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Co-packers, shared kitchens and food business help in Florida

Q: Shared kitchen or co-packer: which do I need?

If you still make the product yourself, rent time in a licensed shared or commissary kitchen. When orders outgrow your own hands, a co-packer takes over production.

40 businesses and programs in Florida that help small food makers and farms make, store and move product: 15 co-packers, 22 shared kitchens, 3 programs and official lists, and 0 cold storage companies, distributors, processors and suppliers.

15Co-packers
22Shared kitchens
3Programs and lists
40Listings in all

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Programs and official lists in Florida

3 listed. Start here. State and university programs that help food businesses with recipes, safety plans and licensing, and the public lists they keep.

UF/IFAS FS380: Finding and Using a Co-packer
FL · ask.ifas.ufl.edu
Extension factsheet listing Florida and Georgia co-packers
UF/IFAS FS400: Introduction to Shared-Use Commercial Kitchens
FL · ask.ifas.ufl.edu
Extension factsheet listing 32 Florida shared-use kitchens
UF/IFAS Food Science and Human Nutrition Department
Gainesville, FL · fshn.ifas.ufl.edu · source
Publishes the Food Entrepreneurship in Florida extension series

Co-packers in Florida

15 listed. Contract manufacturers that make and pack your recipe in a licensed plant. Co-packers in Florida has its own page.

Hot Wachula'ssalsahot sauce
Bartow, FL · hotwachulas.com · source
Salsa and hot sauce contract packaging
St. Armands Baking Companybaked goods
Bradenton, FL · starbake.com · source
Bread and roll co-packing
Ashlynn's Gourmetsauces
Clearwater, FL · ashlynnsgourmet.com · source
Sauce co-packing; offers a co-packing training course
Stage Coach Saucessauceshot sauce
Daytona Beach, FL · stagecoachsauces.com · source
Contract bottling of sauces, condiments, dressings and syrups
G.S. Gelatofrozendairy cheese
Fort Walton Beach, FL · gsgelato.com · source
Private label gelato, sorbet and frozen desserts
H&H Products Companybeverages
Maitland, FL · hhproductscompany.com · source
Beverages, juice concentrates and syrups
Marina Foodsoils vinegarssauces
Medley, FL · marinafoods.com · source
Cooking oils, salad dressings and sauces
Las Olas Confections and Snacksconfections chocolatesnacks granola
Orlando, FL · lasolasbrands.com · source
Candies and chocolates
Palmetto Canningsaucesjams preserves
Palmetto, FL · palmettocanning.com · source
Contract manufacturer since 1927; sauces, dressings, jellies, marmalades
MyCoPacker.com (Kitchen Fusions)dry mixes spicessauces
Pinellas Park, FL · mycopacker.com · source
Dry blending of dips, seasonings, bread mixes and batters
Sauce Crafterssauceshot sauce
Riviera Beach, FL · saucecrafters.com · source
BBQ, pasta and hot sauce co-packing
Endorphin Farmssauceshot sauce
St. Augustine, FL · endorphinfarms.com · source
Contract sauce bottling
Beneficial Blendsoils vinegars
Tampa, FL · beneficialblends.com · source
Private label and co-packing of liquids, plus fulfillment and warehousing
Southeast Dairy Processors (Tiller Foods)dairy cheesekosher
Tampa, FL · tillerfoods.com · source
Yogurt, sour cream, cream and ice cream mixes
IPAC Inc.saucessalsabeverages
Winter Springs, FL · copack.com · source
Sauces, salsas, soups, dressings and cocktail mixers

Shared and commissary kitchens in Florida

22 listed. Licensed kitchens you rent by the hour or month, often with storage and business help. Shared and commissary kitchens in Florida has its own page.

OTH Kitchens and Food Business Consulting
Boynton Beach, FL · source
Shared kitchens plus food business consulting
Tampa Bay Kitchen
Clearwater, FL · source
Shared-use commercial kitchen
Pasco County Incubator Kitchen
Dade City, FL · source
County incubator kitchen
Lake Commissary Kitchen
Eustis, FL · source
Shared commissary for prep, cooking and storage
Commercial Kitchen Fort Myers
Fort Myers, FL · source
Shared-use commercial kitchen
Sunshine Kitchen
Fort Pierce, FL · source
10,000 sq ft incubator kitchen in Treasure Coast Research Park
Working Food
Gainesville, FL · workingfood.org · source
Nonprofit production kitchen, commissary and cold storage
Florida Culinary Accelerator @ Immokalee
Immokalee, FL · source
Culinary accelerator and shared-use kitchen
Beaver Street Commissary
Jacksonville, FL · source
Commissary kitchen
Jax Kitchen
Jacksonville, FL · source
Shared-use commercial kitchen
Catapult Kitchen Incubator
Lakeland, FL · catapultlakeland.com · source
Kitchen incubator for launching food businesses
Citrus County Community Kitchen
Lecanto, FL · source
County community kitchen
Seminole Commissary Kitchen
Longwood, FL · source
Commissary kitchen
The Food Factory
Miami, FL · source
Commercial kitchen and culinary incubator
WeCook Miami
Miami, FL · source
Shared-use commercial kitchen
Commercial Kitchen of Naples
Naples, FL · source
Shared-use commercial kitchen
East End Market
Orlando, FL · eastendmkt.com · source
Neighborhood market and food hall with shared kitchen
Your Culinary Place
Sarasota, FL · source
Four commercial kitchen spaces with cooler and freezer
Florida Chefs Workshop
St. Petersburg, FL · source
Shared-use commercial kitchen
Pro Kitchen Hub
Sunrise, FL · source
Shared-use kitchen; also has a Tampa location
KitchenShare
Tallahassee, FL · source
Shared-use commercial kitchen
Let's Cook Shared Kitchen
Tampa, FL · source
Shared-use commercial kitchen

Suppliers that ship to Florida

Packaging, fulfillment and distribution are mostly national. See insulated boxes, gel packs and dry ice, jars, labels and boxes, cold storage and fulfillment and specialty food distributors. For the how-to, read how to start cold shipping and shipping supplies for food makers.

Get listed, or fix a listing

Co-packer, shared kitchen, packaging supplier, cold storage or distributor that works with small food makers and farms? Send the details and we will add you. Listings are free. If something here is wrong or out of date, tell us and we will fix it.

Software and setup for makers

Madeline's sets up the back office for small food makers and farms: inventory and lot tracking, shipping and cold chain, wholesale ordering, recipe costing and labels and more. See Artisanal Solutions, or sell on the Madeline's marketplace.

Questions

What is a co-packer?

A co-packer (contract packer) is a licensed food plant that makes and packs your product to your recipe. You own the brand and the recipe. They own the equipment, the inspections and the labor. Most ask for a minimum run, so call several and compare minimums, price per unit and what they will source for you.

Shared kitchen or co-packer: which do I need?

If you are still making it yourself, rent time in a shared or commissary kitchen. It is licensed, so you can sell beyond cottage food limits. When orders outgrow your own hands, a co-packer takes over production. Many makers use a kitchen for a year or two first.

Where does this list come from?

From public lists kept by state agriculture departments, university extension and food innovation centers, and from each business's own site. Listings that came from a public list link to that source. A listing is not an endorsement, so check licensing, insurance and minimums yourself.

How do I get listed or fix a listing?

Use the form on this page. Listings are free.

Sources: public lists from state agriculture departments, university extension and food innovation centers, and each business's own site. Listings are independent businesses and are not affiliated with Madeline's. A listing is not an endorsement.