North Carolina Commercial Kitchens, Community Kitchens, Licensed Kitchens, Shared Kitchens - Places to make foods to sell

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North Carolina Commercial Kitchens, Community Kitchens, Licensed Kitchens, Shared Kitchens - Places to make foods to sell

North Carolina 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.

There are many lists of commercial kitchen in North Carolina,online, but the list below is the ONLY one with complete contact information and links to their websites, and all in one place. If you would rather have a company make and package the food product for you, see this list of copackers in North Carolina

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Commercial Kitchens, Community Kitchens, Licensed Kitchens and Shared Kitchens

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• Anson Community Kitchen -
  514 BORTH WASHINGTON ST, WADESBORO, NC 28170. Phone: 704-272-5300. Email: ateal@spcc.edu. in the process of re-opening Temporarily down
• ​Blue Ridge Food Ventures -
  Asheville, NC. Phone: 828-348-0128. Email:  smithson@blueridgefoodventures.org. Large shared kitchen and bottling operation in Asheville
• Burgaw Incubator Kitchen -
   115 S. Dickerson St, Burgaw, NC 28425. Email: csuggs@burgawnc.gov. Phone: 910-300-6401. Phone: 910-663-3450.
• Carolina Commercial Kitchen -
  3500 Latrobe Dr. Suite 200, Charlotte, NC. Phone: 704-366-6100.
• Caswell Community Kitchen - inspected-community-kitchen
  14771 NC HWY 119 N, Yanceyville, NC 27379. Phone: 336-598-2537. Email: tlcurve@gmail.com.
• CEED - Planned not yet in operation
  Fayetteville, NC. Email: kneese@ncceed.org.  planned commissary and food aggregator.
• City Kich -
  601 Milner Dr, Greensboro, NC 27410. Phone: (800) 803-2514. Email: contactus@thecitykitch.com. Size: 12K sq ft.
• Craven Community College -
  New Bern, NC. Email: boucherg@cravencc.edu. Planned commissary at the coast Planned
• Eastern Carolina Food Ventures - Commercial kitchen, Incubator, Refrigerated storage, Freezer storage, Dry shelf storage, Business services, Free Consulting services
  946 Penny Branch Road, Warsaw, NC 28398. Phone: (910) 659-6000. Email: smurphy@jamessprunt.edu. Open: See their website for for hours and availability. Directions: See their website for directions. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: . Eastern Carolina Food Ventures Incubator Kitchen is a regional, shared-use commercial incubator kitchen designed to help develop food entrepreneurs, create new food businesses, grow existing food businesses, and provide workforce development resulting in new jobs and new economic development in eastern North Carolina. Located in the WestPark Business Technology Center in Warsaw, the kitchen is a collaborative effort of James Sprunt Community College, Duplin County, and Pender County. (ADDED: October 21, 2024)
• Feast Down East Processing and Distribution Center -
  115 S. Dickerson St., Burgaw, NC 28425. Email: info@feastdowneast.org. Phone: 910-465-3386.
• Greensboro Shared Use Kitchen - low-risk-shared-use-kitchen
  3309 BURLINGTON ROAD, Greensboro, NC 27405.  Phone: 336-641-2416.
• High County Commercial -
  Jefferson, NC. Email: jccocker@ncsu.edu. Medium sized shared kitchen and farmers market in mountains
• H.U.B.B. Kitchens -
  Raleigh, NC. Email: jjohnsoncomp@gmail.com. or j.comtois@hubbkitchens.com. Small, new urban shared-kitchen.
• Lee County Extension -
  Sanford, NC. Email: bill_stone@ncsu.edu. Email: alyssa_anderson@ncsu.edu.  planned commissary in Sanford Planned
• Madison County Community Kitchen -
  258 Carolina Lane, Marshall, NC 28753. Phone: 828-649-2411. Email: jessica_mollet@ncsu.edu. Extension-run added value center and shared kitchen. TheN.C. Cooperative Extension, Madison County Value Added Kitchen offers entrepreneurs and cooks an inexpensive place to create value-added products. If you are interested in using our commercial kitchen, please contact us to schedule an orientation which will go over policies/procedures and basic food safety (takes 1 ½ hours). It is held at the N.C. Cooperative Extension, Madison County Center.
• Midway Community Kitchen - Permanently closed
  505 WEST ROSEMARY STREET, Chapel Hill, NC 27516. UPDATE for 2022: Midway Kitchen in Carrboro, NC is closed
• Monroe and Union County EDC - Planned, not yet in operation
  Monroe, NC. Email: rachael@unionedc.com. Planned commissary south of Charlotte
• Norwood Downtown Partnership - new commissary just opened
  Norwood, NC. Email: zane.carroll@norwoodgov.com. Independence VA. Email: rroberts@graysoncountyva.gov.  
