Tailored Food for Real People
Personal Chef Services Designed for the Way You Actually Live!
A Dual-Engine Culinary EdTech Ecosystem Built for Community & Careers
Connecting low-barrier community cooking classes with direct pathways to commercial kitchen careers!
🟢 TIER 1: INVITO KITCHEN
Community Wellness & Nutrition Literacy
The Experience: Low-pressure, interactive cooking workshops paired with a gamified mobile app.
The Goal: Build family budgeting skills, heart-healthy habits, and digital skill badges across non-profits, youth programs, and senior networks.
🟡 TIER 2: INVITO WORKFORCE
Commercial Kitchen & Career Acceleration
The Experience: Hands-on kitchen lab training, ServSafe® food safety certification, and ACF-aligned standards.
The Goal: Transition passionate cooks into verified, job-ready talent by delivering:
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Verifiable Skill Mastery: 24 hands-on lab modules covering knife precision, HACCP safety, station prep, and line speed.
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Industry Gold Standards: National ServSafe® Food Safety certification and ACF-aligned skill credentials.
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Direct Employment Pipeline: Instant referral and placement into high-demand line cook and prep positions with regional hospitality partners.
Local Occupational Share: Food preparation, serving, and culinary-related roles make up 9.6% of total employment across the Cincinnati-Middletown metropolitan area, representing one of the largest and most stable local workforce sectors.
SOURCE: United States Department of Labor
Culinary Professional Demand: Regional demand for skilled cooks, private chefs, and culinary instructors is scaling at approximately 7% annually, driven by high local patronage and community food initiatives. SOURCE: restaurant.org
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Statewide Economic Output (Ohio): Ohio's overall eating, drinking, and foodservice venues deliver over $51.55 billion in direct economic output, supporting more than 528,000 direct jobs and generating $15.92 billion in total labor income. When factoring in indirect supply chain and distribution impacts, total economic output reaches $92.35 billion and supports over 712,000 jobs statewide.
SOURCE: National Restaurant Association 2025
