The Hatchery
Chicago, IL
In partnership with IFF, Allies for Community Business (formerly Accion) and the Industrial Council of Nearwest Chicago, New Venture Advisors assessed the market demand for a large, innovative food business incubator to be developed in East Garfield Park and serve as a job creator in this lower income neighborhood. Opening in late 2018, the incubator combines private production kitchens, a shared-use kitchen and comprehensive business support services, filling a much needed gap for food entrepreneurs in Chicago Learn more about food business incubator consulting services >>
Kōkua Kalihi Valley Strategic Plan
Honolulu, HI
Kōkua Kalihi Valley Comprehensive Family Services is a community health center that works toward healing, reconciliation and the alleviation of suffering in Kalihi Valley through strong relationships that honor culture and foster health and harmony. Its ROOTS Program supports this mission with programs that provide direct assistance, training, education, and connection through growing, preparing, and sharing food as a community. New Venture Advisors developed a strategic plan to clarify its operating structure and financial performance, and to provide a roadmap for the future. Learn more about our strategic consulting services >>
Whatcom Local Food Campus
Bellingham, WA
Whatcom Community Foundation invests in activities and organizations so that “everyone who lives here thrives.” WCF is developing a vibrant public space on the waterfront called The Millworks, a seven-story building for a food campus, small food-based businesses, a nonprofit hub, and an event center adjoining an affordable housing development. New Venture Advisors developed the business case for this ambitious project and continues to support its development through community engagement, operational development, and construction. Learn more about our community food center consulting services >>
Our Services
New Venture Advisors designed a multi-stage process to uncover the needs of our clients and opportunities within their markets, and help them develop solutions through new food ventures and food system plans. We conduct food system assessments, develop food system plans, lead feasibility studies, create business plans, and help businesses grow through customized consulting. Learn More
Our Expertise
New Venture Advisors has led hundreds of food system planning and food enterprise development projects across the country. We help our clients improve their food systems through targeted policies and programming, and by designing customized models for food hubs, processing centers, shared kitchens, business incubators, grocery stores, community centers, food halls, public markets, and enterprises focused on food access and health equity, to name a few. Learn More
About Us
Our team brings a multi-faceted perspective to the sustainable food industry. We combine sharp business acumen with real-world entrepreneurial experience and a passion for impact to help our clients build businesses that are socially and economically sustainable. Learn More
I Opened a Mercantile in Rural Nebraska
Two years ago, I moved back to my hometown in rural Nebraska. Main Street has remained largely unchanged over the years, but sadly the little grocery store was struggling. It eventually became another statistic in rural America: a town losing its grocery store to...
Case History: San Luis Valley Community Food & Agriculture Action Plan
The San Luis Valley Local Foods Coalition (LFC) serves a geographically vast and agriculturally significant region in southern Colorado, where farming, ranching, water stewardship, and community resilience are deeply intertwined. Stretching across six counties —...
New Venture Advisors Receives Grant from Builders Vision to Expand Food is Medicine Access
We're excited to share that New Venture Advisors (NVA) has received a grant from Builders Vision, an impact platform committed to building a more humane and healthy world through work in food and agriculture, energy, and oceans. The grant will support a partnership...
