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New York Commercial Kitchens, Community Kitchens, Licensed Kitchens, Shared Kitchens - Places to make foods to sell

New York Commercial Kitchens, Community Kitchens, Licensed Kitchens, Shared Kitchens -
Places to make foods to sell!

A licensed kitchen is an inspected, registered commercial kitchen where foods intended for sale can be safely made, in accordance with laws and regulations. While many states allow some low-risk foods to be made at home and sold in smaller quantities, many foods intended for sale can only be made in a licensed kitchen. If you want to make and sell your home-made preserves, salsa, spaghetti sauce, refrigerated foods or whatever, you will need a licensed kitchen to prepare and can the food. many licensed kitchens open their doors at low cost to local food entrepreneurs. If you would rather have a company make and package the food product for you, see this list of copackers in New York

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Commercial Kitchens, Community Kitchens, Licensed Kitchens and Shared Kitchens

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NYC, Brooklyn, Queens, Etc and Long Island

  • Asphalt Green, BPC - NYS certified commercial kitchen
    212 North End Ave, New York, NY 10282. Phone: 646-981-2321. Email: Rentals@asphaltgreen.org. Excellent for dinner parties, cooking classes, food photography, caterers, team building events and more.
  • BAO Food and Drink Organic Food Incubator - both a shared commercial kitchen and a small copacker
    23-23 Borden Avenue, Long Island City, NY 11101. Phone: 718-391-0009. USDA CERTIFIED ORGANIC, vegan, kosher, gluten-free commercial kitchen rental space available. Plus small batch co-packing, creation of General Manufacturing Procedures, Food Safety Counseling, USDA Organic Compliance Counseling, Distributor Support, Packing Design (Organic and Non-organic), Recipe Development and Cost Consulting, Kosher Compliance Counseling, Co-op ingredient and packaged goods purchasing opportunities.
  • Entrepreneur Space Kitchen Incubator, LLC - commercial kitchen
    36-46 37th Street, Long Island City, NY 11101. Phone: 718-392-0025. Email: info.entrepreneurspace@gmail.com. The commercial kitchen is divided into four sections and is available 24/7 on a shift basis. Clients have access to an incredible, well-equipped kitchen facility where you can create and grow your business without the burden of high start-up production costs. Kitchen clients have access to free one-on-one business counseling and a Client Assistant for 2 hours per shift. The Client Assistant is there to assist on various tasks as needed from food prep to dish cleaning and can instruct in the use of all professional equipment. The kitchen space includes the follow common use equipment: commercial mixers (20 quarts to 80 quarts), proofer, hearth oven, dough divider/rounder, sheeter, robot coupe (6 quart), immersion blender, excellent variety of small wares and pans
  • Hana Kitchens - commercial kitchen space
    34 35th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11232. Phone: 718-369-7594.  11 commercial kitchen spaces for rent starting at $120/shift to start up entrepreneurs in the food industry.
  • Hometown Foods LLC - commercial kitchen, co-packer,
    362 Eichybush Rd. Kinderhook NY 518-758-7342. Email: annadawson@berk.com. Ask for Anna Dawson.
    Frozen, Vacuum Packing, Commercial Kitchen, FFSP, good place to make small amounts. 2 tray freezers, convection oven, 15 burners, vacuum packaging (18 bar), dishwasher, DistOpt, hours. Freezing vacuum packaging, make meal kits, quick bread kits, crock pot kits, vegetable side dishes
  • Hot Bread Kitchen - shared-use commercial kitche
    1590 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10029. Phone: 212-369-3331. Email: Incubator@hotbreadkitchen.org. 2,300 square ft. shared-use commercial kitchen offers flexible spaces; 3 fully-equipped private prep kitchens, with counter space and induction burners; 1 temperature-controlled room, good for chocolate or confections; 3 banks of specialized equipment with convection ovens, fryers, tilting skillets, 6-burner ranges and grill; dry, refrigerated and freezer storage; access to a commercial dishwasher, coffee station, ice machine and water; classroom space with a board table for 12, a white board and a flat-screen TV-ideal for client and staff meetings.
  • Mangrove at Flatbush Central -
    2123 Caton Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11226. Phone: 917-765-9005. Email: mangrove@thisisurbane.com. 1200 sq. ft. commercial kitchen which features 7 shared workstations for both hot and cold production. Kitchen Membership also gives you access to our online business resources, classes, and events calendar as well as hands on business mentorship and supply chain support.   
  • Nimbus Downtown Brooklyn - Commercial kitchen, Recipe development, Refrigerated storage, Freezer storage, Dry shelf storage, Bakery, We specialize in small and start-ups
