# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Concept to Kitchen: How to Start and Grow a Successful Restaurant
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 19 May, 2026 at 09:00 am (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Join us for a powerful, in-person workshop designed for aspiring restaurateurs and current restaurant owners who want to strengthen, grow, or launch their food business the right way. Hosted at the USC School of Medicine Culinary Kitchen in partnership with FoodShare, this interactive session brings together experienced restaurant owners, culinary professionals, Richland County Library Culinary program, food safety experts, and the Small Business Development Center (SBDC).

Over three focused hours, you’ll gain real-world insight into what it truly takes to open and operate a successful restaurant — from concept development and menu strategy to licensing, food safety, financial planning, and scaling for growth. Our expert panel will share practical advice, hard-earned lessons, and clear next steps to help you avoid common pitfalls and move forward with confidence.  We will have 4 experienced restaurant owners on hand as your guides.  

Whether you’re exploring your first restaurant idea, launching a food concept, or looking to improve profitability and operations, this workshop will provide clarity, resources, and a roadmap for success.

You Will Learn:
• What it really takes — financially and operationally — to start and sustain a restaurant
• The key licenses, food safety requirements, and regulatory steps you must follow
• How to build a profitable concept with strong systems for long-term growth

Hand outs Include:

Startup cost checklist

Licensing checklist

Food cost calculator sheet

Business planning worksheet

Local resource list
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/columbia/concept-to-kitchen-how-to-start-and-grow-a-successful-restaurant/200029936028550
- **Event Categories**: Workshops, Business
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Columbia
- **state**: SC
- **country**: United States
- **location**: FoodShare South Carolina
- **lat**: 34.063393044105
- **long**: -80.965531692793
- **full address**: FoodShare South Carolina, 201 Columbia Mall Blvd, Suite 109,Columbia,SC,United States

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Concept to Kitchen: How to Start and Grow a Successful Restaurant being held?
  - **A:** Concept to Kitchen: How to Start and Grow a Successful Restaurant takes place on Tue, 19 May, 2026 at 09:00 am to Tue, 19 May, 2026 at 09:00 am at FoodShare South Carolina, 201 Columbia Mall Blvd, Suite 109,Columbia,SC,United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Concept to Kitchen: How to Start and Grow a Successful Restaurant?
  - **A:** Concept to Kitchen: How to Start and Grow a Successful Restaurant is organized by USC Region SBDC.

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