EXCLUSIVE: Rachael Ray is expanding her purview with the launch of her own production studio. The author, TV host and philanthropist has teamed with her longtime collaborator Brian Flanagan

and his partners Anthony Amoia and Sean Lee of Intentional Content to launch Free Food Studios. The studio will focus on producing, owning, and distributing “in the kitchen” content created

by Ray and serve as a platform for the introduction and development of new and upcoming epicurean talent. It also will focus on developing and creating long and short form content across

various platforms. Flanagan and Intentional Content have produced over 50 non-scripted series and specials including Emmy-nominated _Rachael Ray’s 30 Minute Meals_ (Food Network), _Long

beyond proud to launch Free Food Studios with my longtime collaborator and friend Brian Flanagan and his team at Intentional Content,” said Ray. “I’ve always wanted to create a library of

original content in the food space and it excites me to have the opportunity to mentor and introduce a new class of culinary talent through this platform.” To date, Ray has created 30

episodes of 30-minute instructional cooking videos with Free Food Studios to add to her years of experience as a daytime TV host on shows including her Emmy-winning _Rachael; Rachael Ray’s

Tasty Travels; $40 A Day; Rachael Ray’s Week In A Day; Rachael vs. Guy: Celebrity Cook-Off; _and _Rachael Ray’s Kids’ Cook-Off._ “There are huge opportunities in content library ownership

for those who can quickly and efficiently scale with high volume,” said Flanagan. “And in the food genre, there is no better person to build a library of original programming with than our

partner Rachael Ray. Building on our long time producing partnership with Rachael, this new studio will allow us all to create and produce high quality food content the way we want and the

way we know how.”