VENTURE STUDIO ON
A MISSION TO BUILD LASTING FOOD & LIFESTYLE BRANDS
CO-CREATING FROM IDEA TO STAND-ALONE VENTURE
HOW WE BUILD
We work acting as co-founders with supporting systems in action.
IDEATION
A Research market & opportunities
B Concept ideation
C Innovation lab research
DISCOVERY
D Concept definition
1 brand strategy
2 visual identity
3 packaging design
E Network
F Prototype building
VALIDATION
G Concept refinement
1 communication & pr
2 go to market
3 experience design
H MVP testing
VENTURE
I Venture set up
1 funding
2 team building
SCALE
L Commercialisation support
H Scale production set up
THE FOUNDERS
Abouzar Rahmani
Julia Rahmani
Funda Dilmaghanian
ZHAR SA, an entrepreneur office and Venture Studio, was founded by Abouzar, Julia and Funda. Abouzar is a serial entrepreneur with a successful track record in the healthy snacking sector, who comes from a family with over 140 years heritage in the food industry. Julia is a graduate from the London School of Economics, with family business background in the printing and sustainability sector and half a decade of experience in snack food brand development. As a 4th generation family business member, Funda has worked alongside Abouzar for almost two decades in business development. Combining their family business knowhow, business education and experience in the food, print and sustainability sectors, they founded ZHAR to grow forward-thinking businesses.
PORTFOLIO
Domani Food, based in Rancate, Switzerland, is a young Swiss snack food production company focusing on the Swiss chocolate and natural snack food industry for global markets.
Domani Food, based in Rancate, Switzerland, is a young Swiss snack food production company focusing on the Swiss chocolate and natural snack food industry for global markets.
FoodYoung Labs, part of FoodYoung consumer food innovation company, provides end-to-end solutions for food innovation: product development, pilot-testing, small batch and large scale production.
