Partner your brand alongside an award-winning incubator program that inspires and exceedingly outperforms any Bay Area restaurant group in concepts launched and businesses thriving. Build a more inclusive and vibrant Bay Area landscape while aligning with a civic-minded organization with its thumb on the pulse of the real local food scene.

In 2024-25, La Cocina is offering opportunities to sponsor our 20th Anniversary gala on May 1, 2025, as well as year-long program activities, including special dinners, training events, community gatherings, and more.

Amplify your messaging, extend your reach, and display product via a variety of channels from on-site activations; custom sponsorships; signage and advertising; PR, digital and social media. Entertain your most-valued clients with special dinners with our entrepreneurs, a tour at our kitchen or VIP tickets and seating.

Throughout the year, we produce public events to showcase and celebrate La Cocina entrepreneurial community and provide educational programming for businesses to grow. Program sponsorships cover event production and programming to maximize our incubator program’s impact on entrepreneurs. We are focused on acquiring support for the following events and programs: 

• Entrepreneur Field Trips: A chance for a group of entrepreneurs across all stages of La Cocina’s program to get inspired by and explore a new city’s food scene while expanding their network by connecting with fellow business owners and purveyors.

• Industry Conference Scholarships: An opportunity for 5-10 entrepreneurs to attend food events to network and learn new skills. E.g., Black Women in Food, FAB, Cherry Bombe Southern Foodways Alliance.

• Entrepreneur Training Workshops & Learning Circles:  We host free workshops on small business loans, leadership, visioning, open-book finance, and more. This is an opportunity for your brand to lead a workshop on a relevant topic and meet in person with the entrepreneurs.

• Cohort Pop-Up Dinners: A multi-course ticketed dinners for 75-100 guests, featuring a tasting menu by the newest incubated La Cocina businesses.