    383 Bridge Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201. Phone: (888) 328-1539. Email: hello@nimbuskitchen.com. Open: See their website for for hours and availability. Directions: See their website for directions. Click here for a map and directions. Nimbus combines hourly and long-term kitchen rentals with events programming, allowing businesses to launch their concepts, scale production, and nurture relationships with their customers with little risk and minimal capital commitment. Nimbus is open 7 days a week, 6am-10pm, and is available for 24/7 access for full-time members. The commercial kitchens can also be rented with our 1,200 sq ft front-of-house event space, which includes a show kitchen, multiple dining and lounge event areas, and a virtual food hall and coffee shop with 100+ feet of street frontage and floor-to-ceiling windows. Through this event area, customers can order food for pick-up, dine-in, or delivery, and brands can host pop-ups, tastings, cooking classes, and more to cultivate a direct consumer relationship without building out a brick-and-mortar location. Contact us now to find a time to connect and see if the space fits your needs. Click here for our Facebook page. Located in Kings County. (ADDED: May 17, 2023)
  • Nimbus Lower East Side - Commercial kitchen, Recipe development, Refrigerated storage, Freezer storage, Dry shelf storage, We specialize in small and start-ups
    196 Stanton Street, New York, NY 10002. Phone: (888) 328-1539. Email: hello@nimbuskitchen.com. Open: See their website for for hours and availability. Directions: See their website for directions. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: . Nimbus combines hourly and long-term kitchen rentals with events programming, allowing businesses to launch their concepts, scale production, and nurture relationships with their customers with little risk and minimal capital commitment. Nimbus is open 7 days a week, 6am-10pm, and is available for 24/7 access for full-time members. The commercial kitchens can also be rented with our 300 sq ft front-of-house event space, which includes a show kitchen and dining area. Through this event area, customers can order food for pick-up, dine-in, or delivery, and brands can host pop-ups, tastings, cooking classes, and more to cultivate a direct consumer relationship without building out a brick-and-mortar location. Contact us now to find a time to connect and see if the space fits your needs. Click here for our Facebook page. Located in New York County. (ADDED: May 17, 2023)
  • NYC Commercial Kitchens - 3 locations
    BRONX: 3480 Third Avenue, Bronx, NY 10456. Phone: (212) 470-2207. Email: info@nyccommercialkitchen.com.
    NYC Commercial Kitchens are a network of commercial kitchens based in the Tri-State Area for food service professionals and small business owners to operate or start their businesses. These shared-use facilities give prospective business owners a way to produce food without the massive overhead that are associated with owning and operating a commercial kitchen.
    NYC Commercial Kitchen proudly offers high-quality equipment for food preparation and recipe testing, photo shoots, film and television projects, private catering and more. Our kitchens are fully equipped for both cooking and baking. NYC Commercial Kitchens are available for rent by the shift or some are even open 24 hours a day/ 7 days a week, so there are always hours available to prospective clients at their convenience.
    NYC Commercial Kitchen also provides facilities for kosher food professionals. Please visit Kosher Kitchens or Contact Us .
  • Tada Noodles - Commercial kitchen, Recipe development, Business development consulting services, Packaging, Refrigerated storage, Freezer storage, Dry shelf storage, Plastic, Scale-up recipes, We can source (find) ingredients, We can source (find) packaging, Business services
    2323 Borden Ave, Long Island City, NY 11101. Email: . Open: See their website for for hours and availability. Directions: See their website for directions. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: . Vacuum sealers available Click here for our Facebook page. Located in Queens County. (ADDED: July 12, 2021)
  • Tiny Drumsticks - This is a collective of 3 shared commercial kitchens located on Long Island
    Email: judy@tinydrumsticks.com. Phone: 917-526-3263. Generally our kitchen has convection ovens, 6 burner ranges with conventional ovens, roll-in rack ovens, tilt skillets, deep fryers, dough sheeter, and stand mixers of various sizes. The equipment line-up does change a bit per each location. A welcome packet will be given once we have a better idea of what is needed. The website includes floor plans of our locations.
    Even Tinier Drumsticks, Inc.
    4128 37th St, Long Island City, NY 11101.
    Gimme Drumsticks, Inc.
    4346 10th St, Long Island City, NY 11101.
  • Urban Horizons Kitchen - Shared-Use, Commercial Kitchen
    50 E 168th street, Bronx, NY 10452. Phone: 718-839-1198. Cell: 917-498-3472. Fax: 718-732-2685. Email: mgotay@whedco.org.

