The Raley’s Food Lab, part of The Lab@Agstart which also includes the Yocha Dehe Lab, which will facilitate a place for entrepreneurs and innovators to cultivate agricultural, food, and health innovation from concept to commercialization, opened last week in the Sacramento region of California.
“The Raley’s Food Lab provides an ideal location for food entrepreneurs to experiment and test new foods and food ingredients in a region renowned for its vibrant agriculture and food innovation ecosystem,” said Chelsea Minor, Raley’s corporate director of public affairs, in a statement. “Raley’s is eager to partner with food entrepreneurs to bring their products to our shelves and the community.”
The facility is fully outfitted with kitchen and food preparation equipment and will be reservable for use by established and aspiring food entrepreneurs. It is the only food lab of its kind in Northern California, making it ideal for food entrepreneurs to experiment and test new foods and food ingredients in a region renowned for its vibrant agriculture and food innovation ecosystem, according to Raley’s.
The facility will also provide co-working space for lab users and other entrepreneurs to conduct meetings, phone, or video conferences, as well as a place to convene over a coffee in the break area, in order to build a community of creative collaborations among fellow entrepreneurs. The conference room was named the First Northern Bank Board Room to recognize the financial institution’s contributions to the space.
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