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Starting Right: Early Steps to Take When Starting a Commercial Kitchen

Starting Right: Early Steps to Take When Starting a Commercial Kitchen

“What do I need for a commercial kitchen?” is a question we often hear at KCARD. Typically, the answer is not a simple one as several factors play into what will be needed for a commercial kitchen to be a useful and efficient endeavor.  In this post, we’ve included some of the first steps we discuss with those interested in a commercial kitchen and resources to learn more. 

Meat Processing: A Year Later

Meat Processing: A Year Later

Last year about this time, we all began learning a lot more about COVID 19. We also started seeing grocery shelves with less meat on them than we normally expected to see. Meat processors in the state who were already at least six to eight weeks booked if you tried to schedule animals to be processed started getting a lot more calls as more people were seeking local meat and more farmers saw an opportunity to expand direct meat sales to consumers.