The Jackson County Regional Food Center provides a rentable facility for food entrepreneurs to develop recipes and produce value-added food products.
The Jackson County Regional Food Center provides Appalachian Farmers and small businesses with an opportunity to tap a growing market with locally produced, value added products. The Center offers a central location in Eastern Kentucky where producers, businesses, and entrepreneurs can process a variety of products from hot sauces, to jams & jellies, to baked goods.
The Jackson County Regional Food Center provides the opportunity for agricultural producers and small businesses to design and manufacture food products.
• Custom storage for food products – cooler, freezer, and dry storage available
• Recipe and product development
• Consulting to secure certified status for new recipes from the appropriate regulatory authorities
• Food packaging – both hot and cold
• Test batching and pH testing
• Professional labeling and product date coding
• Food safety training
• Bulk purchasing
• Co-Packing Services: we can manufacture and package foods or other products for our clients
• Flexible scheduling
• Honey extraction available to regional bee keepers
• Mobile poultry processing unit docking station
• Nutritional analysis and label development with partners at the University of Kentucky
• Business planning and marketing assistance with partners at the Kentucky Center for Ag & Rural Development
To assist the family farmers and entrepreneurs in renewing prosperity and quality of life by working together to obtain a profitable return for farm products.
