A Community Dedicated to Your Success

A Community Dedicated to Your Success

EXPLORE AND ACHIEVEYOUR FULLEST POTENTIAL

With Central Kitchen, you don’t just learn and move on. You join a community of peers and experienced food professionals who rally together to champion your best interests. Their support empowers you to achieve your fullest potential today, tomorrow and throughout every stage of your journey.

Why? Because when you find success, big things happen. You create jobs, boost the economy, and lift our entire craft foods community. That’s what excites us to work hard for you - and each other - every day.

OUR PURPOSE

OUR IMPACT

Our entrepreneurs don’t just start businesses. They spark growth for their product category, our community and, most importantly, other people. Your support drives these critical outcomes forward.

400+

products created out of
our kitchen to date

$4.4 million

has been invested to date in facilities
to help food entrepreneurs

400+

jobs created to date

60%

of our clients are
minorities or women

500+

clients have taken our
Incubator Course

OUR EVENTS

Check out our lineup of can’t-miss networking events, cooking demos, kitchen tours and more.

FIND MY NEXT EVENT

OUR PEOPLE

Meet the leaders - the visionaries, innovation experts and investors - who are ready to light a fire
under your business.

Eric Diamond
CEO
Eric Diamond is a Co-Founder and CEO of the Central Kitchen Companies. Previously Eric spent over twenty years in banking, lending and community development. Using his background Eric has been able to help over 400 local companies start and scale their food business concepts. Throughout his career Eric has developed a passion for helping small businesses and entrepreneurs. Eric states “there is no better professional feeling than knowing you played a part in helping someone fulfill their dreams of owning their own business.” Eric is a graduate of Baldwin Wallace College and holds and MBA from Indiana Wesleyan University. In his spare time Eric enjoys raising his four boys, cooking, gardening and is an avid reader. ×

FRESH FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Get the latest news and updates from the Central Kitchen team.

Central Kitchen Contemplates All Plant-Based Accelerator in Cleveland.

March 29, 2023
In 2019, Central Kitchen began exploring the viability of launching an all plant-based accelerator program in Cleveland, Ohio. With the goal of helping plant-based entrepreneurs scale their businesses and contribute to the growth of the local food industry, the program was (Read more)

Teens in the Kitchen with Chef David Miller

April 14, 2022
Teens in the Kitchen:  Knock, Knock, David Miller: Who’s There? Teens: Pasta… David: Pasta who? Teens: Pass the Lasagna; we’re hungry! Chicken & Broccoli Lasagna w/ Alfredo Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 40 minutes Total Time: 55 minutes Serves: 9 (Read more)

Teens in the Kitchen with David Miller

March 30, 2022
Soul food is an ethnic cuisine traditionally prepared and eaten by African Americans, which originated in the Southern United States. The term originated in the early 1960’s when the word “soul” was a popular buzzword. Soul food is closely associated with (Read more)

Teens in the Kitchen with David Miller

January 30, 2022
The current weather outside may be frightful, but that’s ok, because it just makes delicious comfort food even more delightful! 😜 Earlier this week, our very own David Miller was our resident chef and had a blast putting on a special (Read more)

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