You've heard from the inspectors, now it's time to get to work!
Join us on February 11 at 5:00 pm in the Downtown Market Banquet Room as food licensing experts from the Downtown Market Incubator Kitchen and MSU-Product Center go in depth on everything from LLC's to SOP's!
Part 2 Guest Presenters:
Kendra Wills, MSU-Product Center
Kendra Wills has served with Michigan State University Extension in Kent County for over 20 years. As an educator, she has worked in a variety of areas including: farmland preservation, land use planning and zoning education, farm-to-school, youth gardening, food council development, community organizing and food business counseling/coaching. Kendra holds a Bachelor's of Science degree from Michigan State University in environmental studies and a Master of Sustainable Business degree from Aquinas College.
Ryan Bolhuis, Downtown Market Incubator Kitchen
Ryan is an award-winning chef, entrepreneur, and an alumnus of the French Culinary Institute in Manhattan, NY. Ryan has worked in some of the most distinguished restaurants in the culinary world from New York to Paris. Ryan, a Hudsonville native and Korean adoptee, now utilizes his 17+ year culinary experience to mentor food and beverage entrepreneurs as the head of the Incubator Kitchen at the Downtown Market Grand Rapids.
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