For everyone growing in food & hospitality
Where Calgary's food businesses grow, and get to cook for BRDGE clients.
The BRDGE Circle is our community for chefs, caterers and food entrepreneurs. Ready to cater for BRDGE clients? Start with a partnership readiness check.
Built for
- Food entrepreneurs
- Chefs
- Café & restaurant owners
- Caterers
- Food truck operators
- Beverage businesses
- Anyone growing in hospitality
Two ways to use the Circle
I want to grow my food business
Connect with local food businesses and get access to workshops, courses and partner discounts.
Join freeI want to cook for BRDGE clients
Take the check, share your basics, meet and taste. Membership is not required to qualify.
Start the partner pathwayFind your path
Where are you in your food journey?
Pick what sounds most like you, and we'll point you to the right place.
Getting a food business off the ground?
Starting out means figuring out a lot at once. You don't have to do it alone — the Circle is full of people who've been there.
Things we can help you explore
- Figuring out the business side
- Finding a commercial kitchen
- Packaging and suppliers
- Finding your first customers
Meet the founder
I've worked the line and the boardroom.
Hi, I'm Daniella Jasper-Okumagba. I hold a Bachelor's in Marketing and built my career in supply chain sales and marketing at one of Canada's largest companies, managing $600 million portfolios. Alongside that, I've spent 10 years in hospitality — from working on the line to helping a chef partner close a $10,000 event.
Over and over, I met local food businesses with incredible food and no one in their corner on the business side. So I started The BRDGE.
Now I bring the same discipline I used on nine-figure portfolios to one mission: helping local food providers grow, excel, and scale.
- $600M
- portfolios managed in supply chain sales & marketing
- 10 years
- in hospitality, starting on the line
- $10,000
- event closed with a chef partner
- B. Mktg
- Bachelor's in Marketing
Examples of support available through BRDGE Circle
The kind of help members find in the Circle.
Sometimes you don't know what you need until you meet the right person. Here are a few of the areas members connect on — through the community, our partners, workshops, and events.
Delivery
Connections that can help get orders where they need to go.
Staffing
Meeting people who can lend an extra set of hands for prep, service, or events.
Packaging & supplies
Introductions to suppliers that work with food businesses.
Marketing
Resources, partners, and practical ideas for getting your name out.
Kitchen connections
Learning about commercial kitchen options from people who've used them.
Business resources
Workshops, conversations, and shared know-how on the business side.
Inside the community
This is what building together looks like.
Events, kitchens, beautiful tables, and the people growing Calgary's food scene.
BRDGE Circle
Two ways to be part of the Circle.
Meet other food and hospitality business owners, learn from people who get it, ask questions, and share what you're working on. Start free, or go further with a membership.
Paid membership
$35/month
Everything in Free, plus member rates for events and workshops and the partner discount pool. Membership is not required for partnership eligibility.
Become a $35/month MemberComing up
Workshops & events
Learn something practical, meet people who get it, and leave with your next step.
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Meet the Industry: coffee shop pastry tasting
Calgary coffee shop owners taste-test pastries to stock in their shops · Coming soon
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Getting your first catering clients
Coming soon · Member rate available
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The profitable chef: pricing your food
Coming soon · Member rate available
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AI for food entrepreneurs
Coming soon · Member rate available
Members save on every one
$35/month members get discounted rates on networking events and workshops.
Become a MemberSee the full calendar in the CircleThe partner pathway
How BRDGE partnership works
- 1
Take the check
Answer a few simple questions. You get an instant yes or no.
- 2
Share your basics
If it's a yes, send us your kitchen approval, food safety card and insurance.
- 3
Meet and taste
A quick tasting with our team, then you're in — or we tell you exactly what to work on.
The check gives you an honest starting answer, not the final word. Our team confirms everything with your documents and a tasting before anyone is approved. Membership and course purchases are never required to be eligible.
Check Eligibility & ApplyAlready a preferred partner? Log in to the Chef Hub to see your approved menu packages and order history.
You focus on the food. We'll help with the rest.
Just getting started, getting organized, or ready to grow — there's a place for you here.