Tag: Hope & Main
Dining Out: Making it in the West End
With the recent visit of the joyous Scottish soccer fans to Rhode Island, it seemed like everyone wanted to make a connection with the...
R.I. Commerce awards $800K in innovation grants
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Commerce Corp. board of directors has awarded $800,000 to 13 organizations through its Innovation Network Matching Grant Program.
The program provides grants...
SEEKING BALANCE: Developers see financial benefits of live-work-play projects
No matter what Joan and Tony Assante want to do, they usually don’t have to go far to get it done.
Grocery shopping? There’s a...
Demand only heating up for kitchen facilities
Often noted as “the smallest town in the smallest county in the smallest state,” Warren boasts the highest number of food processing licenses in...
Hope & Main breaks ground on West End Kitchens location
For over a decade, more than 575 independent food makers in Rhode Island have launched and grown into successful businesses with the help of...
Agriculture is growing in Rhode Island
Farmers, food producers, lawmakers and community partners came together at Farm Fresh Rhode Island on Oct. 6 for the first annual RI Grown Day...
Food entrepreneurs fueling a demographic shift
Visit just about any downtown on a weekend and you will likely happen upon a farmers market. Or, you might grab lunch from a...
Educating others about seafood
Business Women Awards 2025
ACHIEVEMENT HONOREE:
Katie Potter, Newport Chowder Co. LLC owner
KATIE POTTER KEEPS a closely guarded family secret. It comes in small,...
Cottage food industry booming after state relaxes homemade food sale laws
The cottage food industry in Rhode Island is booming. What were once side hustles – selling homemade food items made out of one’s own...
Getting the first taste of success
It was 25 years ago in the spring of 2000 at the International Association of Culinary Professionals conference in Providence when royalty of the...
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