UDC Shared Commercial Kitchen Facilities
The University of the District of Columbia (UDC) shared commercial kitchen on the Van Ness (main) campus is an affordable, licensed kitchen facility available to aspiring food entrepreneurs, small businesses, etc. As a food business incubator, UDC provides its members with affordable daily, hourly and monthly rental rates. UDC also offers food safety training & kitchen management training. This, coupled with deep connections to other local resources, helps members to launch and grow their small businesses.
The UDC shared commercial kitchen on the Lamond Riggs (formerly Bertie Backus) campus is an affordable, licensed kitchen facility available to aspiring food entrepreneurs, small businesses, etc. In addition to offering shared kitchen space, UDC provides food safety training, kitchen management training and master gardening training, which connects potential food business entrepreneurs with community resources, mentorship, and kitchen management development. UDC aims to help food businesses become more established and further improve community food security by bringing more affordably shared kitchen pricing into the local market.