Food as a business - 2 consecutive workshops & panel discussions on the same day at the commercial kitchen, Frontier Kitchen in Lorton! Workshop 1) Food as a business: Many people dream of taking their favorite recipes and turning their love of food into their own business. From home-based start-ups to brick-and-mortar restaurants, this workshop will introduce you to the many considerations in launching your own food business. Hosted at Northern Virginia’s newest commercial kitchen! Workshop 2) Pricing, costs, menu creation: Do you know how to build a menu? Have you priced all the items? Are you maintaining your cost targets? Have you optimized your menu? If you need help with any of these topics, join us for this workshop with our panel of experts! These workshops and panel discussions will be run by a team of experts from food incubators in Virginia, the SBDC Retail Guru, Marc Willson and Betsey Suchanic, Director of Business Support at the Staunton Creative Community Fund. Please arrive on time. If you arrive 15 minutes late you will not be able to attend the workshop. ** This workshop is made possible by the generous contribution of time and expertise by a CBP volunteer. Please respect our volunteer's time by arriving on time. If you are unable to attend the class, please notify us promptly. ****LOCATION: This event is held at Frontier Kitchen, 8538 Terminal Road, Suite O/P, Lorton VA 22079**** OUR PANELISTS: -Marc Willson, SBDC Retail Guru Marc has visited over 500 towns in Virginia giving seminars and counseling small retailers and restaurants on staying relevant in a changed economy. He has counseled over 2000clients in the food and retail industry. Marc is the Virginia SBDC retail guru and works as an independent contractor for George Mason University. -Betsey Suchanic Betsey Suchanic, Director of Business Support at the Staunton Creative Community Fund, will be presenting on the basics of establishing prices for your food businesses. Topics will include walking through a food pricing formula, completing a break-even analysis together, and taking into account quality of ingredients, making profitable items stand out, and changing prices.
Speaker(s): Marc Willson, SBDC Retail Guru, Betsey Suchanic, Staunton Creative Community Fund
Registration is mandatory.
Fee: No Cost