Tucked in the middle of the Sherman Hill neighborhood in Des Moines is a community kitchen that is nurturing a cadre of food entrepreneurs. The 1,000-square-foot kitchen is located in the Robert Mickle Center, a former nursing home turned community center that has office space for nonprofits and small businesses….
Fareway is preparing to coach its next cohort of food entrepreneurs who dream of placing their retail products on grocery shelves, with plans to launch by late spring or summer, company executives said. The program is a partnership with the Iowa Center for Economic Success, a nonprofit providing small businesses…
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