The SUN Business Network (SBN) aims to increase the availability and affordability of safe, nutritious foods to consumers, especially low-income consumers through activities at global and national levels. At a national level, the SBN convenes businesses, assesses technical, financial and other business support service needs for members, and advocates the role of business in addressing nutrition at country level. Read More
The SUN Business Network (SBN) aims to increase the availability and affordability of safe, nutritious foods to consumers, especially low-income consumers through activities at global and national levels. At a national level, the SBN convenes businesses, assesses technical, financial and other business support service needs for members, and advocates the role of business in addressing nutrition at country level. At a global level, the SBN acts as a focal point for engaging multinational businesses in nutrition activities such as making workplace nutrition commitments.Read More
The SUN Business Network (SBN) aims to increase the availability and affordability of safe, nutritious foods to consumers, especially low-income consumers through activities at global and national levels. At a national level, the SBN convenes businesses, assesses technical, financial and other business support service needs for members, and advocates the role of business in addressing nutrition at country level.Read More
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The Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Pitch Competition, organised by the SUN Business Network, harnesses innovative solutions for improved nutrition by connecting Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in emerging markets with technical assistance and investment opportunities. The Global SUN Pitch Competition 2020 took place as a virtual event on 30th July 2020, showcasing the top 21 entrepreneurs shortlisted from National SUN Pitch Competitions in 2019. Read More
SMEs are critical in shaping the nutritional outcomes of local food systems; 64% of food consumed in Africa is handled by millions of SMEs along agri-food value chains as input suppliers, off-takers, processors, distributors, or otherwise. They constitute a pull factor, aggregating smallholder farmers into the value chain and upgrading the quality and efficiency of farming, leading to a more sustainable food system. Read More
The success of the SUN Pitch Competition is thanks to the generous support of our sponsors and partners, without whom the competition would not be possible. Our sponsors and partners offer a variety of in-kind and financial contributions to support the national and global pitch competitions, provide mentorship to finalists and increase the visibility of the competition Read More
The Global SUN Pitch Competition brought together 21 innovative SMEs from national pitch competitions in Africa and Asia to pitch their nutrition solution to a panel of high-level judges and an audience of investors for a chance to win cash and technical assistance prizes. Read More
National SUN Pitch Competitions are run by SUN Business Networks in partnership with a local accelerator. All shortlisted applicants selected through National SUN Pitch Competitions compete in an in-person bootcamp focused on nutrition awareness, strategy for scale and soft skills training, culminating in a national pitching event. National SUN Pitch Competitions were held in the following countries throughout 2019:
The Scaling Up Nutrition Business Network (SBN) aims to engage and mobilise business at a global and national level to act and invest responsibly in improving nutrition.
The SBN will now embrace three new strategic objectives that are aligned with those of the third phase of the SUN Movement-from 2021 to 2025.
Our stories highlight our SBN members and network initiatives that have made valuable contributions towards enhanced nutrition outcomes.
in the months following the 2020 global SUN Pitch competition, winning Pakistani SME, Poulta, has used their Cargill-sponsored cash prize...
To improve food security, nutrition, and the impact of food production on the environment, Bangladesh’s SUN Business Network has launched...
In 2013, Nigerian agri-entrepreneur Oluwaseun Sangoleye founded BabyGrubz, a food company that manufactures a wide range of affordable, dried homemade...
Our wide variety of dynamic networks across Africa, Asia, and Latin America are actively seeking organisations including businesses committed to improving nutrition to join as members
The SBN Global Secretariat invites food and non-food companies who are not headquartered within a SUN Country to join our network as global members that are interested to support SBN national activities, implement work force nutrition programs and improve actions to address malnutrition in all its forms, including addressing overweight and obesity
Join our exciting events from across the globe that are hosted or promoted by SBN and our partners that aim to support private sector engagement in improving nutrition.
Check out our expansive library of resources that aim to support businesses in maximising their nutritional impact