NY State

  • Apple Of My Eye, LLC - Licensed commercial kitchen
    Harrison Place, Lockport, NY. Phone: 716-310-3195. Email: appleofmyeye178@gmail.com. 440 square feet of shared kitchen space and/or private space available for culinary workshops and classes. Cold & dry storage, induction cooktops, convection oven, food processor, stainless steel prep tables, 3 bay stainless steel sink, hand & mop sinks Renters must carry their own business insurance. Contact us with your needs and we’ll forward an application and schedule a tour of our facility. More services, equipment, and amenities scheduled to be added after Jan 2018. 24-hour access/gated secure parking
  • Battenkill Kitchen - Shared-use Commercial Kitchen
    58 E Broadway, Salem, NY 12865. Phone: 518-854-3032. Six Burner Gas Range, Convection Oven, Two Gas Fired Baking Ovens, 40 gallon Steam Kettle, Walk-In Cooler - 640 square foot, High Temperature Dishwasher, 40 quart Stand Mixer, Digital Scale, Commercial Food Processor.
  • Catskills Kitchen Entrepreneurial and Teaching Kitchen at Cornell Cooperative Extension Sullivan County - -
    64 Ferndale-Loomis Road, Liberty, NY 12754. Phone: 845-292-6180. Fax: 845-292-4946. Email: catskillskitchen@cornell.edu. A 900 foot shared-use and teaching kitchen serving farmers, restaurateurs, bakers, caterers and other specialty food entrepreneurs in the Catskill/Hudson Region. Easy access and ample parking at the rear of the building. Equipment: 6-burner Wolf commercial gas cook-top teaching and demonstration island; 2 Moffat electric convection ovens with steam injection; Panasonic Sonic Commercial steamer; 20 gallon electric steam kettle; 20 quart Globe stand mixer; Commercial Continental freezer and refrigerator with outside temperature control and slide in tray features; Stainless steel movable prep tables; 3 bay stainless steel sink; commercial dishwasher; 20 cubic chest freezer; commercial vacuum packer; basic tools and utensils; cleaning supplies, disposable gloves and hair nets. The Cornell Cooperative Extension has loads of services for small businesses and can also assist with: cooking and food handling classes, labeling and packaging requirements, licensing and product development, business planning and market.
  • Cook & Bake Center -
    360 C Mount Pleasant Ave, Mamaroneck, NY 10543. Phone: 914-698-3663. Email: info@cookandbakecenter.com. Cooking equipment, Full size Convection ovens, Gas range with 10 burners, Industrial Mixer, Walk in 8X8 feet Freezer, Cooler, Slicer, Dough sheeter, Mixers, blenders, Kitchen utensils, Pastry equipment, Electric Range, Ice maker, Working Benches
  • Damin Farms -
    8075 State Highway 5, St. Johnsville, NY 13452. Phone: 518-568-2643. Email: daminfarm@frontiernet.net.  6 burner propane commercial range with hood vent, many pots and pans, 3 bay sink, over-head lighting, and refrigerator space. Counters and sinks are stainless steel. Rental is available by the hour. Renter is responsible for washing all equipment used and clean up.
  • Delaware County FoodWorks+ -
    27905 State Highway, Andes, NY 13731. Phone: 845-676-4550. Email: info@agriforaging.com. THE COUNTY'S FIRST SHARED COMMERCIAL KITCHEN. We are proud to provide specialized services and commercial kitchen infrastructure to entrepreneurs in our Catskills food community; helping bring new ideas, business & food innovation to market. FoodWorks+ members benefit from our flexible approach and affordability, integrated services, education programs and workshops.
  • Dessert Solutions - 2,000 square feet of commercial kitchen space available for rent/share
    131 Linden Avenue, Westbury, NY 11590. Phone: 516-333-4133. Email: mydessertsolutions@gmail.com. and Dessert Solutions Facebook page. Approximately 2,000 square feet of commercial kitchen space available for rent/share. This is a licensed and inspected wholesale bakery kitchen. The space is ideal for a multitude of foodservice applications including commercial catering. From cupcakes to wedding cakes, this space is the perfect venue for a small business start-up or any commercial food production application. Rental fee will be charged at an hourly rate. Prospective renter must be incorporated and carry their own business insurance. Serious inquires only please.
  • Dolce Amore - manufacturer of filled pasta, flat pasta, gelato, sorbet, tartufo and prepared meal kits
