Resources

The Food Corridor

This is a management tool for shared kitchens. They offer their free on-line Shared Kitchen Toolkit, which gives an overview of how to set-up and manage a incubator kitchen.

Foods Sold Directly to Consumers in Kansas

Regulations and Food Safety Best Practices: This guide helps food/farm businesses to determine their licensed requirements if they are selling directly to consumers.

Starting a Food Business

The Kansas Department of Agriculture (KDA) provides you the resources to set-up a kitchen whether it is for a food establishment, a mobile food establishment or a food processor space.

o Incubator Kitchen Resource Guide - Kansas guide to find nearest incubator kitchen. If you know of a kitchen that is not listed please share with that kitchen to be listed.

o KDA License Information for Food Safety - This explains the differences and further details about food business license.

o Application for Food Establishment License - For food businesses that are selling direct to consumer, includes restaurants and food trucks.

o Application for Food Processor License and Storage License - For food businesses that are not selling direct to consumer, this also includes licensing for food storage.

o Video Tour of K-State Olathe Innovation Kitchen - This is a 27-minute video to give you an overview of the Olathe kitchen.

Food Business Insurance

Check with your current insurance agent to see if they have options available to you. Other national food business insurance companies available include: Food Liability Insurance Program (FLIP), NEXT Insurance, The Hartford and Nationwide.

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