Kirchner Food Fellowship

We are pleased to share the 2017 year in review for our Kirchner Food Fellowship program.

Pioneering program announces Mexico-focused 2017-2018 Kirchner Food Fellows

Former President of Mexico, CEO of largest private agricultural research institution in USA, and former Federal OMB director join Board of Advisors of Kirchner Food Fellowship program

The Kirchner Food Fellowship is pleased to announce that it has completed an investment in Tomato Jos Inc. Tomato Jos works with local farmers to grow tomatoes which are processed into paste for the Nigerian market, where tomato paste is a staple, with a $600 million market.

AMSTERDAM–Colombian team Cultivando Futuro were named the Grand Prize winners of the Thought For Food (TFF) Challenge, selected by an independent panel of judges to take home the cash prize of $10,000 USD. Co-Founders Dario Gonzalez, Carlos Castellanos, and Edisson Ballesteros created an information and agro-commerce platform that leverages open data to analyze market trends and provide key information to …

Establishes Collaboration with Former Mexican President Vicente Fox’s Foundation Birmingham, Alabama and San Cristóbal, Gto., Mexico – 02 March 2017 – Kirchner Impact Foundation is pleased to announce the 2017-18 Kirchner Food Fellowship, one of the world’s most innovative capital markets initiatives, will be focused on Central Mexico. In collaboration with Centro Fox the program will be based at the …

Kirchner Food Fellowship portfolio company Kuli Kuli becomes Kellogg Company’s venture capital fund’s first investment SOURCE Kellogg Company BATTLE CREEK, Mich., Jan. 11, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — eighteen94 capital, Kellogg Company’s venture capital fund, today announced it led a $4.25 million Series A funding of Kuli Kuli, a manufacturer and distributor of moringa-based products. Other institutional investors in the round were …

SOURCE: www.americanentrepreneurship.com Since its founding in 1985 as a traditional merchant bank, Kirchner Group has provided support to promising companies, entrepreneurs and their investors. Kirchner Group was formed on two fundamental beliefs, “every company can be more valuable and every company should contribute to a positive human future”. “Kirchner Group is a unique values-based corporate ecosystem, maximizing individual and social …

– Innovative program entering its third year – Birmingham, Alabama – 29 June 2016 – The Kirchner Food Fellowship, an initiative of the Kirchner Impact Foundation, today announced its 2016-2017 Kirchner Food Fellows. The program’s third cohort will gather in September to commence their year of work with the innovative, live-fire impact investment program. Kate Collins is a dual MBA-MPA …

Deploying a unique model spanning Agriculture, Education and Health sectors Birmingham, Alabama – 07 June 2016 – Kirchner Impact Foundation (KIF), one of the “returning” arms of Kirchner Group a leading North American traditional merchant bank, today announced an update on its activities. KIF aims to harness the positive power of enterprise to make a difference in addressing some of …