    146 Albany Avenue, Lindenhurst, NY11757. Phone: 718-246-5414. Fax: 631-957-0392. Email: marcello@dolceamoreny.com.  Dolce Amore uses an IQF freezing method for its filled pasta and prepared meal kits.  We co-pack all kinds of ravioli, fillings and shapes, ice cream, gelato and tartufo with different flavors and packaging, prepared meals with pasta shapes and sauces of your choice. We are a HACCP approved facility with a 3rd party certification.
  • Go Veggies, Inc - commercial ovens, freezers, refrigeration, food processors, mixers 30 qt., and dry storage.
    1290 Sheridan Drive, Tonawanda, NY. Phone: 716-908-2778. Email: goveggies@gmail.com. Shrink wrapping, nutrition labels and strictly vegetarian food processing. Licensed by Agriculture and Marketing (20-C License)
  • Hometown Foods, LLC -
    362 Eichybush Rd, Kinderhook, NY 12106. Phone: 518-758-7342. Fax: 518-758-8452.
  • Jennifer's Kitchen -
    159 Lexington Avenue, Mt. Kisco, NY 10549. Phone: 914-384-2825.
  • Kitchen Co-op -
    213 Broadway, Amityville, NY 11701. Phone: 631-397-0197. Email: cparagallo@gmail.com.
  • Kitchen Confidential - commercial kitchen, co-packer,
    91 A Florida Street, Farmingdale, NY 11735. Phone: 516-502-5927. Email: josephanthony314@gmail.com. Price includes all utilities, carting, cleaning supplies and chemicals and the help of the kitchen assistance for 2 hours/shift. NYS certified commercial kitchen (licensed and inspected) available for rent to any/all food companies, food manufacturers, food entrepreneurs, chefs, caterers, etc. A 1,000 sq.ft. kitchen divided into 4 separate work areas with many pieces of specialty equipment that provides culinary entrepreneurs with affordable turn-key solutions to accelerate their business growth. This space is the perfect venue for any commercial food production company. Rental fee will be charged at an hourly rate. Prospective renter must carry their own business insurance. The kitchen is open 24/7. There is a pool of workers, prep cooks, dishwashers, and also graduates from the Culinary Arts and Pastry Arts Job Training Programs run by the facility available for hire by the tenants. USDA Certified Organic, Gluten-Free Commercial Kitchen Rental Space Available.Services provided by Kitchen Confidential include small batch co-packing, creation of general manufacturing procedures, food safety counseling, USDA organic compliance counseling, distributor support, packing design, recipe development and cost consulting, kosher compliance, co-op ingredient and packaged goods purchasing opportunities.
  • Nelson Farms - Shared-Use Kitchen, Nutrition Labeling, Private Labeling and Product Development
    3261 US Route 20, Cazenovia, NY 13035. Email: hewittA@morrisville.edu. or wilcoxM@morrisville.edu.
  • Nilda's Desserts - Shared use kitchen, co-packing, private labeling
    188 Washington Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601. Phone: 845-454-5876. Fax: 845-849-0446. Email: nildasdesserts@gmail.com.
  • NYC Commercial Kitchens - 3 locations
    WOODHAVEN: 85-27 91st Street, Woodhaven, NY 11421. Phone: (212) 470-2207. Email: info@nyccommercialkitchen.com.
    WHITESTONE: 16-50 Utopia Parkway, Whitestone, NY 11357. Phone: (212) 470-2207. Email: info@nyccommercialkitchen.com.
    NYC Commercial Kitchens are a network of commercial kitchens based in the Tri-State Area for food service professionals and small business owners to operate or start their businesses. These shared-use facilities give prospective business owners a way to produce food without the massive overhead that are associated with owning and operating a commercial kitchen.
    NYC Commercial Kitchen proudly offers high-quality equipment for food preparation and recipe testing, photo shoots, film and television projects, private catering and more. Our kitchens are fully equipped for both cooking and baking. NYC Commercial Kitchens are available for rent by the shift or some are even open 24 hours a day/ 7 days a week, so there are always hours available to prospective clients at their convenience.
    NYC Commercial Kitchen also provides facilities for kosher food professionals. Please visit Kosher Kitchens or Contact Us .
  • Philmont Coop - Commercial kitchen, Refrigerated storage, Dry shelf storage, Plastic, Scale-up recipes, We specialize in small and start-ups
