Take your business to the next level with the NZFIN Food & Beverage Accelerator .

As the founder of a food or beverage business, it's likely you're feeling overwhelmed by the complexities of growing a successful business. Every decision needs to count towards achieving sustainable growth, multiplying your revenue, and building a secure future.

The NZFIN Food & Beverage Accelerator is here to help you cut through the noise and focus on what matters most to multiply your revenue, profitably.

Gain access to the structure, skills, expert networks, and energising community that will empower you to tackle challenges head-on and grow your business with confidence. This program makes navigating the steep learning curve of the food and beverage industry easier.

Join the next cohort of the NZFIN Food & Beverage Accelerator and equip yourself with the framework, networks, and community you need to take your business to the next level—multiplying your revenue, growing profitably, and building a foundation for long-term success.

NZFIN Food and Beverage Accelerator powered by Rise Growth Lab

Here's what some of the current cohort have to say:

  • "This has been a game-changer for our food business. - the access to knowledge, strategic guidance, and opportunity to build a strong network and connection with others."

    Andrea - The Fine Lime Company

  • "It's a program that supports you to achieve your goals, give you focus and helps you to develop and implement your strategy with structure

    Julia - Bee & Flow Manuka

  • The program has helped me define and focus my efforts on what's important. I've loved the shared knowledge and group sessions."

    Gustavo - Southland Mushrooms

  • I've thoroughly enjoyed this course and have found it has changed my whole perspective on our business. Very grateful!"

    Alex - Nuka

Join us to take your business to the next level!

Sign up now for the next cohort starting 30th September

“The Food & Beverage Accelerator has helped provide both structure and strategic direction for my business.  It’s given me the right tools to understand the process of scaling up and ensures I have space in my calendar to spend time on the strategic direction of my business.  There are interesting and knowledgable experts and it’s a great community where I’ve had the chance to meet new people with the same challenges but in different categories.  I have learnt a lot already and am not even halfway through the programme!”

— Julia Collier, Bee & Flow Manuka

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Sign up now for the next cohort! 〰️ Starts 30th September 〰️ Limited spots available 〰️

A group programme grounded in the reality of the food and beverage world, that delivers practical and structured solutions to profitably grow your business.

We understand that as a founder of an emerging business, wearing multiple hats can leave you feeling overwhelmed and stuck in the weeds.

You many be feeling like you’ve reached a ceiling with your current selling channels or set-up…

You’re spending more and more money on marketing activity that just isn’t shifting the needle…

You get distracted by the latest ‘shiny objects’ you’re hoping will be the silver bullet…

You’re unable to pay yourself as much as you’d like let alone set yourself up with a secure financial future…

Sound familiar?

Hi, I’m Rebecca Brook

"My passion lies in empowering emerging consumer-goods businesses to thrive and scale, both domestically and beyond.

With over two decades of experience in launching and growing FMCG and CPG brands globally, including roles with Fonterra, Premier Foods, and Nestle, I bring invaluable expertise to the table.

Over the last six years, I have worked closely with emerging consumer-goods businesses, guiding them to the next level and enhancing their growth trajectory.

You can learn more about my experience here and on LinkedIn.

Now, through Rise Growth Lab and my partnership with the NZ Food Innovation Network (NZFIN), I’m excited to be able to provide my proven growth framework to more Food & Beverage entrepreneurs.

As the NZ Food Innovation Network we are developing New Zealand’s food & beverage industry

The New Zealand Food Innovation Network is a national network of open-access food and beverage production facilities. We’re here to help innovative, ambitious food businesses scale up and commercialise new products. From research and development, through to manufacturing, we support you with expertise and access to a diverse suite of manufacturing equipment.

From conception to consumption, we’re your catalyst for growth and success.

Our proven framework has helped many founders just like you to create their business growth plan with clarity, confidence and expert support to thrive and grow into the future.


The accelerator provides you weekly online 90 minutes sessions with Rebecca and members of NZFIN that include a combination of training, personalised coaching, access to expert networks and a community of supportive, like-minded people. This unique combination ensures you’ll receive a hands-on, personalised approach to develop the best growth plan for your business.

If you’re revenue-generating and looking for that next phase of growth, this programme will give you the structured, personalised plan you need to scale your business to the next level.

Underpinned by the Rise Growth Lab Blueprint, the programme includes 4 phases.

Phase 1: Determine your direction

As the leader of a business, the single most important thing you can do is set the direction for the travel - in the same way you enter the destination to your GPS rather than travelling along with no end in mind!

Whilst many food & beverage entrepreneurs I’ve worked with may have a rough idea of a vision and / or mission and maybe some goals, most commonly what my clients have been lacking is a view of the commercial goals. Without profitable revenue coming in, your business will cease to exist.

Therefore in this phase we explore not only your values, vision and mission, but we combine those with a clear articulation of commercial goals to create a more compelling and tangible revenue target to chase!

