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2018

The Providence Journal | March 7, 2018
FOOD INCUBATOR HOPE & MAIN OFFERING ONE-STOP ONLINE SHOPPING

 

The Newport Daily News | January 16, 2018
FOOD-INDUSTRY ENTREPRENEURS FACE TOUGH REGULATIONS

2017

Providence Business News | December 29, 2017
JOB CREATORS Q&A: Lisa Raiola

GoLocalProv LIVE | December 21, 2017
LAST MINUTE GIFT IDEAS WITH HOPE & MAIN

Rhode Island Inno, December 19, 2017
INTRODUCING RHODE ISLAND INNO’S INAUGURAL 50 ON FIRE

Rhode Island Inno, November 15, 2017
HOPE & MAIN IS ON A MISSION TO HELP FOOD ENTREPRENEURS

Rhode Island Monthly, January 12, 2017
FOODIE FIELD TRIP: HOPE AND MAIN MEET YOUR MAKER MARKET

2016

EastBayRI, November 19, 2016
Meet your Makers at Hope & Main

Bristol-Warren Patch, September 6, 2016
Hope & Main Honored as Business of the Year

Providence Business News, August 19, 2016
PBN names fastest-growing, innovative companies for 2016

Rhode Island Public Radio, July 22, 2016
Sea Robin Anyone? Chefs Get Acquainted With Local Seafood

Providence Journal, July 11, 2016
Tom’s Bao Bao Opening in Providence Delayed Until September

The Boston Globe, July 1, 2016
Tired of burgers? How about a bao?

Rhode Island Monthly, June 17, 2016
The Dish: Diner’s Update

Edible Rhody, June 9, 2016
Chi for Your Chi
The Baoist

Providence Business News, May 6, 2016
Ingredients for Success

The Bay Magazine, April 20, 2016
Hope & Main: Sophia Gartland of Essentially Coconut
Hope & Main: Minnie Luong of Chi Kitchen
What’s Cooking at Hope & Main

Providence Business News, April 4, 2016
Hope & Main to host tabletop show in May

Rhode Island Society of Certified Public Accountants
Small State, Big Impact: Businesses Grow, People Connect at Hope & Main

Pawtucket Times, March 21, 2016
Bucket Brewery pairs with small food businesses for tasting event

Woonsocket Times, March 21, 2016
Hope Artiste event pairs good food with Bucket Brewery

WPRI Channel 12, March 18, 2016
In the Kitchen: Delicious Spring Dishes

WPRI Channel 12, March 9, 2016
Nonprofit Helps Build Businesses from the Ground Up

Providence Journal, Feb. 23, 2016
Mouths are watering for Tom’s Bao Bao restaurant in Providence

Rhode Island Monthly, Feb. 22, 2016
The Dish: Go Behind the Scenes with Chefs at Hope & Main

Rhode Island Monthly, Feb. 18, 2016
The Dish: Diner’s Update

Rhode Island Monthly, Jan. 20, 2016
Five Can’t Miss Events of the Week

WPRI.com/The Rhode Show, Jan. 14, 2016
In the Kitchen: ‘Batch cooking’

2015

Providence Journal, Dec. 7, 2015
R.I.-based biscotti business helps couple cope with husband’s Alzheimer’s

Providence Journal, Nov. 6, 2015
Success for R.I.’s ‘foodieconomy’

Channel 10, Oct. 12, 2015
RI culinary incubator marks first anniversary

Eco RI News, Oct. 12, 2015
Chew on This: RI Working on Food and Ag Plan

Providence Journal, Oct. 11, 2015
Food incubator in Warren now 50 businesses strong

Bristol-Warren Patch, Oct. 11, 2015
Hope & Main Celebrates Creating 75 Jobs in First Year at Sunday Birthday Bash

Providence Business News, Oct. 10, 2015
A future for food incubators?

WPRO 930 AM/99.7FM, October 10, 2015
Live radio interview with Betsy Santarlasci, Interim Executive Director of Hope & Main (Steven Klamkin show)

The Bay Magazine, Oct. 9, 2015
Hope & Main – One Year Later

Providence Journal, Oct. 9, 2015
Fun food things to do in R.I. (and beyond) this holiday weekend

Motif Magazine, Oct. 7, 2015
Hope & Main’s Centennial Celebration

Providence Monthly, Oct. 7, 2015
Weekend Best Bets

RI Blogger, Oct. 5, 2015
Hope & Main… A Centennial Celebration!