    116 Main St , Philmont, NY 12565. Phone: (518) 965-9063. Email: Info@philmontmarket.com. Email Erin Henley Tighehenley@icloud.com Open: See their website for for hours and availability. Directions: See their website for directions. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: . Incubator kitchen with small retail shop/package store AND cafe in the small Hamlet of Philmont NY, Columbia County (10 minutes to Hudson, 15 minutes to Berkshires), growing artist community surrounded by local farms/farm stands/farmers markets Affordable space to produce and experiment. Click here for our Facebook page. Located in Columbia County. (ADDED: January 19, 2024)
  • Quaker Bonnet Bakery -
    69 Chenango Street, Buffalo, NY 14213. Phone: 716-622-7992. Email: jerry.augugliaro@gmail.com. They have a Full Walk in Cooler, Freezer, and Proofer; 4 Hobart Mixers 30, 80, and 1490 quart; 4 convection ovens; 2 large kitchen areas; 400 baking trays; 2 platform baking ovens; $20 per hour, but would prefer month year round customers.
  • Saratoga Garlic - small kitchen
    Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. Phone: 518-581-4093. Fax: 518-581-7255. Email: info@saratogagarlic.com. We are 220 sq. ft small-scale production kitchen ideal for canning, sauces, dried goods, pickling, etc (just not baking). Our equipment includes a 4 burner gas stove, 3 bay sanitizing sink, handwash station, digital scale, 10 gal hopper/jar filler (for liquids) and an immersion blender.
  • South Fork Kitchens - business incubator for food entrepreneurs
    Southampton Campus of Stony Brook University, 239 Montauk Highway, Southampton, NY 11968. Email: kitchen@eastendfood.org. Shared commercial kitchen and incubator for food entrepreneurs. It is located on the Southampton Campus of Stony Brook University.
    Email: info@southforkkitchens.org.
  • Skinny Buddha Organic Kitchen - Organic Commercial Kitchen
    159 Lexington Avenue, Mt. Kisco, NY 10549. Phone: 914-358-1666. Email: info@myskinnybuddha.com.
  • Stony Brook University Business Incubator at Calverton and Agriculture Consumer Science Center (ACSC) - emphasis on baked goods
    4603 Middle Country Road, Calverton, NY 11933. Phone: 631-727-4631. They offer tools designed to foster growth and success of entrepreneurial companies providing them with facilities and resources that will enable them to grow and leave the program a financially viable and sustainable business operation. Resources include counseling with Stony Brook University Small Business Development Center NY State Certified Advisors. Access to the facility is 24/7. It is a fully equipped commercial kitchen with over 3000 square feet of cooking space for qualified applicants which includes a Gluten Free Kitchen, a Baking Kitchen and two Hot Process Lines.
    Common use equipment for all kitchens:
    State of the art 2 rack Blast Freezer and 2 rack Blast Chiller, 2 walk in refrigerators, walk in freezer, 3 compartment sink, vegetable sink, loading dock, commercial pot washer, air compression hoses, disposable hair nets and gloves. Limited dry storage in 50 cubic foot security cages available to rent.
    Gluten Free Kitchen: 6 burner heavy duty range/griddle/oven, double convection oven, 20 quart commercial mixer, small 3 compartment sink, small one compartment sink, and three stainless steel tables.
    Baking Area: 2 double rack rotating ovens, double convection oven, 60 quart floor mixer, dough divider/roll maker, dough sheeter, 2 butcher block cutting tables, and 2 stainless steel tables.
    Hot Process 1: 40 gallon tilting kettle, 40 Gallon tilting braising pan, 6 burner heavy duty range and oven, double convection oven, 2 convection steamer units, and three stainless steel tables.
    Hot Process 2:  40 gallon tilting kettle, 40 Gallon tilting braising pan, 6 burner heavy duty range and oven, 2 convection steamer units, and three stainless steel tables.
  • Varna Community Center - Shared-Use, Commercial Kitchen
    943 Dryden Rd, Rte 366, Dryden NY 13053. Phone: 607-272-2658. Phone: 607-256-1617. Email: vca1948@yahoo.com. Double convection oven, walk-in cooler and freezer, dishwasher, dry storage space

Other Resources

If you still can't find a suitable kitchen, you may need a co-packers.  Co-packers manufacture and package foods for other companies - and small food businesses - to sell.   See this list of co-packers in your area.

 

Where can I find more information about canning?

For more than 250 specific, simple recipes with step-by-step directions and photos; and general information on canning and food preservation, see this page.