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What’s Next for Shared Kitchens? Getting Ready for the New Normal

The Food Corridor

  • Blog Articles
  • Commercial Kitchens, Community Kitchens, Incubator Kitchens, Shared Kitchens, Underutilized Kitchens
Given the ever-evolving COVID-19 crisis, businesses in the food industry are adapting to the "new normal" by adapting to changes and uncertainty in their businesses. This article details industry trends, adaptations, and operational changes in the shared kitchen sector….
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Navigating COVID-19 in the Food Industry

The Food Corridor

  • Blog Articles
  • Commercial Kitchens, Community Kitchens, Incubator Kitchens, Shared Kitchens, Underutilized Kitchens
Restaurants, food businesses, and shared kitchens faced great uncertainty at the onset of COVID-19, and continue to face uncertainty as the situation continues to evolve. This article is a collection of resources and strategies for navigating the complexities of….
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How is the Shared Kitchen Industry Pivoting to Cope with COVID-19?

The Food Corridor

  • Blog Articles
  • Commercial Kitchens, Community Kitchens, Incubator Kitchens, Shared Kitchens, Underutilized Kitchens
COVID-19 has disrupted every aspect of daily life, and has been an incredibly challenging time for small businesses. Shared kitchens are no exception. However, many shared kitchens and food businesses have found creative ways to survive and thrive, support….
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Disaster Relief Playbook for Shared and Commercial Kitchens

The Food Corridor

  • Reports (5+ pages)
  • Commercial Kitchens, Community Kitchens, Incubator Kitchens, Shared Kitchens, Underutilized Kitchens
This step-by-step playbook can be used by any commercial kitchen to activate underutilized space into a food distribution operation during the COVID-19 crisis and beyond. These community kitchens have the potential to come to the table and feed those….
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Farm to Freezer Webinar

Niche Meat Processor Assistance Network

  • Webinars/Forums/Lunch & Learns
  • frozen meat, online meat sales, online sales platforms, shipping food
Hear from three experienced panelists who sell their meats online & ship direct to consumers. Let’s turn the COVID-19 pandemic into an opportunity to connect our niche meats to hungry consumers. Topics will include: regulations, setting up an online….
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New Meat Plant Office Hours

Niche Meat Processor Assistance Network

  • Webinars/Forums/Lunch & Learns
  • mobile slaughter units, new meat plants, office hours, start-ups
NMPAN Director Rebecca Thistlethwaite will hold bi-weekly Zoom office hours in June and July for folks contemplating building or purchasing a small-scale meat processing facility (slaughter and/or cut & wrap), as well as retail exempt butcher shops. Informal discussion….
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COVID 19 Resource Page

Niche Meat Processor Assistance Network

  • Webpages
  • best practices, COVID 19 resources, PPE, website, worker safety
A webpage that is updated every other week with COVID related information and resources for meat producers and meat processors/distributors. It includes information on workplace sanitation practices, keeping employees safe, paid sick time laws, COVID symptoms to watch for….
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We invite you to the Consumer Food Insights Series 3.0 Webinar, co-hosted by USDA AMS and Colorado State University. In this webinar, the project team will present new findings from their third nationwide survey of food purchasing and consumer behavior since the COVID-19 pandemic. These findings may help guide Local and Regional Food Systems (LRFS) business, policy makers, and community organizations.

Date: Thursday, April 25, 2024

Time: 10 AM Mountain Time (12 PM Eastern Time)

Register in Advance Here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0sdOysrz0qG9Ul79e6AT-5l94pomLUh76l