping them successfully leverage online marketing and delivery resources to increase efficiencies and generate revenue,” said Natalie Shmulik, The Hatchery’s chief strategy and incubation officer, in a statement.
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