Path to Purpose: Strategic Updates 2025
La Cocina’s mission is to solve problems of equity in business ownership for women, immigrants, and people of color by providing affordable kitchen spaces, training, resources, and community to talented entrepreneurs so they can cultivate thriving food businesses.
The vision of La Cocina is a local, national, and international economy that deeply values locally owned food businesses where communities come together, culture and flavors are shared, and economic well being is achieved. We exist to create a community of food entrepreneurs working not only for their own success but for the benefit of their families, neighbors, and the generations to come. We strive for a future where those disadvantaged by capitalism, racism, sexism, and able-ism can harness their talents, power, and creativity to create inclusive, thriving economic alternatives.
Concretely, we offer commercial kitchen spaces and programming at an affordable rate to working-class entrepreneurs, primarily women, immigrants, and BIPOC individuals. We support food business owners in building skills, accessing capital, and establishing businesses that support their families and contribute to vibrant, equitable communities through job creation and the stewardship of resources and our environment. We also consult with organizations nationally and internationally doing this work in order to create a groundswell of change and opportunity.
At La Cocina, everything we do is done with hospitality, for our community, and in the service of opportunity and inclusivity.
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