Startup Stories

Follow along with the many adventures as our food and beverage entrepreneurs build their CPG businesses through the four phases of growth.

Product launch

#successstory

Meet the Maker

Milestone Moments

Posts in Union Kitchen

Cullen Gilchrist's Journey To Building Successful Food Businesses!

Cullen Gilchrist's Journey To Building Successful Food Businesses!

Union Kitchen, accelerator, Union Kitchen Fund, Cullen Gilchrist

Unlocking Sustainable Growth: Insights From CPG Expert Cullen Gilchrist

Unlocking Sustainable Growth: Insights From CPG Expert Cullen Gilchrist

Union Kitchen, accelerator, manufacturing, Cullen Gilchrist, Built To Last, Phased Growth, Podcast

Susosu Launches With Giant Foods Across The Midatlantic

Susosu Launches With Giant Foods Across The Midatlantic

Union Kitchen, accelerator, distribution, Susosu Water, Giant Foods

Susosu's Full Cirlce Moment: Partnering With Giant, Where Co-Founder Nadia Had Her First Job

Susosu's Full Cirlce Moment: Partnering With Giant, Where Co-Founder Nadia Had Her First Job

Union Kitchen, accelerator, Giant Foods

8 Myles Closes $1.05 Million Seed Round

8 Myles Closes $1.05 Million Seed Round

Union Kitchen, accelerator, investment, 8 Myles Mac N' Cheese, Fundraising

Cullen Gilchrist, Union Kitchen Founder, Judges at Good Food Awards

Cullen Gilchrist, Union Kitchen Founder, Judges at Good Food Awards

Union Kitchen, accelerator, Milestone Moments, Press Release, Cullen Gilchrist

Eat The Whole Bag! Snacklins Raising $1 Million

Eat The Whole Bag! Snacklins Raising $1 Million

Union Kitchen, accelerator, Snacklins, Union Kitchen Fund, Fundraising, Wefunder

Union Kitchen's Elena Rosenblum Named Advisory Committee Member for Richmond's School of Professional & Continuing Studies

Union Kitchen's Elena Rosenblum Named Advisory Committee Member for Richmond's School of Professional & Continuing Studies

Union Kitchen, #successstory, Press Release

6 DC-based Food Companies Receive Investment from Union Kitchen Fund

6 DC-based Food Companies Receive Investment from Union Kitchen Fund

Swapples, Union Kitchen, Snacklins, Origin Caribe, Mas Panadas, Poppy's Stuffed Bagels, Stone's Throw Hash, #successstory, Press Release

Union Kitchen Fund Announces Seed Investment in Maspanadas

Union Kitchen Fund Announces Seed Investment in Maspanadas

Union Kitchen, Mas Panadas, #successstory, Press Release