The Food Corridor is a software platform built for shared commercial kitchen operators — the spaces where food businesses are born.
Online booking, scheduling, automated billing, insurance tracking, member management. We handle the complexity so operators can focus on their community. The food entrepreneurs renting these kitchens — caterers, cottage bakers, food truck operators, emerging CPG brands — are building real businesses. Operators support them, strengthening local food systems one kitchen at a time.
Better tools for kitchen management. That's what we're built for.
Upgrade your shared kitchen with The Food Corridor
HOURS SAVED PER MONTH
25,130+
REVENUE PROCESSED
$186M+
FOOD BUSINESSES SERVED
52,350+
WHO ARE THEY?
The Gnomes
We’re your quirky sidekicks, working behind the scenes to help streamline your shared use commercial kitchen. Reach out whenever. We'd love to hear from you!
Ashley Colpaart
CEO
A food systems PhD who turned her dissertation into a company, Ashley has spent 10 years building the software infrastructure that powers shared kitchens nationwide.
My Kitchen Tool
Garlic press "I can break big things into smaller pieces."
Ben Nelson
Cheif Revenue and Financial Officer
A TFC co-founder with an MBA in Finance and deep roots in ag industry leadership, Ben has the financial rigor to keep a mission-driven company built to last.
My Kitchen Tool
Pressure Cooker "I can take the heat!"
Meghan King
VP of Product
Meghan went from co-founding a food business to leading product at TFC. An MBA in sustainable enterprise and 12+ years in tech and client relations give her a rare view of both sides of the platform.
My Kitchen Tool
French Press "It creates high-quality output through a simple, intentional process."
Hailey Edmonton
VP of Client Success and Retention
With a master's in agricultural economics and roots in food access work, Hailey thrives where data meets the people powering local food systems.
My Kitchen Tool
Hobart Mixer "It's reliable, built-to-last, and great at scaling production."
Jack Maude
Senior Sales Development Representative
A UW-Madison business and entrepreneurship grad with a love for Italy (and pasta), Jack brings warmth and fluency to every kitchen conversation.
My Kitchen Tool
Tongs "They can work with many different kinds of food and recipes."
Tyler Sangermano
Director of Special Products
A trained chef with 20+ years of restaurant and culinary incubator experience, Tyler brings deep roots in food entrepreneurship and a lifelong commitment to equity in the food system.
My Kitchen Tool
Santoku Knife "It's the first nice knife I bought for myself and is still my fave. Versatile and sharp."
Emily Satterlee
Marketing Manager
Before joining TFC, Emily spent years in the startup world learning how to build something from nothing. She loves bringing those same marketing skills to support entrepreneurs in local food systems.
My Kitchen Tool
Spiralizer "It can turn something boring like zucchini into zoodles of fun."
Haley Collins
Marketing Manager
Haley holds a master's in Food Culture, Communications & Marketing from the University of Gastronomic Sciences in Italy, which means she thinks about food and storytelling at the same time, always.
My Kitchen Tool
Vitamix "It's dependable and versatile, and can handle many tasks."
Simone Johnson
Product Manager
Simone brings a rare combination of strategic thinking and relational intelligence to product development, helping teams build better processes, make clearer decisions, and stay aligned on what actually matters.
My Kitchen Tool
Immersion Blender "It is versatile and works in whatever container it's given."
Ashley Smetana
Product Designer
A lifelong bookworm, Ash uses her quick wit and background spanning insurance and logistics software to bring a broad perspective to user experiences; crafting interactive systems for functional, intuitive products.
My Kitchen Tool
French Whisk"To stir things up."
Jorge Castillo
Technical QA Lead
With 9+ years in hospitality tech and a sharp eye for how complex systems break, Jorge brings deep QA instincts and a knack for tracing bugs to their root cause. Nothing gets past his review without earning it.
My Kitchen Tool
Mortar"I love pepper!"
Carlos Barbiero
Senior Software and DevOps Engineer
With 13+ years of Ruby on Rails experience, Carlos is the engineer who keeps TFC's infrastructure humming and believes clean code is a non-negotiable.
My Kitchen Tool
Dish Washer"I love to clean up the code."
Leandro Rodriguez
Senior Full Stack Engineer
With 12+ years of full-stack experience and a background in hospitality tech, Leandro builds the kind of reliable, multi-purpose software that keeps shared kitchens running smoothly from Argentina.
My Kitchen Tool
Knife"It's a simple tool that can serve multiple purposes."
Gerardo Kobluk
Senior Full Stack Engineer
An experienced developer and educator, Gerardo not only writes complex code, but teaches others to do the same. He has an uncanny ability to solve the seemingly impossible, always lending a helping hand.
My Kitchen Tool
Griddle"I can cook steaks to perfect doneness; they're my favorite food."
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