APPLICATION DEADLINE: Thursday, April 13, 2023
This form is now closed.
Thank you for your interest in pitching your product(s) to the Sprouts Farmers Market Forager Team! Before completing this application, please read these instructions carefully.
Answer all questions to the best of your ability. Applications will be pre-screened based on your answers to the questions about clean ingredients. If you answer "yes" to having a clean ingredient deck then are unable to check all the boxes in the next question ("free from" qualifiers), your application will unable to be considered.
Should your company be chosen to pitch, you will need to be prepared to ship samples to the Sprouts team in Phoenix, AZ in advance of the HEI. The destination address will be provided to the selected brands. Samples must be received by noon (MST) on Friday, April 28, 2023.
The presentation guidelines are as follows:
Each presentation will be a total of 20 minutes long.
- 5 mins: Introductions and company information
- Note: Your slide deck will be limited to no more than 5 slides.
- 7 mins: Brand and item presentation. Please include the below information:
- Cost information
- MSRP
- Promotional support
- Certifications: Organic, Non-GMO, Gluten-free, etc.
- Attributes and functionality
- Sustainability claims
- Diversity claims
- 4 mins: Questions and open discussion
- 4 mins: Feedback from Sprouts
You must be a registered attendee (either in-person or via Zoom) of the Hirshberg Entrepreneurship Institute in Boulder May 1 - 3, 2023 in order to apply for this opportunity. If you have not already registered, please do so now, then return to complete this form. Application deadline: Thursday, April 13, 2023