The Hatchery Chicago® Details
Vision
The Hatchery Chicago® envisions a more prosperous West Side of Chicago that is home to successful and dynamic food and beverage entrepreneurs that are creating wealth and opportunity for their families and communities, prioritizing BIPOC, women, and West Side resident-owned businesses.
Mission
The Hatchery Chicago® enables local entrepreneurs to build and grow successful food and beverage businesses and provides job training and placement programs, which in turn create sustainable economic growth and new job opportunities.
Talking Points
- The Hatchery Chicago® helps grow food businesses that grow our community, removing barriers for entry from the food and beverage space for those located in and around Garfield Park.
- The Hatchery Chicago® provides the space and training that entrepreneurs and workers need to create and retain wealth and jobs on Chicago’s West Side, with wraparound support, an entrepreneur-centric curriculum, and a community benefit agreement that awards no-cost access to coaching hours, shared kitchen time, and classes to business owners.
- Since opening in 2019, The Hatchery Chicago® has helped an estimated 735 businesses create and retain <363 jobs and over $21 million in wealth on Chicago’s West Side.
- The entrepreneurial community in The Hatchery Chicago® is 60% consumer packaged goods (CPG), 20% baking, and 24% catering.
Press Contact
Media Materials
Logo
The Impact logo below should be used in all instances of promoting the program visually. Please click for full size.
Standard logo with transparent background
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Standard white logo with transparent background
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Logo mark with transparent background
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White logo mark with transparent background
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Photography for Media Use
Panoramic view of The Hatchery facility | Photographer: James Steinkamp Photography
Featured: CEO Steve DeBretto |
Photographer: Galdones Photography
Featured: Taylor Mason of Taylor's Tacos and Tuan Huynh of VietFive Coffee |
Photographer: Galdones Photography
Featured: Danielle Tubbs of Tubby's Taste |
Photographer: Lucy Kronzer
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Larged Shared Kitchen in the 67,000 sq ft facility | Photographer: Lucy Kronzer
Featured: Nikkita Randle of Twisted Eggroll |
Photographer: Lucy Kronzer
Featured: Bruce Roper and Barbara Roper of Patties by B's Kitchen |
Photographer: Galdones Photography
Featured: Chef Rick Bayless with a cohort of Impact Culinary Training |
Photographer: Lucy Kronzer
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Social Media Graphics
Use the below social media graphics and copy to help promote the incubator to your various networks.
Social copy:
The Hatchery Chicago enables local entrepreneurs to build and grow successful food and beverage businesses and provides job training and placement programs, which in turn create sustainable economic growth and new job opportunities.
The Hatchery Chicago enables local entrepreneurs to build and grow successful food and beverage businesses and provides job training and placement programs, which in turn create sustainable economic growth and new job opportunities.
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Digital Post Cards + Flyers
Use the below digital post cards and flyers to help promote the program to your various networks via email or in-person.
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Digital Post Card (for Entrepreneurs)
Flyer
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Digital Post Card (for Partners)
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