Eat Drink RI, Oct 4, 2015
Events: Hope & Main Main Street Centennial

Providence Business News, Oct. 2, 2015
Hope & Main celebrating first year with fall festival

Eat Drink RI, Oct 2, 2015
Easy Entertaining Inc. Fundraising for National Breast Cancer Month

Providence Journal, Sept 27, 2015
Providence’s Latin American fair: A rainbow of art and culture

Bristol-Warren Patch, Sept 25, 2015
This Sunday’s Schoolyard Market Features Tacos and Salsa

WPRO 930 AM/99.7FM, September 4, 2015
Live radio interview with Lisa Raiola, Founder of Hope & Main (Steven Klamkin show)

Providence Journal, July 17, 2015
Fun food things to do in R.I. this weekend: July 17-19

Bristol-Warren Patch, July 16, 2015
New Schoolyard Market in Warren offers Innovation on Top of Local Food

Providence Journal, July 14, 2015
Culinary business incubator holds first market Sunday

Entrepreneur, June 24, 2015
How an Incubator Helped a Gluten-Free Food Truck

Providence Journal, June 19, 2015
Farm to Table: Rhode Island farmers’ markets open for the season

The Boston Globe, June 5, 2015
Friday’s business agenda

eat drink RI, May 20, 2015
News Bites: Schoolyard Market Launches July 19

Bristol-Warren Patch, April 15, 2015
Raimondo to Mark 100 Days as Governor with Events in Warren

Providence Journal, April 5, 2015
Fun food things to do in Rhode Island all week long: April 6-10

Providence Journal, March 20, 2015
Fun food things to do this weekend in R.I.: March 20-22

eat drink RI, March 3, 2015
News Bites: ‘Green with Bleu’ Series to Offer Classes on Bone Broth, Fermentation, Seeding and more

Nibletz, Feb. 24, 2015
Cupcakes and Pickles Build Rhode Island Incubator

Providence Journal, Feb. 11, 2015
Organic farming conference coming to Warren’s Hope & Main

Providence Journal, Jan. 21, 2015
‘Taste of the East Bay’ set for Saturday

2014

Providence Journal, Dec. 31, 2014
Food for Thought: Savoring the year in Rhode Island cuisine

Providence Journal, Dec. 24, 2014
A New Year’s success: Rhode Island’s Backyard Food Company shares party recipes

The Brown Daily Herald, Oct. 23, 2015
R.I.’s first artisanal pickling company finds home in Warren

NBC Channel 10, Oct. 3. 2014
Culinary incubator opens in Warren

ABC 6, Oct. 3. 2014
Hope and Main aims to create more jobs

RI NPR, Sept. 26, 2014
The Bottom Line: Cooking Up Jobs at Hope & Main

The Bay Magazine, Sept. 24, 2014
Hope & Main Opens its Doors

Fall River Herald, Sept. 17, 2014
Hope & Main food business incubator nearly ready to open

Providence Business News, Sept. 4, 2014
Hope & Main announces first class of food entrepreneurs

Eat Drink RI, Sept. 4, 2014
News Bites: Hope & Main Food Business Incubator Announces Inaugural Cohort

Rhode Island Small Business Journal, Sept. 4, 2014
Hope & Main Food Business Incubator Announces Inaugural Cohort

East Bay Newspapers, June 27, 2014
Hope & Main hires director, opens in August

Providence Journal June 27, 2014
Former Providence restaurateur named to direct Hope & Main, RI’s first culinary business

eat drink RI, June 26, 2014
News Bites: Hope & Main Hires Executive Director of Operations Ahead of August Opening

RI Small Business Journal, June 26, 2014
Hope & Main hires executive director of operations ahead of August opening

Providence Business News, June 26, 2014
Hope & Main hires Providence restaurant veteran as director

GoLocalProv, June 26, 2014
RI Culinary Incubator Hires New Executive Director

YouTube, June 25, 2014
RI’s First Food Business Incubator: The Hope & Main Story

Rhode Island Monthly Magazine, June 2014
Will Work for Food

FOX Providence WPRI, May 9, 2014
Sen. Reed tours Warren’s culinary incubator

Providence Business News, April 2, 2014
Five Questions With: Lisa Raiola

The Bay Magazine, March 18, 2014
Discover The Bay’s Mixed-Use Spaces: Creative takes on collaborative businsess initiatives help local entrepreneurs flourish

NPR’s The Salt, Feb. 11, 2014
N.Y. Immigrants Find They Can Earn Bread and Butter From Baking

Providence Journal, Jan. 24, 2014
23 that made it happen in Rhode Island

Providence Journal, Jan. 23, 2014
Economy-boosting idea incubator draws hundreds to conference

2013