Cleveland Central Kitchen | Where Craft Food Concepts Take Off

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When you join Central Kitchen, you join a community of like-minded food entrepreneurs who get the challenges and opportunities of working in the craft food business. Join us! We’re ready to share the ingredients you need to launch, build and grow.

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The Incubator program serves up the shared commercial kitchen, training and funding opportunities you need to get your product to market.

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I have an established product that's ready to scale.

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Our innovative Food Hub sets you up with the custom production space, co-packing, storage and logistics you need to supercharge growth.

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Thinking about starting a craft food business? Find out the steps you need to start and succeed in the craft food industry. Learn how to go from concept to reality by following these simple steps from Central Kitchen.

DASHES OF INSPIRATION

These entrepreneurs turned their big ideas into real, successful craft food businesses.
Let their stories inspire your next step.

Doozy Pots | Founder: Kirsten and Karl Sutaria

Killik Hot Sauce Co. | Founder: Michael Killik

Health Junkie | Founder: Nicole Lazar

FRESH FOOD FOR THOUGHT

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Roasted Vegetable Spinach Salad with Green Chutney Dressing

2 servings Salad Ingredients 1 cup root vegetables like potatoes, carrots, etc chopped into 1in pieces 1 green onion cut into 1in pieces 1/4 cup mushrooms 2 cups spinach 2tbs melted ghee salt and pepper to taste Optional toppings: golden raisins, (Read more)

Central Kitchen Launches Online Training Program for Craft Food Businesses

Central Kitchen was founded in 2013 as a non-profit food business incubator, offering a 4,300 sq ft shared-use commercial kitchen and an in-person training program. Today, Central Kitchen has grown to include a 137,000 sq ft for-profit food hub featuring custom (Read more)

7 Shared Kitchen Incubator Programs Supporting Growing Food Businesses

There’s nothing better than enjoying delicious food crafted by a local producer. You can taste the love and experience the care that has gone into it in every bite. And you know that the money is staying in your community. At The (Read more)

Chilaquiles Quiche

Chilaquiles is a Mexican breakfast dish designed to use leftover tortillas – similar in function to french toast, but drastically different in flavor! In the traditional dish, tortillas are cut into pieces, lightly sautéed in oil, simmered in salsa, then served (Read more)

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