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From Cottage Foods to Commercial Success: How to Grow Your Food Business
If you’ve ever sold cookies from your home oven at the farmers market, bottled jam for friends, or watched a family sauce recipe gain a
How to Start a Catering Business: A Step-by-Step Guide for Food Entrepreneurs
Step 1: Define Your Catering Concept
Before you dive in, get clear on your focus: Will you serve corporate events, weddings, or private dinners?
At The Food Corridor, we’ve helped thousands of food entrepreneurs launch and scale their businesses. If you’re ready to start your own catering venture, here’s your roadmap—plus tools and resources to help you every step of the way.
How Nimbus Simplified Shared Kitchen Operations with Smart Access Control
Running a shared kitchen isn’t just about keeping ovens hot and ingredients stocked; it’s about managing constant movement in and out of the facility. Between
Webinar: Grow Your Shared Kitchen Faster: How to Turn Leads into Paying Clients with The Food Corridor
Learn how to optimize your Kitchen Door listing, share your intake form, organize leads, and build onboarding flows in The Food Corridor to convert faster and grow your shared kitchen.
Shared Kitchens Are Still Rising: Our Legacy with RFBC and What’s Next
In July 2025, the USDA announced the termination of all Regional Food Business Centers (RFBCs), including the Northwest Rocky Mountain Center (Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon,
USDA Grants for Shared Kitchens Are Now OPEN – Here’s How to Tap In
USDA grant programs are now open—and shared kitchens are eligible. From infrastructure and equipment to technical assistance and food hub development, the FMPP, LFPP, and RFSP grants offer powerful funding opportunities to help your kitchen grow. Learn how to apply, what’s eligible, and how others in our community have leveraged these funds to strengthen their local food systems.
NAICS Codes Explained: How to Classify Your Shared Kitchen
Choosing the right NAICS code for your shared kitchen or food incubator can feel like trying to fit a square peg into a round hole. There’s no one-size-fits-all solution—but there are smart strategies that work. In this guide, we break down the most relevant NAICS codes used across the industry, when to use them, and how to avoid common pitfalls.
What is a Virtual Brand?
In the golden age of delivery apps and ghost kitchens, virtual brands are the culinary chameleons of the food world. They exist only online (no
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