Coca-Cola Türkiye will fund 25 women-led food businesses, how can a small kitchen apply?

According to the announcement, the first-ranked business will receive TL 1,000,000, the second TL 500,000 and the third TL 300,000. The remaining 22 businesses or cooperatives will receive TL 100,000 each. What the grant may be spent on, and when it will be paid, has not been announced.

According to official 2025 data cited by Coca-Cola Türkiye, women run 18.2 percent of food businesses. The announcement does not name the institution behind the figure. According to the company, its “Kız Kardeşim” (My Sister) project has reached more than 500,000 women in 81 provinces since 2015.

Coca-Cola Türkiye and ÖSGD run it together, with MSA on the training side. “We are adding strength to the growth journey of women-led businesses,” says Gaye Narmanlı Sunerli, General Manager of Coca-Cola Türkiye (Perakende.org). This is the company’s own statement.

The announcement’s target group is women aged 18 to 30 who run food businesses, and women’s cooperatives. Whether owning the business or managing it is enough is not stated. Check that distinction on the application page.

Evaluation criteria, the jury, required documents, spending conditions and the payment schedule. The link between the training and the grant evaluation is not spelled out either. Without this information, guessing your grant chances is not sound.

The window closes on 20 November, and a last-week application carries more risk of missing information. One busy week in the kitchen is enough to miss the date. A calendar reminder set today is the simplest safeguard.

Because not every dish leaves the same profit. A best-seller with a thin margin wears out the kitchen; the work gets done but the till does not turn over. Filling in the template once a month lightens the load on the menu.

With your own numbers: ingredient cost per dish, a waste allowance and packaging. Subtract that from the selling price, then compare what is left with the units needed to cover rent and staff. This is a decision frame, not financial advice.

Shift plans, prep order and who does what at peak hours. If orders wait during the lunch rush, the customer walks out. A simple prep list prevents much of that loss.

In a cooperative, products come from several producers, so training and a grant can reach many people at once. Without a sales channel, products stay unsold, which puts cost and digital visibility first. We look at how a small producer can start selling abroad in our piece on Sunar Yatırım’s export strategy.

This programme is limited to ages 18 to 30. Owners outside that range can still use the training topics as a checklist for their own business. For other support schemes, follow official institutions’ announcements.

A business receiving a grant may spend on equipment, renovation or digital services, which could flow to local suppliers. Spending conditions have not been announced, so this is only a possibility. The real effect will show after the results.

Address, phone, opening hours and a current menu photo. A customer who arrives while you appear open but are closed may not come back. Short, calm replies to reviews also build trust.

In time-consuming jobs like writing menu descriptions, preparing social posts and tidying stock lists. The tool gives ideas; the owner does the final check. Always check prices and allergen information by hand.

With a loyalty card, a text message list or a saved favourite in a delivery app. We look at how large retailers move customers to their own app in our piece on MediaMarkt’s app campaign. A small kitchen can build the same logic with a simpler tool.

Short, plain and with numbers: for example, average daily customers, the number of dishes on the menu and your average basket. The numbers should come from your own records, not guesses.

Spending conditions have not been announced, so no firm plan is possible yet. Ranking priorities now still helps: equipment, renovation, digital visibility or training. Update the list once the official rules are published; verify with the official source; this is not legal or financial advice.

When you have no time to set up your map listing, menu page and social media yourself. We plan digital visibility for small businesses through our digital consulting work. Retail news is interpreted for you on our retail page.

According to the announcement, women aged 18 to 30 who run food businesses, and women’s cooperatives. For detailed conditions, check the programme’s official application page.

Applications close on 20 November 2026. Results are planned for 25 December 2026.

No, grants are limited to 25 businesses or cooperatives. The evaluation criteria were not given in the announcement.