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

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.

38 businesses and programs in Georgia that help small food makers and farms make, store and move product: 9 co-packers, 22 shared kitchens, 4 programs and official lists, and 3 cold storage companies, distributors, processors and suppliers.

9Co-packers
22Shared kitchens
4Programs and lists
38Listings in all

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Programs and official lists in Georgia

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

Georgia Department of Agriculture: Licensed Shared and Community Kitchens
GA · agr.georgia.gov
County-by-county list of about 60 licensed shared kitchens
UGA Extension Food Science: Georgia Co-Packers List
GA · foodscience.caes.uga.edu
PDF list of inspected Georgia co-packers, revised 2020
UGA Extension Food Science
Athens, GA · foodscience.caes.uga.edu
Co-packer guidance, FSMA help and cottage food training
UGA Food Product Innovation and Commercialization Center (FoodPIC)
Griffin, GA · foodpic.uga.edu
Product development, pilot processing and licensed shared kitchen

Co-packers in Georgia

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

Creative Spiceworks (Georgia Spice Company)dry mixes spices
Atlanta, GA · creativespiceworks.com · source
Custom dry blends, rubs, seasonings and drink mixes
Mainline Foodsfrozenbaked goods
Atlanta, GA · mainlinefoods.com · source
Frozen and ready-to-eat foods, bakery, deli salads
Sunbelt Packaging Co.saucesdry mixes spices
Atlanta, GA · source
Condiments, sauces and seasonings
D&D Foods (Foy's BBQ)sauces
Columbus, GA · foysbbq.com · source
Sauce co-packing
Country Ranch Foodsmeat
Marietta, GA · countryranchfoods.com · source
Cooked and raw meat and poultry, smaller minimums
Coastal Packagingbeveragescoffee teaorganic certifiedgluten free
Newnan, GA · coastalpackaging.com · source
Tea, coffee, juice and energy drink co-packing
Braswell's Foodsjams preservessauceshoney
Statesboro, GA · braswells.com · source
Private label jams, jellies, dressings, marinades and sauces
Custom Beverage Conceptsbeveragescoffee teadry mixes spices
Tallapoosa, GA · custombeverageconcepts.com · source
Private label hot and cold drink mixes, creamers
True Spicedry mixes spicescoffee tea
Tucker, GA · truespicefoods.com · source
Spice, superfood and protein blends with packaging and fulfillment

Shared and commissary kitchens in Georgia

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

Classic City Kitchen
Athens, GA · classiccitykitchen.com · source
Licensed shared kitchen
J's Kitchen Culinary Incubator
Atlanta, GA · jkitchenculinaryincubator.com · source
Shared kitchen and culinary incubator
Our Village Kitchens
Atlanta, GA · ourvillagekitchens.com · source
Licensed shared kitchen
PREP
Atlanta, GA · prepkitchens.com · source
Shared and dedicated kitchens at three metro Atlanta sites
Spice Kitchens
Atlanta, GA · source
Licensed shared kitchen
Augusta Locally Grownproduce
Augusta, GA · augustalocallygrown.org · source
Nonprofit food hub with licensed shared kitchen
Banjo Shared Kitchen
Avondale Estates, GA · source
Licensed shared kitchen
Food Bank of Northeast Georgia Commercial Kitchen
Clayton, GA · source
Food bank kitchen licensed for shared use
Leaven Kitchen
Decatur, GA · leavenkitchen.com · source
Collaborative shared-use commercial kitchen
Refugee Women's Network
Decatur, GA · source
Nonprofit with a licensed shared kitchen
Curate Workspace
Dublin, GA · curateworkspace.com · source
Licensed shared kitchen in a coworking space
Gilmer County Canneryjams preservespickles ferments
Ellijay, GA · source
County community cannery, licensed shared kitchen
Cottage Innovations for Culinary Entrepreneurship
Fitzgerald, GA · source
Licensed shared kitchen
Blue Goose on Main
Irwinton, GA · source
Licensed shared kitchen
Mill Hill Bakers Collectivebaked goods
Macon, GA · source
Licensed shared kitchen for bakers
Good Cooks Shared Kitchen
Marietta, GA · source
Licensed shared kitchen
Marietta Commissary Kitchen
Marietta, GA · source
Licensed shared commissary kitchen
Chef's Table Culinary Group
Martinez, GA · source
Licensed shared kitchen
East Baker Commercial Kitchen
Newton, GA · source
Licensed shared kitchen in southwest Georgia
Atlanta Shared Kitchen
Norcross, GA · source
Licensed shared kitchen
324 W Bolton Shared Kitchen
Savannah, GA · source
Licensed shared kitchen
Woodstock Shared Kitchen
Woodstock, GA · source
Licensed shared kitchen

Cold storage and fulfillment in Georgia

1 listed. Refrigerated and frozen warehousing, and companies that pick, pack and ship orders for food brands. Ask about minimums, since some mostly serve larger brands.

Porter Logisticsfrozen
Atlanta, GA · source
Atlanta 3PL that added cold storage in 2025

Distributors and food hubs in Georgia

2 listed. Specialty, natural and local food distributors, and food hubs that aggregate from small producers.

Fresh Harvestproduceorganic certified
Clarkston, GA · freshharvest.com
Georgia farm produce and grocery delivery subscription
The Common Market Southeastproducemeatdairy cheese
East Point, GA · thecommonmarket.org
Nonprofit distributor of Southeast farm food to institutions

Suppliers that ship to Georgia

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.