Marketing Your MEHKO
Free Webinar for Home-Based Food Entrepreneurs
📅 Tuesday, August 12, 2025
🕠 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM (PT)
🎤 Presented by Anna Sotto of Akitso
🌐 Hosted on Zoom | Bilingual in English & Spanish
Running a MEHKO (Micro Enterprise Home Kitchen Operation) means more than just making great food—it means building a brand that connects with your community.
Join Akitso and COOK Alliance for a free, one-hour webinar designed to help home-based food business owners stand out. Whether you’re just starting out or ready to grow, this session will help you understand how to:
Create a strong visual identity
Tell your business story with confidence
Attract loyal customers—and keep them coming back
This webinar is free and open to all MEHKOs. No experience in marketing or design necessary.
Presented in English and Spanish.
The COOK Alliance is a nonprofit working to legitimize and support informal home cooking businesses so that culinary entrepreneurship is accessible to all, and particularly empowering for homemakers, caregivers, women, people of color, and immigrants. This summer, COOK Alliance is kicking off their free (and bilingual!) summer MEHKO Webinar Series including:
June 10 - MEHKO 101: Learn the fundamentals of the MEHKO program- perfect for anyone looking to start a home-based food business or advocate for the program in their community. (Presented by COOK Alliance staff)
July 8 - Ask a (Former) Inspector: Get helpful insights from a former environmental health specialist about permits, inspections, and running a safe MEHKO. (Presented by Kendra Wise of CCDEH)
Aug 12 - Marketing Your MEHKO: Learn how to brand and market your MEHKO to attract customers and keep them coming back. (Presented by Anna Sotto of Akitso)
Sep 9 - MEHKO Success Stories Panel: Hear from permitted home cooks as they share their journeys, challenges, and what’s helped their MEHKO businesses succeed. (Panel lineup coming soon)
