Posts Tagged ‘food-based businesses’

Donatos founder talks hiring, transparency, work-life balance

At age 13, Jim Grote began working at a local pizzeria, where most of his days were spent slicing pepperoni by hand with a paring knife and making pizzas. Two years later he was managing the place, and the owner actually tried to sell him the business when he was just 16. Back then, Grote had two bosses...

August 28th, 2012 | Expert Perspective | Read More

ECDI’s commercial kitchen now open

The Economic and Community Development Institute recently hosted a grand opening celebration for its new commercial kitchen. Located within The Food Fort at 1655 Old Leonard Rd. in Columbus, the commercial kitchen was created with the small business culinary startup in mind, as it allows companies...

August 22nd, 2012 | Announcements | Read More

Kitchen incubator facility to open in Franklinton

Entrepreneurs with food-based business ideas will soon find it easier to test their products when The Commissary on Town Street opens its doors. This new kitchen incubator will provide a commercial-grade environment for food startups to develop recipes, test products and collaborate with like-minded...

August 21st, 2012 | Entrepreneurial Support | Read More

Pâtisserie Lallier offers French pastries made with local, organic ingredients

For some people, a sweet tooth is a problem. For Michelle Kozak, it has helped spawn a thriving business. After an intensive four-week pastry course at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, Kozak returned to Columbus inspired. She decided she would launch a pastry business out of her home in Grandview, and in fall...

August 6th, 2012 | Business Profiles | Read More

Rachael’s Dessert House gets marketing boost from tasting

The 2nd Annual Sweetest Tasting in Central Ohio will be held next Thursday at the Grand Oaks Event Center in Grove City from 6 to 8 p.m. The event is hosted by Rachael’s Dessert House, which will offer attendees about 20 made-from-scratch sweets they can sample with wines selected by Rachel Clinkscale,...

July 13th, 2012 | Business Profiles | Read More

How to Start Your Own Coffee Roasting Business

Coffee. It’s one of the most consumed beverages in the world, and nowhere is that more true than Columbus. Judging by the proliferation of thriving coffee shops and producers, it seems the locals can’t get enough. Thankfully for aspiring roasters, the artisans who serve the city’s coffee-crazy...

June 6th, 2012 | How-To Guides | Read More

Catering company branches out with food truck business

Angela Petro knows how to keep busy. As the owner of Two Caterers, she has been steadily growing her business in 2012, first through a collaborative relaunch of the Oakhurst Country Club in Grove City in February and now with the launch of Sweet Carrot, the company’s new food truck. We recently...

May 22nd, 2012 | Announcements | Read More

Pizza entrepreneur launches mobile business

Nick Gore wants to open a pizza shop. Like many other new food-based entrepreneurs, he’s hoping to achieve this goal in phases by first launching a mobile cart-based version of the business. Food carts have proven to be a low-cost startup alternative that allows business owners to test products...

May 20th, 2012 | Business Profiles | Read More