From day one, The Food Corridor has been rooted in listening. Listening to your challenges, your wins, your creative ideas—and then rolling up our sleeves and building tools that help you thrive. Over the years, we’ve seen just how resilient, mission-driven, and downright innovative this industry is. We also know how isolating and overwhelming it can be to run a shared kitchen without the right guidance or support.
After a decade of supporting kitchen operators through our software demos and support calls, engaging in our community of practice – The Network for Incubator and Commissary Kitchens (The NICK), our Shared Kitchen Summit, and countless educational workshops and cohorts, one request echoed louder than the rest:
“We need a centralized platform for learning, collaborating, and sharing resources.”
Heard.
We spent the last year testing various engagement methods for learning, having intentional conversations with the community, updating our existing resources, and digging into industry-wide data. Our industry is evolving quickly, and we’re with you every step of the way.
That’s why we’re thrilled to introduce KitchenEDU—a dedicated learning hub designed to help shared kitchen operators build strong, sustainable businesses and vibrant communities.
KitchenEDU is your new go-to space for learning, collaborating, and finding clarity in the chaos. It’s where our resources, workshops, toolkits, and events collide.
Our trusted resources like our Shared Kitchen Toolkit, Operations Manual, and our Prep & Prosper Shared Kitchen Workbook now officially live under the KitchenEDU brand. But that’s just the beginning.
Here’s a sneak peek at what’s coming your way:
- Learn – Launch and grow your shared kitchen with on-demand courses, actionable materials, and in-depth workshops. Plus, connect with other operators through our online learning community.
- Thrive – Expand your knowledge-base with our library of resources and tools for your kitchen.
- Connect – Crowdsource solutions for your challenges, share best practices, and find others crazy enough to find themselves in this niche industry.
We built KitchenEDU for this community, which means we want to build it with this community.
We’re currently on the lookout for consultants and contract-based facilitators who are excited to share their wisdom and support operators. If you have experience in kitchen operations, incubation services, food compliance, financial planning, or anything else that could help kitchen operators level up—we want to hear from you. Our official call for collaborators is coming soon, so keep an eye out.
We’ve been in the trenches of this work for a long time, and one thing we know for sure is this: shared kitchen operators are some of the most adaptable, community-minded, and passionate people we know.
KitchenEDU is creating the space you asked for—a place for in-depth learning, intentional connecting, and easy to navigate tools. The food businesses working in your kitchens rely on you for a safe and efficient space to launch and grow. Let us provide the same for you.
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