Schnucks Springboard will provide 10 diverse-owned businesses with education, resources and access to Schnucks customersST. LOUIS — After launching the program earlier this year, Schnuck Markets, Inc. announced the first 10 companies accepted into Schnucks Springboard – a business accelerator designed to provide education, resources and access to diverse-owned businesses*. These companies will receive business development classes at Schnucks’ St. Louis headquarters, networking opportunities, $5,000 of equity-free funding and, if they meet food safety, insurance and certification requirement, an in-store product trial at select Schnucks stores in 2025...
“Using our resources and relationships, we honor our responsibility to strive for equity for not only our teammates and customers but also for our many diverse-owned suppliers,” said Adrian Moore, Schnucks Senior Director of Merchandising Enablement & Supplier Diversity. “We look forward to working with the proprietors of these companies and to providing the inside knowledge and tools that can help them take their products and sales to the next level.”
...more*Diverse-owned is defined as at least 51% owned, operated and managed by a U.S. citizen or legal U.S. resident that is a member of one or more of the following groups: Woman, Disabled, Black American, Asian American/Pacific Islander, Native American, Hispanic American, LGBT and/or U.S. Military Veteran...
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