Mother Road Market is hosting an open call for retail and food concepts
**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**
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MOTHER ROAD MARKET HOSTS OPEN CALL FOR FUTURE OPENINGS
INSIDE TULSA FOOD HALL
Tulsa’s non-profit food hall is calling all food and retail entrepreneurs who may be
interested in the next opening at the popular Route 66 destination
Tulsa, OK – Oct. 4, 2022 – Mother Road Market (MRM), a program of the Lobeck Taylor Family Foundation, is seeking innovative entrepreneurs who are ready to take the next step in their business. With a focus on providing Tulsans and travelers a place to do good, eat well and shop local, Mother Road Market is home to some of Tulsa’s favorite local eats and is giving more restaurants and retailers the chance to join the food hall.
In the coming months, MRM will have food and retail spaces ranging from the size of a kiosk to spaces up to 1,000 square feet available for new businesses. Mother Road Market will be accepting applications from anyone with a food or retail concept that is interested in expanding their business into MRM.
“The uniqueness in our market is rooted in our mission to break down barriers for Tulsans with big ideas. With a challenging couple of years behind us and an exciting future ahead, we are looking forward to welcoming the next big idea to Mother Road Market,” said Shagah Zakerion, Executive Director of the Lobeck Taylor Operating Foundation. “We have heard feedback from so many of our loyal customers on what they’d like to see and we are dedicated to keeping Mother Road Market as a foodie’s paradise.”
Kitchen 66, Tulsa’s kickstart kitchen located inside Mother Road Market, will host the finalists from the open call each Tuesday in November in the Takeover Cafe and give MRM customers the chance to taste-test the potential new concepts.
Interested parties can fill out the Google Form: https://bit.ly/3SdQpEJ. Applications are open now through October 16. New businesses will be announced early 2023.
ABOUT MOTHER ROAD MARKET: Mother Road Market is the first and only nonprofit food hall in the state of Oklahoma. A program of the Lobeck Taylor Family Foundation, it is located on historic Route 66 in the heart of the Tulsa Market District. Mother Road Market is a vibrant community space, allowing Tulsans and tourists alike to eat, sip, shop and enjoy over 20 business concepts, all on one campus. From hot chicken to street tacos, Brazilian cuisine to artisanal ice cream, Mother Road Market supports local food entrepreneurs by providing them with rent assistance, marketing resources and support to grow their concepts into standalone brick and mortar food establishments. Visitors at MRM can browse specialty gift items in retail store spaces and enjoy local brews and cocktails at The WEL Bar. Mother Road Market is also the home of Kitchen 66, Tulsa’s kickstart kitchen that operates the Takeover Cafe, Landmark Food Truck and General Store. MRM features a demonstration kitchen for cooking classes, indoor and outdoor seating areas with views of downtown Tulsa, nine holes of Mother Road Mini Golf and rentable event spaces. For more information about Mother Road Market, visit www.motherroadmarket.com.
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