HBK Incubates
HBK Incubates is Hot Bread Kitchen’s newest program. We are a kitchen incubator and enterprise development program that supports start-up food entrepreneurs in launching scalable food businesses, with a particular focus on creating more paths to business ownership for low-income women and minorities.
Program members pay a yearly membership fee of $500 to have access to flexible time in our commercial kitchens at sliding scale rates, offering the opportunity to cook or bake their products without the expense of building and equipping their own commercial kitchens. Heavily subsidized membership fees and rental rates are available for applicants whose household income is no more than 250% of the federal poverty level.
HBK Incubates also offers business and kitchen support programs specifically geared towards growing a start-up business. We offer:
- Access to industry, distribution and media relationships
- Assistance refining and scaling-up recipe(s)
- Training in efficient use of kitchen time
- Hands-on coaching and management assistance
- Workshops in business and culinary topics
- Exposure to a vibrant and dynamic entrepreneurial environment
- Partnership opportunities with other businesses in the incubator
