While the foodservice industry is feeling the financial squeeze, Foodstars is looking to cash in by slashing caterers’ running costs with its rentable commercial kitchen facilities. Emma Calder went along to the launch of its new site in Shoreditch and spoke to the man behind the concept to find out why he’s convinced it’s a…
Pioneering kitchen rental firm attracts 112 investors as it smashes funding target
Startup firm Kitchup, one of the UK’s first online-based marketplaces for kitchen space, has reached the end of its crowdfunding drive having exceeded its target investment. The London-based outfit surpassed its £100,000 crowdfunding target to help fund the expansion and development of its technology. The equity campaign on Seedrs, which has now closed, raised a total of £108,855…
EXCLUSIVE: Rental kitchen service takes the strain off of restaurant chains
A commercial kitchen rental company has opened the doors of a new venue in a bid to fill the gap left by a lack of catering facilities for hire in central London. Foodstars, which has just opened the doors of its fourth site in Shoreditch, rents 400sqft units to restaurants and caterers for recipe testing,…
