caterToronto Members (Coming Soon)
Interested in becoming a caterToronto Member? Learn more below
Becoming a caterToronto member gives you access to a variety of programs and services such as:
- *Commercial kitchen access via The Kitchens Network Program
- caterToronto monthly programming access (ie. trainings, workshops, education opportunities)
- *The opportunity to host training, workshops, education, food demo programming
- *Join the cTo roster of preferred caterers
- Business supports
- Revenue generating opportunities
* = Eligibility requirements
The Kitchens Network program was created by caterToronto to provide members with access to certified commercial kitchen spaces and associated programming and services to support the continued growth of women/gender queer owned food businesses. Getting ready to re-launch Spring/Summer 2024!
Stay tuned!
- Before signing up we will require you to attend an information session. From there you will need to attend some programming to become familiar with the caterToronto ecosystem and community.
- Once you have completed these items we will have you fill out an application form to be approved by the caterToronto team.
- Some of the baseline requirements will be food handlers certification, Commercial General Liability Insurance (min. $2 million), a list of your current menu offerings, and where applicable a business license.
Yes, once you attend the information session and some additional programming you can then decide which caterToronto offering you would like to sign up for. It might be that you want to access all of the offerings or only need to access some of them. This will inform which membership level you sign up for.
We do not offer drop in at this time. Your options for access are to join as a member, take a workshop/education/training session, or come to one of our monthly open house nights.
- caterToronto is a neighborhoods-based organization focused on growing inclusive, community-led food economies. Working directly with racialized and newcomer women, as well as community partners across Toronto, collaborating in the creation of food solutions and diverse, dignified, and delicious eats!
- caterToronto’s mission is to cultivate better social and economic food system connections that work for communities. caterToronto has worked on integrating affordable and accessible kitchen space, food service industry training and technical assistance, as well as feasible and feast-able market (aka revenue generating opportunities!
- The Kitchens Network program was created by caterToronto to provide members with access to certified commercial kitchen spaces and associated programming and services to support the continued growth of women/gender queer owned food businesses.
Currently, we are not accepting new members as we are in the process of finalizing details for this program. If you are interested in being on our waitlist please sign up below.
