For a small food business, the cost of building and outfitting a dedicated commercial kitchen can be the single biggest barrier between a great product and real growth. Barbaric BBQ found another way.
Using the shared commercial kitchen at the Ennovation Center, Barbaric BBQ prepares samples of their BBQ rub for distribution at vendor events across the Kansas City area — and the results speak for themselves.
“Since we’ve been offering samples through this process, our sales have increased over 300%, we’ve added staff to handle additional events, and have dramatically increased the number of events that we’re attending this year. Without the shared commercial kitchen concept offered by the Ennovation Center, we would not have achieved this success as we would not have had the funding to build and outfit a dedicated commercial kitchen. I can say without question that our growth has been greatly facilitated due to our partnership with the Ennovation Center.”
Barbaric BBQ’s rubs are available at rubyermeat.com.
Ready to grow your food business?
The Ennovation Center’s commercial kitchen program gives food entrepreneurs 24/7 access to licensed commercial kitchen space without the six-figure buildout. Book a tour to see it for yourself.