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establishments that differ in terms of support that they offer tenants in their budding <br />phases. Detailed information about these Minnesotan food incubators have been <br />compiled in an excel file and have been shared with the team. This will act as a good <br />reference for knowing what these food incubators offer in terms of services. <br />Many of the local food incubators offer the following amenities: <br />• Access to major highways <br />• Access to storage, walk-in freezers, and miscellaneous commercial equipment <br />• Free on -site parking <br />• Business training and business development opportunities <br />• Financing, licensing and legal support <br />• Shared -kitchen space with 24-hour card access with video surveillance <br />• Online scheduling <br />• The flexibility of paying through credit cards/PayPal <br />• Gluten -free cooking area <br />• Event space <br />These services offer valuable strengths to the operation. The flexibility will attract <br />more tenants, who could have been left out because of their daytime jobs. Secure and <br />limited -access shared kitchen space with online scheduling and flexible payment <br />options mean reduced labor cost of the incubator's operation. <br />The pricing models vary among these incubators depending on the scale of <br />operations. Incubators like Kindred kitchen use different rates depending on the time of <br />the day. They also have different rates for storage space. However, the majority of the <br />kitchen rentals are around $15-$20/hr. Many incubators offer event space for uses like <br />weddings. Ramsey can go along similar lines to make the most of the rental space <br />available. Social events like weddings can be another attractive option for tenants to <br />cater. <br />Economic Benefit Analysis of Food Incubators <br />The economic benefits of incubators are difficult to measure. Food incubators <br />serve as a pathway for successful food ventures. Many incubators provide help with <br />licensure and certificates. This would help new restaurant ventures understand and <br />comply with food safety and production requirements. As shown below in Figure 6, food <br />incubators help food businesses with several other types of business counseling. <br />10 <br />