Grubhub and The Hatchery Chicago, a nonprofit incubator for businesses on the West Side of Chicago, shared Tuesday that applications are open for a pitch competition taking place December 1. The food delivery platform is sponsoring the event as part of its $300,000 partnership with the incubator.
“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 about the partnership.
Interested Chicago-based food and beverage entrepreneurs can apply through October 23. Once the application period closes, five finalists will be selected to share samples and pitch their business plans on how they will grow their restaurant to a panel of judges during The Hatchery’s annual fundraiser.
The first-place winner will be awarded rent-free access to the private Grubhub Kitchen at The Hatchery for one year, plus additional support from The Hatchery and Grubhub.
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