Deliciously Different
Branch Out Foods is Daniel & Gabrielle Dodd, a husband and wife team who saw options lacking for anyone eating plant-based and gluten-free in Paducah Kentucky.
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Gabrielle has had gluten allergies since 2007, and both of them became vegetarian in 2011. With a severe lack of places to eat, necessity demanded they learn to make their own. As the years went on and they learned to love sharing their food, in 2013 Branch Out became a dream that they started to work on.
It took a long time to make it official, April 2016. Using the WKCTC kitchen, and selling person to person and at the Paducah Farmers Market. They weren't able to keep up with demand. The kitchen use was getting to expensive and it was time to find a new location.
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December of 2016 they were able to secure leasing 2201 Broadway Unit R, the old Heavenly Cakes building. March 21st of 2017, was the official opening date for Branch Out. After a wonderful year they realized that they couldn't grow in their current space, and that 5 tables wasn't enough to serve the influx of new customers.
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April 19th 2018 was the last day at the Ritz Midtown location, and the process was started for a new kitchen at 713 Kentucky Ave. In May, the Paducah Farmers Market was the only place in town to buy Branch Out. Lots of customers still came out in support, and there were lines nearly every week!
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After it was apparent that the new location wouldn't be ready until 2019, they were able to procure a pop up location located at 110 Broadway until their new space was ready. The new location opened May 23rd of 2019.
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May of 2024 was the 5th year anniversary at that location. Time sure flies! Friday, May 17th Branch Out was highlighted on a new Food Network show called Best Bite in Town.
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