Create Campaign outlines ‘a la carte’ shared kitchen for Wichita food entrepreneurs

Create Campaign, a Wichita nonprofit, described its “a la carte” shared commercial kitchen and business-development program during the Wichita Board of Park Commissioners meeting. The group said the site at Boston Recreation Center offers affordable hourly and membership options, licensing assistance and secure, on-site storage for new food entrepreneurs.

The presentation said the program’s goal is to give people a way “to learn how to put a food business around a food idea,” including recipe scaling, nutrition labeling and access to industry expertise and a commercial kitchen. “It is not enough for them just to have a space to cook,” the presenter said. “They’ve gotta learn how to grow food brands and food businesses.”

Why it matters: the project targets early-stage food entrepreneurs who lack access to kitchen space, licensing help and…