KitchenTown

A fantastic event hosting and their special guests to hear founder stories and try their delicious foods! A special thanks to and for sharing their stories.

Thank you to everyone that came out to our inaugural event at our new SF Pilot Facility. We had a wonderful time partnering with Firmenich to learn about all things flavor. Stay tuned for more exciting things happening in the space!

Happy Halloween from our team! Thanks everyone that came to our Spook-tacular pot luck!!!

We were in good company at discussing what it will take for alt-protein to go mainstream. Thanks to all who came out. Looking forward to next year!

Our grab-and-go tastings are a great way for brands to get their products tested by consumers. Want to sign up to be on our tasting panel to hear about opportunities to be a taste tester? Link in bio!!

Spent our morning doing some heavy lifting volunteering with distributing groceries to over 550 families. Feels good to be active members of our community.

Thanks again to the Santa Clara Executive MBA students for coming onsite to work with some of our startups to solve complex business issues from finance to marketing to supply chain and everything in between. It was an awesome day of collaboration!

Our food science team is on the loose at the conference in Chicago exploring the latest in all things ingredients, food science, and technology.

Our time in Sweden was filled with amazing collaboration, sweeping views, and, of course delicious food. Thanks to for bringing together a stellar group of humans.

Day three of the and we are uncovering all of the insights, attending exciting chef demos, and of course sampling all of the food. If you’re here and we didn’t see you, let us know and we’ll stop by!!

Reducetarian Summit 2022 in the books! Great to connect with so many amazing people helping shape the future of food! Until next year.

We love a busy day in the lab.

Excited to be exhibiting and sponsoring this event. Looking forward to seeing our industry friends at the summit! Come see us at our booth!!

We love a good sensory test and take it seriously at KitchenTown. From the meticulous design of the study, the set up of our facility, to the thoughtful moderation- it’s a process that is so valuable in the product development process. Not too worry though, we do find enjoyment of discovering insights and trying innovative foods!!

On this International Women’s Day we celebrate all of the women who make KitchenTown a great place for all things food innovation. A special birthday shot out to Food Scientist Michelle whose talents serve as an integral part of our R&D team.

Headed to Expo West? We are too and would love to meet up. Check the link in bio to schedule some time with our team to chat product development, insights & strategy, and production capabilities. See you there!!

Lauryn recently joined our Product Development team as a Food Technologist, lending her hand on projects in the lab. A graduate of Cal Poly SLO’s Food Science program, she is also our resident boba expert and foodie- if you see her around KT, be sure to get some some of her Bay Area food recommendations.

May the Year of the Tiger bring you bravery, wisdom, and strength! KitchenTown looks forward to a new year celebrating happiness, prosperity, and delicious food for all.

Attention student entrepreneurs- The MIT Food+Agriculture Club's Food and Agribusiness Innovation Prize's deadline to pitch is fast approaching. Check the link below for more info and good luck!

We're super excited about resident KT maker Jinka's announcement! Who's ready for plant-based calamari?? We sure are! Stay tuned for information on where you can try this.

Jinka Unveils World's First Fully Prepared Plant-Based Calamari - vegconomist - the vegan business magazine Alt-seafood company Jinka recently revealed what may be the first pre-cooked plant-based calamari on the retail market. 

Congratulations to Mezli for winning the Smart Kitchen Startup Showcase!! Have you tried one of their amazing Mediterranean bowls at KtichenTown yet?

Mezli, a Maker of Robot Restaurants, Wins the Smart Kitchen Summit 2021 Startup Showcase Mezli, a maker of robotized container restaurants, has won the 2021 Smart Kitchen Summit Startup Showcase. The company, which currently operates a prototype restaurant in San Mateo’s KitchenT…

We recently spent a day on the farm at Nuss Farms in Lodi, California learning about all things Regenerative Agriculture and the seeing exciting work of Row 7 Seed Company in action. It's days like this that are truly fun and inspiring for the KT team!

KitchenTown Farm Day: Nuss Farms x Row 7 Seeds - KITCHENTOWN KitchenTown staff enjoyed a day at Nuss Farms learning about regenerative agriculture, Row 7 Seeds, and getting our hands dirty.

Congratulations to our friends at for their amazing mention as one of Time’s best inventions of 2021

THE COUNTDOWN BEGINS. You have seven days left to apply to Good Food Makers: 8 weeks of free mentorship from experts at Barilla. It's an awesome program we've run for years in collaboration with (Barilla's venture arm). Each year we pick challenge areas relevant to current world events and food trends; ONE startup is selected per challenge, meaning every single winner gets their very own team who are exclusively focused on YOU. This is a huge opportunity to level up and get access to tailored world-class expertise. Now go apply! Link in bio and [email protected] for any questions.

"In 2013, KitchenTown’s founding year, I was seeing a wave of food innovation around me in the SF Bay Area. There were new food companies cropping up left and right, and they were focused on making products that were healthier for humans and kinder to the planet. There was no infrastructure for food startups at the time. I saw the need for an innovation center and ran with it: a scale-up facility where entrepreneurs can start their businesses and surround themselves with a community of like-minded people. Personally, I loved the idea of a startup of startups. What could be better than that?" —Rusty Schwartz, founder.

PS - the Café isn't open to the public these days, but we do have lots of pop-ups (pick up the most delicious grain bowls from any weekday for lunch! And stay in-the-know with our email list - link in bio)

A flaxseed is not a flaxseed is not a flaxseed. (Is that how the saying goes??) But really - research shows that eating stone ground flax allows us to absorb way more Omega-3s (and other good stuff) than when eaten whole or as oil. That's great for heart and brain health, skin, reducing inflammation, and all sorts of other outcomes.

Which is why we think you should really try as soon as you can. We get to watch them mill the seeds at KitchenTown every day and it's just all so fresh and fun. (They even brought the stone mills over from the Caspian region, where they're traditional! You won't find that anywhere else unless you travel very far.) Link in their bio!

It's never "just another Tuesday" in the Innovation Lab 🧪🥼🥽🧫🔬👨‍🏭⚗️

| Apply now! Barilla's BLU1877 and KitchenTown present a flexible 8-week program for food startups to accelerate their business.