Triscuit Donating $250,000 to Food Maker Projects on Indiegogo

Triscuit Donating $250,000 to Food Maker Projects on Indiegogo Image: CNW Group/Mondelez Canada.

For over 100 years, Triscuit has been the beloved cracker trusted for starting with three simple ingredients. The brand believes that inspired creativity starts with something simple, and today, Triscuit will be flash funding over 50 food makers' campaigns on Indiegogo to empower small businesses that have the same beliefs. Businesses being funded on Indiegogo range from small farms to microbrewers to food trucks, with representation across the United States and Canada. Giada De Laurentiis – a champion of real food that starts simply – partnered with Triscuit to announce the news.

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"Like Triscuit, I have great admiration for today's community of food makers, because I know the kind of work that goes into taking a simple idea and building something impactful," said Giada. "I'm thrilled to be working with the brand to elevate and encourage new small businesses at various points on their journey from concept to success."

Also partnering with Triscuit is Cory Vitiello, award winning Canadian Chef who owns and operates Toronto restaurants The Harbord Room & Flock; "I believe inspired creativity has a simple idea at heart, like Triscuit, so I'm working with the brand to show support for food makers and celebrate simple ingredients that make delicious creations."

In 2015, Triscuit partnered with five artisanal food businesses with a shared focus on simple ingredients and delicious, real food to create products that paired perfectly with Triscuit. In 2016, the brand is going a step further, opening the door to more makers with more varied talents to deliver more inspiration.

"Indiegogo has a robust community of entrepreneurs, makers, and innovators and they, in turn, have authentic stories and passionate communities," said Slava Rubin, CEO & co-founder of Indiegogo. "Triscuit's maker-focused mission is very much aligned with that of our campaigners, so we're incredibly excited to work together on a sponsorship program of this nature."

"Triscuit was started in 1902 by an enterprising small business owner who created a woven cracker starting with three simple ingredients- wheat, oil, and salt," said Julia Nathan, Triscuit Brand Manager. "That same dedication to maximizing something simple lives on and we want to encourage it wherever we find it."

SOURCE Mondelez Canada