WE HAVE OPERATED A SHARED COMMERCIAL KITCHEN IN MARYLAND, B MORE KITCHEN, SINCE 2016. IN THAT TIME, WE HAVE…
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ASST_NON_AM22LFPPMD1110_012 · B-MORE KITCHEN LLC · Department of Agriculture
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- Assistance award identifier
- ASST_NON_AM22LFPPMD1110_012
- FAIN
- AM22LFPPMD1110
- Recipient
- B-MORE KITCHEN LLC
- Awarding agency
- Department of Agriculture
- Funding agency
- Department of Agriculture
- Assistance listing (CFDA)
- 10.175
- Total obligated
- $1,000,000
- Period
- Sep 30, 2022 – Sep 29, 2025
- Fiscal year
- 2023
- Place of performance state
- MD
- Source file
- FY2023_All_Assistance_Full_20261006.zip
Description
WE HAVE OPERATED A SHARED COMMERCIAL KITCHEN IN MARYLAND, B MORE KITCHEN, SINCE 2016. IN THAT TIME, WE HAVE WORKED WITH OVER 100 SMALL FOOD BUSINESSES AND ENTREPRENEURS TO PROVIDE THEM WITH ACCESS TO COMMERCIAL KITCHEN SPACE AS WELL AS GUIDANCE ON BUILDING THEIR BUSINESSES. WE HAVE RECENTLY BEGUN OUR EXPANSION IN THE PHILADELPHIA AREA AND HAVE SIGNED A LEASE WITH SHIFT CAPITAL TO RENT APPROXIMATELY 10,000 SF OF COMMERCIAL KITCHEN SPACE IN PHILADELPHIA. THIS PHILADELPHIA SHARED COMMERCIAL KITCHEN WILL LAUNCH IN THE SUMMER OF 2022.THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS TO DEDICATE A PORTION OF THIS KITCHEN S OPERATIONS AND ASSOCIATED BENEFITS TO LOCAL FARMS, RANCHES, PROCESSORS, AND PRODUCERS. WE PROPOSE USING FUNDS TO SUBSIDIZE THE LEASE OF THIS KITCHEN SPACE FOR THE FIRST THREE YEARS OF OPERATION AS WELL AS TO DEDICATE A PORTION OF OUR GENERAL MANAGER S TIME TO IDENTIFYING, ONBOARDING, AND WORKING CLOSELY WITH FARMS, RANCHES, PROCESSORS, AND PRODUCERS TO DEVELOP VALUE ADDED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS IN OUR SHARED COMMERCIAL KITCHEN. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE EXPANDING THE MARKET ACCESS KNOWLEDGE BASE OF THESE STAKEHOLDERS, DEVELOPMENT AND SALE OF NEW VALUE ADDED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS, AND THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF FOOD SAFETY PLANS.THE BENEFICIARIES OF THIS PROJECT WILL BE THE LOCAL FARMS, RANCHES, PRODUCERS AND PROCESSORS OF PHILADELPHIA AND THE SURROUNDING COUNTIES. OUR EXTENSIVE WORK IN MARYLAND HAS RESULTED IN BENEFITS FOR OVER 100 BUSINESSES. 44 OF THOSE BUSINESSES ARE WOMAN OWNED AND 47 OF THEM ARE MINORITY OWNED. PROVIDING SPACE FOR THOSE 100 BUSINESSES HAS HELPED CREATE OVER 450 JOBS. WE EXPECT THIS PROJECT TO HAVE A SIMILAR EFFECT ON THE LOCAL ECONOMY AT LARGE, AND SPECIFICALLY THE AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY OF SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA.