Food Business
Incubator

Katalyst 2020 Report

From the co-founders of and

Food Business Incubator

Katalyst 2020 report

From the management team
that brought you
Eco-village Moldova
and EcoVisio

Welcome to a place where
food businesses can:

Rent certified production space by the hour, day or longer

outsource services such as accounting, design, HR, packaging

Develop and test new product lines

Receive consultation on process optimization, financial planning, export regulations, food safety, etc.

When

2019

was the year of research

2020

CONSTRUCTION AND REMOTE PROGRAMS BEGIN

2020

2021

GRAND OPENING

Where

The Food Business Incubator will be built in the village of Riscova (home to EcoVillage Moldova).

We want to give new purpose to an old building, formerly used as tobacco drying facility and pig farm. In spring 2020 we did a serious clean up and basic repairs and in late summer we are starting major reconstruction.

Why

Less than 10% of Moldovan agriculture exports are processed.
Incubators, hubs & co-working spaces are well established in Moldova, but those are mostly oriented to creative and technology workers, not food.

We already work closely with over 100 small food producers. We understand the needs of food business entrepreneurs, what support and services and infrastructure they need to be more profitable.

Our team has decades of experience recognizing potential and catalyzing initiatives.