8 Awesome Rental Kitchens
I can’t believe that despite the fact that we will be a commercial kitchen and culinary co-working space in Montreal, there are a lot of other similar businesses in the rest of North America, and some of them are pretty cool! We’ve came up with a list of the top 8 for you.
Located in the large U.S. capital Washington D.C., this food incubator aims to drive the growth of small business entrepreneurs. They provide also consulting services including branding & development, and dedicate themselves to provide an interconnected platform for small businesses. They are a perfect choice if you are an ambitious mind and have a small business idea.
Location: Washington D.C.
A wonderfully meaningful social project, La Cocina aims to cultivate low income food entrepreneurs and break down barriers by providing community resources and industry-specific services, especially catering to low-income women and immigrant entrepreneurs. The community holds a believe that everyone, with the right resources, can create a self-sufficient business.
Location: San Francisco, CA
This facility helps culinary entrepreneurs get up and running with their businesses. Their members receive assistance with legal company aspects as well as training and mentoring. They also have events and classes!
Location: Sommerville, CA
This kitchen is perfect for those who’d like a flexible time table. It is available for one-time, short-term, temporary or long-term. Their kitchen can also be used for teaching cooking classes, as well as catered events. They target a lot of segments including caterers, chefs, bakers, food trucks, and retailers.
Location: Barrie, Ontario
This commercial kitchen is in the heart of creative studios. It is great for any culinary workshops or food focused gatherings! It came on our list because it has an amazingly beautiful working space. More than a kitchen, Sketch hosts creative enterprise opportunities in Toronto engaging young, homeless and at-risk persons with sessions of workshops, programs and projects.
Location: Toronto
this facility has plenty of free parking, is open 24/7 and has a loading door for easy loading in and out. Monday — Friday from 9–5pm their kitchen manager will accept deliveries on your behalf (with notice). The kitchen has a 10 burner stove, grill, salamander, convection oven, deep fryer, industrial dish washer, as well as dry, refrigerated and frozen storage.
Location: Toronto
The Cake Collective is a shared studio for bake artists. They have worked with dozens of start-up businesses to help guide them through the process. Their facilities are very complete, and the interior is great!
Location: Mississauga
The Dep has got a lovely vibe and is bright inside. The kitchen is available before 3:00 pm only. Pros: great community of fellow Good Food Sector artisans and beautiful space. Many food events taking place every night. Home of the Rusholme Supper Club.
Location: Toronto
A culinary incubator in Nairobi, Kenya, this start-up is hoping to be financed by an indieGoGo crowdfunding campaign, with the aim of providing aspiring food entrepreneurs with a place to cook and lead them through the process of launching their food-based business. We love that the concept of culinary incubators is being promoted not just in North America. You can contribute to their campaign here!
Here at The FoodRoom we love all of these rental kitchens and everything that makes them unique. We’re inspired by all of them, and that is why we’re setting up the first rental kitchen offering culinary incubator services in Montreal. Our CEO owned a catering business herself, so we know how hard it is to set up food businesses here! That is also why we are all dedicated to create a unique community just for you, and other small food businesses owners in the world.
