racheltb
clintonville
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I had no idea that OSU has a production kitchen available for rent. It's mentioned on CU in an old article but I figure if I was unaware, others might be too.
I heard about the Food Industries Center through a WOSU story. The center has a website advertising free initial consultations.
Walker
The KLD / Downtown
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racheltb wrote >>
It's mentioned on CU in an old article but I figure if I was unaware, others might be too.
Yeah, was just mentioned in passing in an article about ECDI's Kitchen Incubator program, which works collaboratively with the kitchen at OSU:
http://www.columbusunderground.com/ecdi-launches-kitchen-incubator-program
So, the idea is that for the people who we are loaning money to, you naturally want to have that investment be as smart of an investment as possible. Instead of loaning money for a new $20,000 piece of kitchen equipment which may or may not be the right machine for you, we can instead provide a loan and the access to try out different machines at OSU. This will let an entrepreneur test out their recipes and utilize the partnership with Kroger to find out what flavors and variations sell the best in a particular environment.
Andrew Hall
Dennison Place (The Circles)
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OSU has a sensory lab. It is really interesting to participate even as a test subject. Having access that and a ready pool of palates is a big advantage.
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