People often think of Richmond’s startup ecosystem as being in biotech and software, but another leg in the stool has been forming — food.
Richmond has always had a good culinary reputation. Restaurants like Mama J’s and Can Can Brasserie have been around for years, and ZZQ brought a national reputation.
“We are really spoiled in Richmond,” said Jordan Hanna, sales and marketing director at Hatch, a food incubator. “We have a wonderful food scene, but it’s really a niche community that hasn’t really got its footing yet.”
Hatch has quietly built out an ecosystem to help budding food entrepreneurs in the region. It was founded in 2019 when food entrepreneur Austin Green, Richmond investor Brad Cummings and real estate developer Lynx Ventures came together. They formed Hatch Kitchen RVA in an old tobacco warehouse in Manchester. To start, a 9,000-square-foot commercial kitchen was opened. It functions much like a coworking space for food entrepreneurs. Business owners…
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