• Nunya Commissary - Commercial kitchen, Refrigerated storage, Freezer storage, Dry shelf storage, Bakery, Acidified canning, Low acid canning, Hot packing, Cold packing, Seafoods, Pickles, relishes, Scale-up recipes, Scale-up recipes, We specialize in small and start-ups
  2407 Kannapolis Hwy, Concord, NC 28027. Phone: (704) 699-4031. Email: nunya@post.com. Open: See their Facebook page for for hours and availability. Directions: See their Facebook page for directions. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: . If you have a food business - food truck, food/beverage manufacturing, bakery, catering, canning, ghost kitchen - and need a clean and efficient space complete with prep area, sinks, stove, ovens, walk-in refrigeration and dry storage space, contact us today. Because we're a smaller facility, you won't need to fight for space. All of our tenants are honest, clean and work well with others. So, your stuff is safe. We are in Concord, near exit 58 off I85. You can get to Charlotte, Lake Norman and South Charlotte quickly and easily. We have 3 pricing tiers, so we can meet your financial needs whether you work a little or a lot. Call, text or email today to learn more. Click here for our Facebook page. Located in Cabarrus County. (ADDED: November 21, 2022)
• Out of the Garden Project -
  Greensboro,NC. Email: kitchen@outofthegardenproject.org. Small urban non-profit low-risk kitchen
• Piccatas 909 Catering and Shared Use Kitchen - 2024 permanently closed
  Morehead City, NC. Phone: 252-728-8888. UPDATE for 2024: They are permanently closed 
• Piedmont Food and Ag Processing Center - PFAP
  500 Valley Forge Rd, Hillsborough, NC 27278. Email: info@pfapnc.org.  Phone: 919-241-4212. Email: eric.hallman@pfapnc.org. Email: susan.c@pfapnc.org.  large shared kitchen with 60 clients.
• Reconciliation House Fresh - Pick Kitchen
  Burnsville, NC. Email: ateal@spcc.edu.  newly opened shared kitchen
• Shared Commercial Kitchen for Rent -
  Cornelius, NC. Phone: 704-953-0987.
• Short Street Gastro Lab -
  Kernersville, NC. Email: angel@projectshortstreet.com. Opening Feb 2022 New
• Stecoah Valley Center Kitchen - They may have discontinued the kitchen rentals, it is not clear on their website
  121 Schoolhouse Road, Robbinsville, NC 28771. Email: info@StecoahValleyCenter.com. Phone: 828-479-3364. Certain portions of the main building, including the Schoolhouse Cafe  and historic auditorium, may be leased for public or private events. 
• The City Kitch -
  9545 Pinnacle Drive, Charlotte, NC 28286. Phone: (704) 499-3046.
• The Cookery -
  1101 West Chapel Hill St, Durham, NC 27701. Email: hello@durhamcookery.com. Phone: 919-908-8974.
• The Community's Kitchen -
  Tryon, NC. Email: cljsaluda@gmail.com. small shared kitchen near Greenville SC
• The Enterprise Center, S.G. Atkins - Shared-Use Kitchen
  1922 S. MLK Jr. Drive, Winston-Salem, NC 27107. Email: sgatkinscdc7@gmail.com.  Phone: (336)-734-6900. Email: sgatkinscdc4@gmail.com. Our job is to give you the tools to prosper. Our success is helping you create, connect, learn and grow your business. Our goal is for you to graduate out of our kitchen and into your own brick and mortar or production facility. We want to make your culinary dreams a reality! S.G. Atkins The Enterprise Center Facebook page.
  The kitchen has space and equipment for you to scale:
  - 895 sq.ft. of useable cook and prep space
  - State of the art equipment
  - Office/meeting shared space
  We've established trusted contacts in virtually every field and vendor type you may need.
  - Federal and state regulatory and financial agencies
  - Conventional and specialty food suppliers
  - Insurance, food safety, and training
• The Kitch -
  1178 River Hwy, Mooresville, NC 28117. Email: info@the-kitch.com. Phone: 704-910-9089.
• The Raleigh Kitchen Space - Commercial kitchen, Refrigerated storage, Freezer storage, Dry shelf storage, Bakery
  3805 S Wilmington St, Raleigh, NC 27603. Phone: (919) 943-7074. Email: willpettis86@gmail.com. Open: See their website for for hours and availability. Directions: See their website for directions. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: . (ADDED: October 30, 2023)
• Warren FoodWorks -
  108C South Main St, Suite 2 Warrenton, NC 27589. Email: carla.m.norwood@gmail.com. or Email: carla@workinglandscapesnc.org. Phone: (252) 257-0205.
• Watauga Food Council - Planned, not yet in operation
  Boone, NC. Email: wataugafoodcouncil@gmail.com. Planned commissary in Boone
• WE Power Food -
  Hillsborough, NC. Email: sue.ellsworth@pfapnc.org. Support organization for women food entrepreneurs
• Working Landscapes Main Street Kitchen -
  108C SOUTH MAIN ST, SUITE 2, Warrenton, NC 27589. Phone: 252-257-0205.

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.

 

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