HBK Incubates
Program Description
HBK Incubates is Hot Bread Kitchen’s newest business development program. HBK Incubates helps start-up food businesses scale to sustainable enterprises by providing commercial kitchen space in addition to culinary and business development support. This program is for the ambitious entrepreneur who has outgrown their home kitchen and is ready to formalize and expand their business.
Our program offers food businesses the opportunity to grow their first 2 to 3 years without the cost of building and equipping their own commercial kitchen. We do this by offering commercial kitchen rental at below market rates and support for start-up food businesses that include:
- Commercial kitchen training and efficient use of kitchen time
- Recipe scale-up
- Business and culinary workshops focused on financial preparedness, accounting, sales and marketing, and packaging
- Marketing opportunities
- Exposure to a vibrant and dynamic entrepreneurial and culinary environment
- Partnership opportunities with other incubator businesses
Mission
HBK Incubates’ mission is to support the growth and sustainability of start-up food businesses in New York City. Located in Spanish Harlem’s La Marqueta, we are committed to creating jobs in the local community, revitalizing this historic space and meeting demand for local food products.
HBK Incubates strives to make business ownership more accessible to all New Yorkers; with this in mind, we strongly encourage women, minority or low-income food entrepreneurs to apply.
