--- title: Associated Buyers & CommonWealth Kitchen launch new BIPOC fellowship. description: Industry leaders, Associated Buyers & CommonWealth Kitchen, launch new fellowship aimed to help level the playing field for BIPOC food entrepreneurs. image: https://blog.meetmable.com/hubfs/Hillside%20Harvest.jpg --- [![mable-logo.7431aceb](https://blog.meetmable.com/hubfs/mable-logo.7431aceb.svg "mable-logo.7431aceb")](https://blog.meetmable.com/) - [About Us](https://meetmable.com/pages/about-us) - [Brand Sign In](https://meetmable.com/vendor) - [Help Center & FAQs](https://support.meetmable.com/hc/en-us) ## [Associated Buyers & CommonWealth Kitchen launch new BIPOC fellowship.](https://blog.meetmable.com/associated-buyers-commonwealth-kitchen-launch-new-bipoc-fellowship) Jan 25, 2021 10:30:54 AM / by [The Mable Team](https://blog.meetmable.com/author/the-mable-team) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![The Shift Fellowship](https://blog.meetmable.com/hs-fs/hubfs/The%20Shift%20Fellowship.jpg?width=1200&name=The%20Shift%20Fellowship.jpg) Associated Buyers and CommonWealth Kitchen are launching a new fellowship program aimed at addressing inequities in our food system. The fellowship will provide direct and tangible support to a BIPOC entrepreneur that has a great product and the potential to stand out in a crowded marketplace. BIPOC is an acronym that stands for *Black, Indigenous, and People of Color.* Associated Buyers is a small natural and specialty foods wholesale company, serving the Northeast for over thirty years. They are known for friendly, reliable customer service and a diverse product mix which includes many international foods, bulk goods, regionally-made specialties and natural foods.   CommonWealth Kitchen is a food business incubator in Dorchester, MA that brings deep connections and relationships with BIPOC food entrepreneurs. They maintain a strong pipeline of entrepreneurs ready to take advantage of the benefits that the Fellowship offers.   ![Untitled design - 2021-01-20T182649.371](https://blog.meetmable.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Untitled%20design%20-%202021-01-20T182649.371.png?width=600&name=Untitled%20design%20-%202021-01-20T182649.371.png) The SHIFT Fellowship is a specialty foods opportunity for BIPOC CPG Entrepreneurs, lead by CommonWealth Kitchen and Associated Buyers, with participation from Mable and other retail and wholesale participants. Read on for more information on getting involved. ![Hillside Harvest](https://blog.meetmable.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Hillside%20Harvest.jpg?width=1200&name=Hillside%20Harvest.jpg)   The first fellow is [Hillside Harvest](https://hillsidesauce.com/), a gourmet, Caribbean American sauce and condiment company crafting flavor forward products that inspire consumers to explore delicious new ways of enjoying their favorite dishes.   --- How retailers, makers, and CPG experts can support The SHIFT Fellowship:   - Commit to a sales meeting with the fellow - Make a dedicated space on the shelf for the Fellow and other BIPOC food businesses - Commit funding or marketing spend - Waive slotting fees and placement deals - Connect the fellow with industry partners to help them succeed To learn more about getting involved in The SHIFT Fellowship, send an email to wyley@assocbuyers.com.     ![The Mable Team](https://blog.meetmable.com/hs-fs/hubfs/favicon%20(1).png?width=100&height=100&name=favicon%20(1).png) #### Written by [The Mable Team](https://blog.meetmable.com/author/the-mable-team) - Recent - Popular - Categories ### Lists by Topic - [food wholesale (7)](https://blog.meetmable.com/tag/food-wholesale) - [grocery wholesale (7)](https://blog.meetmable.com/tag/grocery-wholesale) - [Meet the Grocers (4)](https://blog.meetmable.com/tag/meet-the-grocers) - [specialty food brand (4)](https://blog.meetmable.com/tag/specialty-food-brand) - [emerging brands (3)](https://blog.meetmable.com/tag/emerging-brands) - [Blog (2)](https://blog.meetmable.com/tag/blog) - [Product Release Notes (2)](https://blog.meetmable.com/tag/product-release-notes) - [data (2)](https://blog.meetmable.com/tag/data) - [data trends (2)](https://blog.meetmable.com/tag/data-trends) - [food supply chain (2)](https://blog.meetmable.com/tag/food-supply-chain) - [grocery (2)](https://blog.meetmable.com/tag/grocery) - [store owner (2)](https://blog.meetmable.com/tag/store-owner) - [sustainable food (2)](https://blog.meetmable.com/tag/sustainable-food) - [Food Waste (1)](https://blog.meetmable.com/tag/food-waste) - [Gift Ideas (1)](https://blog.meetmable.com/tag/gift-ideas) - [SKUs (1)](https://blog.meetmable.com/tag/skus) - [Upcycled Foods (1)](https://blog.meetmable.com/tag/upcycled-foods) - [data optimization (1)](https://blog.meetmable.com/tag/data-optimization) - [digital wholesale (1)](https://blog.meetmable.com/tag/digital-wholesale) - [discovery (1)](https://blog.meetmable.com/tag/discovery) - [in-aisle ordering (1)](https://blog.meetmable.com/tag/in-aisle-ordering) - [mobile ordering app (1)](https://blog.meetmable.com/tag/mobile-ordering-app) - [snacks (1)](https://blog.meetmable.com/tag/snacks) see all ### **Mable app on iOS and Android is finally here!** Scan, tap, and reorder. 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