S.P.I.C.E.: Supporting the Pursuit of Innovative Culinary Entrepreneurs
Spice Kitchen strives to help Entrepreneurs participating in the program develop successful food businesses, preserve their culinary traditions and share their talents with the Salt Lake County community.
What We Do
New Business Development
Business Incubation
Spice Kitchen is a business incubator focused on helping refugees and disadvantaged individuals start their own food businesses and share their culinary traditions and talents with the Salt Lake Community.
Full-Service Catering and Events
Catering
Entrepreneurs offer a variety of international cuisines for private and corporate events of all sizes. Spice up your event and support our chefs by ordering today.
Workshops, Events and Involvement
Spice Community
We are dedicated to supporting our local community and offer regular events, workshops, and other community-building opportunities. See our Events page for upcoming events.
Our Model
Spice Kitchen is a food business incubator focused on creating opportunities for refugees and disadvantaged individuals. We help our participants start full- or part-time food businesses by providing technical assistance and training and access to commercial kitchen space. Many of our participants have succeeded in starting local food businesses.
Step 1:
Recruit
Participants are recruited from the local community, attend an orientation session, and are assessed to determine if they have the entrepreneurial spirit, product viability, and community focus needed to run a successful food business.
Step 2:
Incubate
During incubation, participants receive technical assistance to establish the foundations of their business plan including product development, marketing, finances, and operations. Our supporters provide access to capital and resources to help them grow.
Step 3:
Develop
We provide Catering opportunities to help our participants grow their businesses. Our entrepreneurs can also participate in local farmer's markets and festivals while preparing for independence.
Step 4:
Graduate
Once participants meet all established incubation benchmarks, they are eligible for graduation and move their business out of Spice Kitchen Incubator while still remaining part of the alumni community.
Spice Kitchen Entrepreneurs
Get Involved
We need you to help our participants succeed! From taste-test focus groups to graphic design and group activities, we are always looking for dedicated individuals to help us out.
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Spice Kitchen Incubator is a program of the International Rescue Committee
