BRING YOUR FOOD BIZ TO LIFE BY BAGGING A RENT-FREE SPOT AT MERCATO METROPOLITANO

If you’re dreaming of running your own food business, applications for Mercato Metropolitano’s ‘dreaMM campaign’ are open

Mercato Metropolitano, the food and community marketplace with sites in Elephant & Castle, Mayfair and Canary Wharf (plus Ilford opening this summer), is offering aspiring food entrepreneurs the ultimate business kickstart – a three-month rent-free tenure at one of its markets.

Mercato Metropolitano is more than just a food market, it’s a MMovement that’s all about creating community through food and building a sustainable and inclusive future for people and the planet, and the ‘dreaMM campaign’ is central to this. Created in response to the cost-of-living crisis and the strain that it’s putting on new business ventures, Mercato Metropolitano is hoping that this rent-free opportunity will support new talent and help a local entrepreneur turn their dream into a successful business.

As well as securing the rent-tenure at one of the MM markets, the successful ‘dreaMMer’ will also receive free one-to-one consultations with the MM team, covering everything from creating a business plans to sourcing sustainable ingredients to branding and marketing advice; support from one of the current traders at the markets; and financial support to help cover the costs associated with setting up at the market.

If you’ve got a foodie business that you’d love to get off the ground, you can apply for the ‘dreaMM campaign’ by answering a few key questions and you’ll need to get those submissions in by Tues 30th May. Shortlisted entries will then be invited to pitch their concepts to a panel at the dreaMM pitch day on Thurs 15th June, before a final winner is selected, so get those applications in below!

Submissions close Tues 30th May 2023
mercatometropolitano.com

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