So you can:

have absolute clarity on what commercial success looks like in 12 months time so you can in-turn build a growth plan to deliver it.

Phase 2: Navigate your path

Here we ensure that you are building a business that responds to the market dynamics and consumer needs & pain points. You’ll undertake market analysis to dig deep and uncover knowledge and insights around the areas of consumer, competitor, category and channel. Combine this external analysis with an internal health check on your business to understand capability, performance, resources & systems. You can then move into phase 3 knowing you have a business that is set up to deliver on the direction you’ve set in phase 1.

The final step in this phase is to develop a SWOT to bring it all together and assess what your business does well, where you need to improve, help identify ways to exploit opportunities, and identify and prepare for potential threats.

So you can:

identify the priority growth levers (ways to grow) for your business that will enable you to reach the destination you’ve outlined in phase 1.

Phase 3 - Develop your growth blueprint

Phase 3 is the strategy development phase (which is really all about deciding what to do and what not to do, so you can focus your efforts and limited resources). You’ll also have a 1:1 strategy session with Rebecca to support development of your plan to ensure it is robust and is setting you up for success.

During this phase you’ll use the Ansoff Matrix to prioritise the various ways you could grow considering different combinations of market and product development. You’ll also develop your marketing strategy which will provide clear answers to the following three questions: a) Who is your target consumer? b) What do you want your brand to stand for in their hearts and minds? c) How will you achieve this.

So you can:

Prioritise the ‘heavy hitters’ - the growth opportunities that will make the biggest impact and enable you to hit your growth targets quicker. You’ll also be able to make quicker, confident decisions on what marketing activity you can say ‘yes’ and ‘no’ to, AND develop a stronger, more loyal relationship with your consumers (and community!)

Phase 4 (Week 7 onwards) - Execute with impact & accelerate!

By Phase 4 you have the appropriate guardrails for making decisions on what and when to invest your precious resources on (in other words, deciding how you’ll make your plan happen and create that deep connection with your consumers that will have more and more of them lining up to buy your product, more often).

At this point you’ll gain exclusive access to the Rise Growth Hub that includes video trainings, masterclasses, templates and tools to upskill you in the areas you need it most to make your plan happen!

During this time you’ll also continue to have access to live training and coaching with Rebecca, access to our network of industry experts & a likeminded community

So you can:

remain on-track and accountable for achieving the growth plan you’ve developed to reach your 12 month goals.

Programme investment:

3 month option = 3 x payments of $800 + GST (Total of $2400 + GST)

or 6 month option = 6 x payments of $700 + GST (Total of $4200 + GST)

Initial payment of $325 required to secure your spot (this amount will come off your total amount owing) .

Funding support from the Regional Business Partner Network

This program is registered with the Regional Business Partner Network meaning you may be entitled to co-funding towards this. Book a call to learn more.


Take your business to the next level in 3 easy steps:

1. Secure your spot here, and I'll be in touch to book in a 'growth readiness' call to identify your biggest knowledge gaps to set you up for success in the programme.

2. Undertake the 90 minute live training each week to create your personalised 12 month growth plan and then;

3. Tap into your exclusive access to industry experts & community, personalised coaching and an online resource and training hub to keep you on track and accountable to achieve your growth plan.

FAQs

    • Revenue generating - proof of concept via a test market is the earliest stage for this programme.

    • Team of <5. You are likely wearing many hats working in the business as well as on the business.

    • High growth aspirations for the next 12-24 months

  • The accelerator is an approved service with the Regional Business Partner network meaning you may qualify for co-funding for this programme.

  • To deliver a high-quality, high value programme, the number of participants in each cohort will be strictly limited with a maximum of 12.

  • Absolutely not. The value of the programme lies in a supportive and safe community whereby you need to feel comfortable to discuss your opportunities and barriers with not only Rebecca but also the group. Therefore we will ensure there are no direct competitors in each cohort. First in first served - you will be registered for the next cohort if there is already a clash.

  • Absolutely! There is an option to extend for a further period.

  • There are two planned for 2024, with three planned for 2025

  • The NZFIN Food & Beverage Accelerator stands out by offering a structured approach and personalised coaching specifically tailored to the food and beverage industry.

    Unlike other programs, our approach is deeply rooted in Food & Beverage industry expertise and focuses on developing a clear growth strategy before diving into tactics.

    This ensures that your business activities are always aligned with long-term goals.

    Our programme adapts to your unique needs, providing continuous support through training, coaching, access to a network of industry experts and community, as well as practical tools to help you overcome challenges and take advantage of opportunities.

    With NZFIN, you’re not just participating in an accelerator—you’re gaining a committed growth partner dedicated to taking your business to the next level.

    We believe it is the most comprehensive food & beverage accelerator in the country.

“Growth is never by mere chance; it is the result of forces working together”

- James Cash Penney, founder of JC Penney