(Hagerstown, Md.) - Officials at Hagerstown Community College will hold a public grand opening for the new Culinary Incubator on Wednesday, May 25, from 3 to 5 p.m., on the campus of HCC. The event will feature live food demonstrations, food and beverage samples, outdoor activities, an entrepreneur showcase and introduce Mama's Biscuits. 

Mama’s Biscuits is a Maryland-based company, led by local entrepreneur Lesley Riley, founder and CEO. She is currently leading the CPG space in the frozen bread category in almost 5,000 retail stores nationwide. The national brand can be found in Walmart, Target, Publix, Trader Joe’s, Wegmans, and others. Riley will mentor entrepreneurs seeking to gain traction in the food and beverage space. 

The public event will feature culinary incubator members Garden Bounty Vegan Cuisine, Harambee54, KreeativeKreations 2Catering, Sufi, The Coffee Spot, and Urban Delightz .

The Culinary Incubator is housed on the HCC campus, as an affiliate of the David W. Fletcher Incubator + Labs. The Culinary Incubator offers hourly space use of the commercial kitchen, on-site mentorship, business development, and other support for catering chefs, mobile food truck owners and entrepreneurs producing food and beverage packaged goods. 

The Fletcher Incubator has community support from partners such as the Washington County Chamber of Commerce, TEDCO, Washington County Business Development, the Alice Virginia and David W. Fletcher Foundation, City of Hagerstown Community and Economic Development and SBDC. 

The grand opening is free and open to the public. Learn more by calling 240-500-2728.

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Mama’s Biscuits is a Maryland-based company, led by local entrepreneur Lesley Riley, founder and CEO. She is currently leading the CPG space in the frozen bread category in almost 5,000 retail stores nationwide. The national brand can be found in Walmart, Target, Publix, Trader Joe’s, Wegmans, and others. Riley will mentor entrepreneurs seeking to gain traction in the food and beverage space. More information at https://mamabiscuit.com

Lesley Riley is the owner of Mama's Biscuits. 

You can read more about her and her journey at https://mamabiscuit.com/meet-mama-biscuit

The Culinary Incubator offers hourly space use of a commercial kitchen, on-site mentorship, business development and other support to catering chefs, mobile food truck owners and entrepreneurs producing food and beverage packaged goods. The Culinary Incubator is an industry outlet of the David W. Fletcher Incubator and Labs. 

The Culinary Incubator currently mentors six food and beverage product owners leveraging the commercial kitchen to develop sustainable products consumers will value, generationally. Over time, the incubator will house 20 companies annually. 

The Culinary Incubator offers hourly space use of a commercial kitchen, on-site mentorship, business development and other support to catering chefs, mobile food truck owners and entrepreneurs producing food and beverage packaged goods. The Culinary Incubator is an industry outlet of the David W. Fletcher Incubator and Labs. 

The next cohort will begin in July. Please contact the David W Fletcher Incubator + Labs team by phone at 240-500-2479  or email at info@incubatorhcc.com to discuss the next cohort. If you desire a tour, schedule a session at calendly.com/incubatorhcc.