For makers and farms

Shared and commissary kitchens in Ohio

12 listed in Ohio.

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  • Akron Food Works
    Akron, OH · thewellakron.com · source
    Kitchen access plus business incubation, run by The Well CDC
  • ACEnet Food Ventures Centersmall batch
    Athens, OH · acenetworks.org · source
    Nonprofit shared-use processing kitchen and business incubator
  • Northwest Ohio Cooperative Kitchen (NOCK)saucessalsapickles fermentssmall batch
    Bowling Green, OH · ciftinnovation.org
    Round-the-clock shared kitchen, third-party audited, with bottling line
  • StarkFresh Food Incubation Center
    Canton, OH · starkfresh.org · source
    Nonprofit food incubation kitchen
  • Essential Commissary
    Cincinnati, OH · essentialcommissary.com · source
    Commissary for food trucks and makers, open around the clock
  • Findlay Kitchen
    Cincinnati, OH · findlaykitchen.org · source
    Nonprofit incubator with 11 licensed kitchens and storage
  • Prep Kitchen-CLE
    Cleveland, OH · prepkitchencle.com · source
    Three rentable kitchen spaces, hourly rates, no membership fee
  • Food Fort (ECDI)
    Columbus, OH · ecdi.org · source
    Kitchen space, equipment, training and access to capital
  • 6888 Kitchen Incubator
    Dayton, OH · source
    Seven equipped kitchen stations for food startups
  • The Commercial Kitchen in Euclid
    Euclid, OH · cityofeuclid.gov
    City-run rentable commercial kitchen
  • The Woodward Kitchen
    Mount Vernon, OH · thewoodwardkitchen.com · source
    Membership commissary kitchen in the Woodward Opera House
  • Local Roots Market and Cafe Kitchen
    Wooster, OH · localrootswooster.com · source
    Rentable kitchen at a producer cooperative market

Suppliers that ship to Ohio

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

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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.

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By what you need

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.