Applications Invited for 100+ Accelerator Coca-Cola Refill.Reuse.Refresh Challenge

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About the Organization

Anheuser-Busch InBev, or AB InBev, is a multinational drinks conglomerate headquartered in Belgium. It's the world's largest beer brewer by both volume and revenue, operating more than 600 beer brands in 150 countries.

The 100+ Accelerator was launched by AB InBev in 2018 to help the company reach its ambitious sustainability goals faster by finding startups that could deliver breakthrough advancements across five key sustainability pillars—water stewardship, smart agriculture, circular packaging, climate action and upcycling. In its first two cohorts, more than half of the startups secured long term contracts with AB InBev. In 2021, The Coca-Cola Company, Colgate-Palmolive Company and Unilver joined AB InBev’s 100+ Accelerator to fund and pilot sustainable innovation in supply chains. In its first three cohorts, the 100+ Accelerator has worked with 70 startups in over 20 countries.

About the Grant

We invest in companies from Seed to Series B stage. The 100+ Accelerator delivers 6 months of remote programming and training to accelerate the collaboration and growth of cohort companies in addition to a pilot/alliance with our partner companies. You will receive support from a global team champion, access to mentor networks and up to $100K toward pilot execution.

We´re looking for startups that have solutions to the Coca-Cola Refill.Reuse.Refresh challenge.

As a total beverage company, Coca-Cola has a diverse portfolio of beverages that cater to the evolving tastes and preferences of consumers worldwide. As we look into the future, we are committed to expanding our business responsibly and sustainably.

In working together towards creating a more sustainable future for our people, our communities, and our planet, we believe we have a responsibility to help curb climate change as well as help address the issue of global packaging waste.

Driven by this vision, we are aiming to revolutionize the smart beverage dispensing landscape by focusing on the development of a cohesive dispenser ecosystem that integrates cutting-edge dispensers with reusable and refillable bottles to offer an unparalleled experience of convenience for our consumers and customers.

Coca-Cola Refill.Reuse.Refresh -

• Solutions that encourage consumers to reuse refillable bottles by ensuring convenience and beverage quality
• Solutions that promote preserving and enhancing carbonation in reusable bottle or near-bottle solutions.
• Effective technologies or device that enable digital connectivity between dispenser and reusable bottle for multi-facetted purposes
• Reusable bottle technologies that would help to merge various reusable schemes and suppliers into a nation-wide effective operating system
• Low-energy mobile washing technology for reusable packaging at outdoor events, festivals etc
• Solutions that promote an end-to-end smart dispenser ecosystem
• Technologies that improve or increase dispenser hygiene
• Technologies that sustainably improve carbonation in beverage dispenser to the level of highly carbonated products in a cost-effective way

How to Apply

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