Monthly Archives: August 2021

The food business is massive, and every year, thousands of new entrepreneurs try their luck. While it’s now easier than ever to get in, it’s getting more competitive every day, and unless you have a great idea and know how to execute it, you’ll have trouble staying afloat. Thankfully, there are tons of proven businesses that you can start in this space, and many of them only require a minimal investment. Here are a few food startups worth trying.

Virtual Restaurant

Virtual restaurants have been around for a while, but have exploded during the pandemic. These are restaurants that only exist online and rely solely on delivery services for clientele. There are many benefits to this model.

For one, you can greatly reduce your overhead costs. Not only that, but you won’t even need to think about things like staffing. That’s because you can use a ghost kitchen and have them prepare the dishes for you. All they need are the ingredients and recipes and they’re good to go. You can also rent kitchen space and run the whole thing yourself if you want to.

Bringing together some of North Texas’ most beloved jazz and blues artists, the 5th Fair Park Blues & Jazz Festival gets underway Labor Day weekend on Saturday, Sept. 4, from 4-9:30 p.m. at the African American Museum, Dallas. Proceeds benefit the museum’s youth educational program. The festival is dedicated to Fort Worth native Opal Lee, the 94^–year-old activist who successfully led the decades-long campaign to make Juneteenth a national holiday.

The 2021 lineup features Mahogany The Artist, Herbie K. Johnson, Rob Holbert, Joyce Lofton, R. L. Griffin, The Legendary Creators, Daniel Jones and Friends, and Corrian & The Crew.

After two successful installments of the Worthington Renaissance Fort Worth Hotel’s summer social series in partnership with MELT Ice Creams and Toro Toro by Chef Richard Sandoval, the downtown Fort Worth hotel is ramping up the event for the month of August in honor of every Fort Worthian’s favorite foodie event, DFW Restaurant Week.