Budgeting isn’t the fun part of running a food business, but it’s as necessary as a great recipe, especially in shaky economic times. With inflation and the threat of recession dominating headlines, join us for a discussion of tactics you can use right right now to boost the financial health of your company. We’ll cover […]
While there are many Black-owned food businesses at Garden State Kitchen, we want to highlight two members who cooked in the kitchen this month. In honor of Black History Month, meet vegan chefs and lifestyle coaches Plant Based Planet, and Bro-Ritos, a growing company with iconic green food trucks and incredible burritos. Plant Based Planet […]
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Did you miss our January workshop? Every winter, we host a lively panel discussion where the pros explain what it takes to sell artisanal food at farmers markets, pop-ups, and events. This year – our fifth – Dawn Estrada of Cake Jars and Rashida Sawyer of Shi’s Cakes & Things shared their experience vending at […]
With Thanksgiving and Small Business Saturday coming up, we’re taking a minute to salute food entrepreneurs everywhere, but especially those who cook at Garden State Kitchen. As a small business ourselves, we get it. We take pride in this community and the incredible food produced 24/7 in our six kitchens. Check out the goods from a […]
Summer means beach days, farmers markets, and lots of ice cream cones. This summer, there’s hot stuff happening here at Garden State Kitchen! We’re welcoming many new faces and saying farewell to some who’ve been with us from the beginning. (Watch this space for their success stories.) We also just hosted an ice cream social […]
All six of our kitchens, from prep to baking to catering, are humming with activity this summer. Here’s what some of our members are up to. Herbalist Ricardo Da Costa (above), owner and founder of Yogic Chai, rents space to brew his organic masala chai concentrate and package his award-winning loose leaf blends. He launched […]
Meet April Harris, founder and owner of Keeping You Sweet. April joined Garden State Kitchen when she suddenly lost access to the commercial kitchen where she was making her vegan and gluten-free desserts. Losing production space is never great, but when you wholesale to Whole Foods Market, you need an immediate solution. We hear this […]
Meet Connor Sterphone and Jared Prince, the partnership behind Garnish. You’ll find their beautiful jars of vegan overnight oats online and at shops and cafes in NJ and NYC, but before that, you’ll see Connor and Jared making their creations at Garden State Kitchen. To meet customer needs, they book the large windowed large prep […]
Join us on April 13 for Demystifying NJ’s Home Baking & Cottage Food Business Rules. During this virtual workshop, professional baker and NJ Home Bakers Association co-founder Martha Rabello covers the latest on the new legislation and what it means for small food businesses. We’ll detail what is and isn’t allowed, what might come next, […]
