<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><bold>Subject and purpose of work:</bold> In recent years, kitchen incubators have captured increasingly larger and more sophisticated titles in the local and national press. Organised local producers have been applying for funds to build such facilities. This article aims to introduce the notion of a kitchen incubator, its functioning, as well as present its role in the local development in the food production industry.<bold>Materials and methods:</bold> The available Polish and foreign literature on the subject in question was studied. The current study was based on the analysis and observation of the kitchen incubators which are already in operation.<bold>Results:</bold> The investigations conducted have demonstrated that kitchen incubators constitute a very important element in the development of the local economy.<bold>Conclusions:</bold> The operation of kitchen incubators should be monitored so as to enhance their development.</abstract>

Subject and purpose of work: In recent years, kitchen incubators have captured increasingly larger and more sophisticated titles in the local and national press. Organised local producers have been applying for funds to build such facilities. This article aims to introduce the notion of a kitchen incubator, its functioning, as well as present its role in the local development in the food production industry.Materials and methods: The available Polish and foreign literature on the subject in question was studied. The current study was based on the analysis and observation of the kitchen incubators which are already in operation.Results: The investigations conducted have demonstrated that kitchen incubators constitute a very important element in the development of the local economy.Conclusions: The operation of kitchen incubators should be monitored so as to enhance their development.

An Incubator of Local Processing as a Business Opportunity for Regional Development in Poland

University of Natural Sciences and Humanities in Siedlce

Student Scientific Association of Agricultural Engineering

Economic and Regional Studies / Studia Ekonomiczne i Regionalne

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Subject and purpose of work: In recent years, kitchen incubators have captured increasingly larger and more sophisticated titles in the local and national...

An Incubator of Local Processing as a Business Opportunity for Regional Development in Poland

Published Online: Mar 12, 2019

Page range: 138 - 146

Received: Oct 01, 2017

Accepted: Jun 01, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ers-2018-0042

Keywords
co-financing, LEADER initiative, local development, Local Action Groups, kitchen incubator

© 2018 Ewelina Kasandra Wasilewska, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

An Incubator of Local Processing as a Business Opportunity for Regional Development in Poland

Published Online: Mar 12, 2019

Page range: 138 - 146

Received: Oct 01, 2017

Accepted: Jun 01, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ers-2018-0042

Keywordsco-financing, LEADER initiative, local development, Local Action Groups, kitchen incubator

© 2018 Ewelina Kasandra Wasilewska, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
co-financing, LEADER initiative, local development, Local Action Groups, kitchen incubator