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New England Food Business Advisors helps food businesses grow with practical expertise in operations, safety, strategy, and sustainable scaling.
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Day 2 of the 2026 Shared Kitchen Summit: shorter on sessions, big on ideas, and then we hit the road 🚌 Girard Newkirk of @genesisblockilm opened the morning with Food as Infrastructure, making the case that food is the missing link in local economic development. Then into the breakouts: 🏭 Cash Flow to Buyers: how @hopeandmainpvd supports co-packing members through financial literacy, lean production training, and real pathways to market ⚖️ Mission + Margin: balancing purpose and revenue across nonprofit and for-profit models with @csknewjersey and @realgoodkitchen 🔑 Repurposed Kitchens: turning church kitchens, closed restaurants, and community centers into shared kitchen access with @nefbadvisors @hartfordculinarycollab @gatherandgrowkitchen @handsonhartford ✅ Food Safety Partnerships: how @mecklenburgcounty health works alongside operators to set kitchens up for long-term success In the afternoon we left the conference room behind for the Providence Shared Kitchen Bus Tour, visiting @hopeandmain, @farmfreshri , Sankofa Community Kitchen @sankofapvd , and @navadbakers to see the local food ecosystem up close. Huge thanks to our hosts for opening their doors! 🙌 One more day to go. See you tomorrow for Day 3! 👋 #SharedKitchenSummit #SharedKitchens #FoodEntrepreneurs #CommercialKitchen #FoodIncubator ProvidenceRI
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Building community, empowering entrepreneurs, and shaping the future of food—all under one roof! 🍽️✨ We’re having an incredible time at the Shared Kitchen Summit 2026 hosted by the Food Corridor with many amaziong sponsors in Providence! From hearing inspiring missions like Hope & Main’s vision for a more just, sustainable local food economy to connecting with leaders in the culinary incubator space, the energy here is unmatched. 💡👩‍🍳 Huge thanks to @foodcorridor for bringing together the minds behind the shared kitchen ecosystem! 🙌 #FoodEntrepreneur #FoodBusiness #LocalFood #CulinaryCommunity #SharedKitchenSummit #FoodCorridor #KitchenIncubator #CommercialKitchen #HopeAndMain #ProvidenceRI #FoodBusinessIncubator
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This what it looks like to be in new rooms, making new connections & seizing bigger opportunities! I’m going to keep showing up, even when I’m still trying to figure some things out myself😂🙌🏾 Every day I’m learning something new, meeting new people, and realizing there’s STILL so much more room to grow… loving it, because there’s no ceiling to this! I may have a lot on my plate right now, however I’m grateful for the opportunities, the experiences, and the people I’m meeting along the way. Different rooms, same purpose… and the vision just keeps getting BIGGER! Shoutout to @thefoodcorridor for bringing us together at the Shared Kitchen Summit! Looking forward to what the rest of the week brings! 🙌🏾 #GrowthSeason #KeepShowingUp #SharedKitchenSummit #INSPIREkitchen ComingSoon 🫶🏾
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Thank you, @nefbadvisors 🎉 We’re so grateful to have New England Food Business Advisors as a sponsor of the 2026 Shared Kitchen Summit! They offer hands-on, results-driven consulting for small businesses, nonprofits, and shared kitchen operators, from optimizing kitchen operations to navigating complex regulations. We’re thrilled to have them in Providence with us. Thank you for supporting the shared kitchen community! 📍 Providence, RI | Oct 12–14, 2026 🔗 sharedkitchensummit.com #sharedkitchensummit #sks2026 #providence
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October is getting closer and the agenda keeps getting stronger. 🗓️ Swipe to meet the latest sessions just added to the lineup: → Balancing Purpose & Revenue with John Vadnais & Sally Aguilar — what it actually takes to keep a kitchen financially viable without losing sight of the community it was built for → Aisle to Incubator with Zachary Paige — early lessons from running a shared kitchen inside a grocery co-op in rural Minnesota → From Recipe to Reality with Sherie Theriault, Nick Schonberger, Mark Holland, Abel Aguilar Jr., & Casey Steele — a panel of operators and consultants examining what it takes to move food entrepreneurs from idea to sustainable business, across nonprofit and for-profit models #SharedKitchenSummit #SharedKitchen #SKS2026 #SharedKitchenOperator
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In our first monthly Whisked Conversation, we sat down with Sherie Theriault and Nick Schonberger, co-founders of @nefbadvisors to talk about: → How shared kitchens support successful food entrepreneurs → Where the industry is headed → How to build real trust with your health department Watch the full conversation on demand 👉 kitchenedu.com/on-demand And don’t forget to subscribe to our newsletter—we’re dropping a new Whisked Conversation every month and sharing it there first. 👀✨ #sharedkitchenresources #sharedkitchens #foodbusinesssupport #whiskedconversation
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🌟 MEET THE MENTORS: Mentor Madness is your chance to book a 1:1 mentoring session with an industry expert at the Shared Kitchen Summit. Whether you’re looking for guidance on operations, funding, marketing, food safety, or scaling your product, this is your opportunity to get personalized advice from leaders who’ve been there… and done it all. 🗓 When: Wednesday, November 12 — during lunch at The Summit ⚡ Space is extremely limited. Once sessions are full, they’re gone! 👉 Log in to Eventee to grab your spot for this exclusive mentoring experience. #SharedKitchenSummit #MentorMadness #SharedKitchens #FoodEntrepreneurs #KitchenIncubators #TheFoodCorridor
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We’re closing out the Shared Kitchen Summit strong on Day 3 with an incredible lineup of speakers bringing fresh ideas and practical strategies to the stage.⁠ ⁠ Get ready for sessions on:⁠ ⚡ Quickfire insights from operators across the country⁠ 🤝 Best practices for creating harmony in commissary kitchens⁠ 🏙️ Building facilities tailored to local community needs⁠ 🛡️ Embedding food safety into every bite⁠ 📈 Navigating the trajectory of different food businesses⁠ 🏗️ Architectural guidance for designing shared kitchen facilities⁠ 🫶 Justice-driven models for food businesses that change lives⁠ ⁠ 📍Explore the full agenda here: sharedkitchensummit.com/2025agenda⁠ ⁠ #sharedkitchensummit #summitspeakers #sharedkitchenindustry
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