Spice on 9th Grand Opening
August 25, 2023, 3-7pm
422A West 900 South
Salt Lake City, Utah
Located in the Artspace Greenery in Salt Lake City’s Granary District, Spice on 9th is a 1,200 square foot community-led space run by culinary entrepreneurs participating in Spice Kitchen Incubator programming as well as other small business owners receiving services from the International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Salt Lake City to hone their food business skills and offer their products in a shared market. Spice on 9th opens August 25, 2023. Regular hours are Mon-Fri, 8am - 3pm.
“The program has been looking for a space to not only highlight the work of entrepreneurs we serve, but to connect more with the greater Salt Lake community. As part of our 10th year, we are thrilled to open Spice on 9th, to share the food, the culture, and the stories of our neighbors.”
—Emily Park, Spice Kitchen Incubator Program Manager
The café will be operated by Spice entrepreneurs on a rotating basis, giving the public the opportunity to try different world cuisines. Many entrepreneurs will be selling packaged food products, grab-and-go items, basic coffee drinks as well as produce offered by refugee farmers participating in the IRC’s New Roots program and artisan products from IRC’s Small Business clients.
Part of the space will also serve as a small business center for any IRC entrepreneur to start, sustain or scale their small business. For Spice Kitchen Incubator participants, they will receive training and technical assistance in creating, permitting, and marketing these food products, with a focus on using more locally sourced ingredients. The business center will host one-on-one and workshop-based meetings involving all aspects of opening and successfully running a business.
These resources will be available to all entrepreneurs supported by the IRC in Salt Lake City’s Entrepreneurship & Economic Wellbeing department, including Spice Kitchen Incubator, New Roots in Salt Lake, and Small Business and Financial Capabilities programming. The latter two programs provide financial literacy, counseling, and loan products to clients for a variety of personal and business needs respectively.
SPICE, which stands for Supporting the Pursuit of Innovative Culinary Entrepreneurs, was founded in 2013. Its mission is to assist new Americans as they build viable food businesses as a pathway to self-sufficiency while preserving their culinary traditions.
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Spice on 9th is located at Artspace Greenery, 422A West 900 South Ste. 101, Salt Lake City, UT 84101.
Regular hours of operation are Monday to Friday, 8 am to 3 pm.
Spice Kitchen Incubator, New Roots in Salt Lake, and the Entrepreneurship and Economic Wellbeing program are all programs of the International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Salt Lake City.