What We Do
At ACEnet, we work with a lot of small food businesses. We assist them with business planning, product development, marketing, regional brand access, access to markets, access to workforce, and financial management. We provide a shared-use, licensed, commercial Food Ventures Center in Athens, and our Food & Farm Enterprise Center in Nelsonville.
Our Food Ventures Center houses our Central Kitchen, Thermal Processing Room, and Warehouse. Access to a shared-use, licensed, commercial kitchen reduces barriers for start-ups allowing entrepreneurs to develop products and businesses without high overhead cost of purchasing facilities, equipment, and necessary licensing.
Our Food & Farm Enterprise Center offers farmers & producers an ODA-licensed and inspected facility containing a produce processing facility and a separate local meat processing facility to assist local producers with value-added processing for their meat. The FFEC also provides cold and frozen storage, warehouse storage space, and multiple loading docks for easy transportation.
How You Can Help
To give our small food businesses the best chance to succeed, we need to be able to give them the best equipment to use.
For every $100 invested in ACEnet, there is a return of over $400 in direct sales supporting the businesses that consider ACEnet a partner in their work. Any donation will help us reach our goal, and you can feel good knowing you’ve helped support some of your favorite local businesses like Crumbs Bakery, Casa Nueva & many more.
If you would like to make a contribution to our equipment fund, any sized donations are greatly appreciated and tax deductible. Click ‘Donate Now‘ to contribute now!
Donate Equipment & Supplies
If you have equipment that you are considering donating, please contact info@acenetworks.org to see if the equipment fits our needs.