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Millstone Kitchen Awards $10,000 to Food Entrepreneurs > Millstone Kitchen in Blacksburg has named the winners of its From Scratch food entrepreneurship business awards: Katherine and William Harris (Beyond the Pail), and Jud Flynn (On Site Culinary Solutions), will each receive $5,000 to start or expand their Blacksburg-based businesses. Despite the delay in culminating the From Scratch competition and a host of uncertainty due to the onset of COVID-19, these entrepreneurs remain optimistic.” Things are looking up,” shared Jud Flynn, “we are ready to evolve and respond to the market as things continue to open.” The Harrises are excited to get their food truck operational. “We were ready to go before all this happened,” William explained, “now we are just waiting for people to come back.” Their operations will be based at the Millstone Kitchen, a shared use facility. From Scratch was a free course for aspiring entrepreneurs. Industry professionals shared expertise on business planning strategies, food safety requirements, legal parameters, marketing ideas, and finance options. The class was fully booked with 39 participants, seven of which submitted business plans to be judged by a committee for awards.
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A good sign > “We’re open … and now hiring.” Music to the ears of both patrons and business owners in the especially hard-hit food service industry in the throes of the pandemic. 419 West in southwest Roanoke County saw its parking lot filled to overflowing once again when Phase 2 allowed indoor dining at 50 percent capacity; it was also seeing healthy outdoor dining only under the Phase 1 reopening guidelines as set forth by the Governor’s office.
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