Madtown Food Services

02/28/2024

The Smiling Coast Cuisine is back at it again! Get ya orders in for pick up this Saturday, March 2 from 12:30-3pm at FEED (Food Enterprise & Economic Development).

Don't sleep on the benachin y'all!

10/20/2023

The fam is at it again!

09/22/2023

Happening this weekend! Come out and support the family biz offering some of the best dishes coming out of The Gambia.

Call or email the contact info to place your order and pick up this Saturday at FEED Kitchens from 12:30-3pm

08/20/2023

Happening today! Stop by FEED Kitchens at 1219 N Sherman from 2-5pm and support your local black businesses!

To close out Black Restaurant Week catch us today at the Food Taste Jamboree at FEED (Food Enterprise & Economic Development) from 2-5pm!!!!!!

08/16/2023

Auntie and Uncle are in the big leagues now!

Show some love MFS fans. So proud to see another family business get proper recognition from the Madison community.

You will find them at most events during the summer time - Central Park Sessions, Orton Park Fest, Taste of Madison are just a few upcoming events.

They also operate a food cart on library mall during the weekdays and take orders via EatStreet.

04/24/2023

A few days late, but we are excited to see year 4 in the biz!

There are major updates to share about what we've accomplished since 2019, but we can't quite do it all in one post. Just know, we are in the process of cleaning up our website, social media accounts and monthly newsletter. For now, here are a few accomplishments:

1. Founder and general manager, Donale Richards is now 100% self-employed! This is the first year MFS has a full-time employee (and the first year he gets paid back from start-up costs, sigh)

2. We now offer business consulting services for start-up food entrepreneurs. We specialize in catering, food cart and small farm operations. This will be our main service in 2023 so stay tuned, more details to come!

3. It saddens us to say that our food services (food vending + catering) will be suspended until 2024. In the meantime, we are exploring sourcing options with local farms, testing new recipes, obtaining equipment for larger events and supporting the growth of 2 other family businesses The Smiling Coast Cuisine & M & J Jamaican Kitch'n.

4. While it's not sexy, we have cleaned up our financial statements! Being able to produce Profit/Loss, Balance Sheets and 3-year projections allows us to be strategic when planning for the long-term goal of a farm-to-table restaurant. Financing equipment, staffing and facilities are no joke, but slow n steady, we'll get there!

5. Lastly, if you haven't yet, give us a like/follow on Facebook & Instagram AND visit our website to hit that subscription button on the home page! We are making strides to look more professional, big thanks to Shea Strategy LLC

What started as a dream has now become reality!

02/22/2023

Good Morning!

Marcus Garvey was a Jamaican-born Black leader who founded the UNIA, a global African unity and empowerment movement. He was self-taught, an avid traveler and enjoyed learning about different cultures and experiences. He also studied in London and became a journalist and activist.

02/20/2023

Nicodemus Ford has 10 years of agriculture and community organizing experience and over 20 years of K-12 and adult learning experience. He uses his expertise to improve food access and food systems for historically marginalized groups. He brings his skills to support the Calabash Collective Consultants, focusing on online learning, outreach, training, workshop facilitation and in-person/hybrid/virtual convenings.

02/14/2023

This month we're sending love out into the world and highlighting Black-led businesses and organizations! Visit our website to subscribe to the MFS newsletter!