Making great food is not always just about the ingredients, although that certainly helps. Giving back to the community while still providing a delicious product, that is the goal of Eric Quick. 

Eric is CEO of The Town Kitchen, a community-focused food business that caters chef-crafted lunch for corporations. Town Kitchen is a socially conscious company that employs youth and provides them with fair-wage employment, entrepreneurial training, and college course credit. Eric is an entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience in Foodservice, retail, and e-commerce.

In this episode, Eric joins G. Steven Cleere to discuss how Eric came to work with Town Kitchen, the hiring process they utilize, and what the future holds for the company.  

 

Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn: 

[2:30] What the concept of the Town Kitchen is

[6:35] The process Eric and Town Kitchen follows for hiring

[11:35] There was no pushback from clients about employees

[12:43] How Eric came to work with Town Kitchen

[19:16] The ordering process and workflow for the company

[23:25] Kitchen environments can be stressful, and the effects of that on employees

[28:35] The subscription options from Town Kitchen

[30:22] Upcoming plans for the company including expansion

[32:15] The Town Kitchen crowdfund campaign at Republic

[33:40] Eric’s advice for upcoming entrepreneurs

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Republic Crowdfund Campaign

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