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Presenting & Summit Sponsors
THE FOOD CORRIDOR
The Food Corridor software platform currently powers 400+ shared-use kitchens of varying sizes and scopes across the U.S. and Canada. Their platform helps shared kitchen operators manage their spaces more efficiently by offering tools for scheduling, billing, compliance, and member management. This allows kitchen operators to streamline their operations and focus more on growing their businesses. The Food Corridor aims to support the growth and sustainability of shared kitchen spaces, which are essential for food entrepreneurs and small businesses. Additionally, The Food Corridor moderates the Network for Incubator and Commissary Kitchens (NICK), the largest professional network of shared kitchens, and provides extensive Technical Assistance to the industry. This Community of Practice brings together private, nonprofit and publicly-funded shared kitchens for collaboration, business insights, and technical support.
NW AND ROCKY MOUNTAIN FOOD BUSINESS CENTER
As part of the network of USDA Regional Food Business Centers, the Northwest and Rocky Mountain Regional Food Business Center supports a more resilient, diverse, and competitive food system. This Center is designed to be a node for the region’s small and mid-tier food and farm businesses and local and regional food sector development initiatives by supporting cross-regional collaboration, technical assistance on topics including scaling food entrepreneurs, meat supply chains, climate-smart crops, and right size infrastructure, as well as serving as a gateway for USDA programs.
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SPECIALTY FOOD ASSOCIATION
The Specialty Food Association (SFA) is a not-for-profit membership-based trade association currently representing 3,600+ businesses, from food makers and buyers to importers and distributors and more. Guided by our core values of innovation and inclusivity, SFA develops events, educational programs, and resources that support and champion our members and the global specialty food community. These include the Fancy Food Show expos, the six-month Maker Prep Course, and the annual sofi™ Awards honoring excellence in specialty food.
LA COCINA
La Cocina is an award-winning nonprofit kitchen incubator in San Francisco with the mission of cultivating working-class women entrepreneurs as they formalize and grow their food businesses. We do this by providing affordable commercial kitchen spaces, industry-specific technical assistance, and access to market opportunities. We focus primarily on supporting women from communities of color and immigrant communities. Although all program participants are low- to very low-income and launch businesses with less than $5,000 in capital, many of these talented entrepreneurs go on to receive industry awards and accolades from James Beard, Food & Wine, and StarChefs. More importantly, they are all catalysts to economic development, uplifting themselves and their families, changing the trajectory of future generations, creating jobs, and positively transforming communities and the Bay Area food landscape.
Other Sponsors
CEDAR STREET
Cedar Street Creative is a full-service real estate, design and development partner for ambitious F&B brands. We deliver innovative designs and execute complex real estate and construction projects, so your team can focus on what matters most: growing a business. Combine the dedication of an in-house expansion team with the knowledge base of turnkey consulting professionals, and you’ll get Cedar Street Creative.
RESCALE
Rescale is your one stop shop for food & bev co-manufacturing search, trials, and negotiation proven to yield the best pricing and quality. Search our database of over 7,000 vetted manufacturers, chat with your dedicated expert anytime you need a second opinion, and utilize your Rescale dashboard to ensure no details are lost in email chains ever again.
THE KITCHEN DOOR
The Kitchen Door connects you with commissary kitchen spaces that are available for rent. So whether you are a chef, caterer, baker, food truck, or any other food entrepreneur, The Kitchen Door will help you find an extraordinary place where you can cook, legally! We are on a mission to help food entrepreneurs succeed by making it easy to find fully-equipped, commercially-licensed kitchens. We know that by partnering with the right kitchen, your business can keep overhead costs down, reduce risk, and increase your chance of success!
FOOD WORKS GROUP
UNDERINVESTED COMMUNITY CHAMPION
Food Works Group (FWG) is a women-owned advisory firm that measures, strategizes and executes equitable and sustainable progress across the food system. We work with clients on a range of topics, including food hub, food bank, commercial kitchen, and value-add food business operational and financial planning; stakeholder engagement and strategic planning; sustainable agriculture production and logistics; regional asset mapping, landscape analysis, and needs assessments; board and organizational development, and other areas of technical assistance and organizational advancement. FWG is currently developing two pilot concepts that support mid-scale manufacturing solutions for regional CPG and food service brands looking to scale out of shared-use commercial kitchens into co-manufacturing. Specifically, we are exploring market demand and projected facility utilization for cash-flow positive small-to-mid-scale contract manufacturing solutions in two peri-urban centers, South Boston and the Twin Cities. The projects are both developing and revising organizational strategy, core operations, and synergies between existing commercial kitchen facility attributes and functions while developing new operations, food safety, and ancillary services for a new or expanded stand-alone co-man space. By looking critically at the projected user pipeline, capital improvements, operating expenses, earned revenue, and other financial considerations, they are developing a model for operational and financial viability.
