"Bronx CookSpace is a newly renovated, shared commercial kitchen and incubator in the South Bronx, owned and operated by WHEDco, a nonprofit that believes everyone deserves healthy, vibrant communities. Bronx CookSpace supports over 25-member businesses, including caterers, bakers, packaged food and beverage producers, and early-stage restaurateurs - many founded by Caribbean immigrants or first-generation New Yorkers. The incubator is actively seeking new members."
"Member benefits include 24/7 kitchen access, semi-private workstations, product storage, security, sanitation, and business consulting on licensing, marketing, product development, and insurance. To provide further insight into the Bronx CookSpace, Kitchen Operations Manager Levar Fulmore shared his background and how he became involved with the initiative during an interview with Caribbean Life. For him, the greatest influence on his career path was his great-grandmother. "Cooking was more than a means of sustenance; it was a way to bring everyone together," Fulmore said."
Bronx CookSpace is a renovated shared commercial kitchen and incubator in the South Bronx owned by WHEDco, a nonprofit supporting healthy, vibrant communities. The incubator supports over 25 member businesses, including caterers, bakers, packaged food and beverage producers, and early-stage restaurateurs, many started by Caribbean immigrants or first-generation New Yorkers. Member benefits include 24/7 kitchen access, semi-private workstations, product storage, security, sanitation, and business consulting on licensing, marketing, product development, and insurance. Kitchen Operations Manager Levar Fulmore credits his great-grandmother as the greatest influence on his career and joined WHEDco after seeing a kitchen manager ad. Members receive opportunities to hone culinary skills and build sustainable businesses. Member-entrepreneurs include Julian Forbes (MK Kitchen / Montego Bay Kitchen & Bakery) and Jamie Randle (Coco Bred).
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