NORTHBOUND VENTURES
UNDERINVESTED COMMUNITY CHAMPION
Northbound Ventures Consulting, LLC is a small, woman-owned consulting firm based in Montpelier, Vermont. Our work revolves around food systems, outdoor recreation, population health, and community economic revitalization. Our core services include in-person and remote facilitation, strategic and business planning, social enterprise and network development, community engagement, research design, data analysis, and impact evaluation.
UNFI
UNDERINVESTED COMMUNITY CHAMPION
UNFI is North America's premier grocery wholesaler delivering the widest variety of fresh, branded, and owned brand products to more than 30,000 locations throughout North America, including natural product superstores, independent retailers, conventional supermarket chains, ecommerce providers, and food service customers. UNFI also provides a broad range of value-added services and segmented marketing expertise, including proprietary technology, data, market insights, and shelf management to help customers and suppliers build their businesses and brands. As the largest full-service grocery partner in North America, UNFI is committed to building a food system that is better for all and is uniquely positioned to deliver great food, more choices, and fresh thinking to customers.
BUTTERFLY MX
ButterflyMX is your complete property access solution, providing a secure, convenient, and affordable way to manage and grant access on the go. Empower your tenants and building staff to open doors, gates, and elevators with a smartphone and ensure they never miss a visitor or delivery. Enjoy easy installation and cut costs by eliminating building wiring and in-unit hardware, and save time by integrating with popular access control and property management systems. Join the 10,000+ multifamily, commercial, gated community, and student housing properties that have made access simple with ButterflyMX.
RANGEME
RangeMe is the premier platform for showcasing your brand to thousands of food service operators and retailers. We offer unparalleled brand exposure, exclusive opportunities for buyer discovery, and access to proprietary insights and resources.
Connect with buyers from all sectors—whether you’re targeting specialty cafes, big box chains, regional distributors, or national franchises. Share your brand story and enjoy continuous exposure to decision-makers in the food service industry.
FARMERS MARKET PROS
Farmers Market Pros promotes financial sustainability, community engagement and entrepreneurship with tools for local market managers, small farmers and food makers. Classes, consulting, weekly Tent Talk podcasts and online forums provide education and support year-round and In Tents: The National Farmers Market Conference brings market managers and vendors from throughout the US and Canada together for three days of speakers, workshops and roundtables each year.
GALLEY
Galley, the creator of the Culinary Resource Planning (CRP) category and its platform, is revolutionizing culinary operations with data-driven insights and innovative solutions. We are leading the industry transformation with cutting-edge technology that helps culinary professionals craft exceptional experiences and modernize operations. Our CRP Platform liberates foodservice professionals from outdated methods, paving the way for efficiency, innovation, and success. We create an environment where culinary precision is effortless, operational chaos becomes order, and every meal is crafted with the efficiency and artistry that customers crave and the kitchen aspires to.
MINNESOTA CHAPTER OF LES DAMES
Les Dames d’Escoffier International (LDEI) is a philanthropic organization of women leaders in the fields of food, fine beverage and hospitality. The membership is composed of over 2,400 members in 44 chapters in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Mexico and Italy. LDEI is highly diversified and reflects the multifaceted fields of contemporary gastronomy and hospitality. The Minnesota Chapter of LDEI is dedicated to supporting and promoting women in the culinary fields through charitable and educational activities.
SENSOR CHECK
The Sensor Check Temperature Monitoring System provides a powerful, inexpensive wireless solution for continuously monitoring the temperature and power in any refrigerated unit, location, or zone that is important to your business. Our fully cellular and wi-fi enabled solution lets you track the temperatures of your commercial refrigeration wherever you are. With built-in battery backup you will know when there is a problem even in a power outage. Sensor Check includes features designed for Shared Kitchens and offers a 30-day free trial.
ROAMING HUNGER
Roaming Hunger enables businesses to create memorable events—anywhere, anytime. Since 2009, our online Catering & Events platform and in-house Experiential Marketing Agency, RMNG, have enabled events and hosts to facilitate incredible food-centric experiences. With over 21,000 food trucks, trailers, carts, and mobile caterers in our network, Roaming Hunger helps everyone from families to Fortune 500 companies accomplish successful catering events.
MISSION WEST COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS
MMFEC’s focus is on incubating start-up food product enterprises, strengthening Montana’s food supply chain and bolstering our local food economies. The facility is 13,000 square feet, FDA registered, USDA Meat Inspected, Certified Organic and licensed for retail and wholesale food production and storage.
ATK DESIGN STUDIOS, LLC
ATK Design Studios, LLC is a nationally recognized commercial kitchen foodservice design firm. At ATK we immerse ourselves in our projects absorbing the client's culture. Understanding the investment a client makes in us and the project is the driving force in our commitment to making the vision a reality. The ATK Team takes pride in our ability to communicate the foodservice space to the client. Providing a real grasp on how the space will operate. Our team's mission is to provide the client with a product of their vision.
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