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

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

Alabama 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. If you would rather have a company make and package the food product for you, see this list of copackers in Alabama

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Commercial Kitchens, Community Kitchens, Licensed Kitchens and Shared Kitchens

Note: You may find it is required by your state take the ServSafe® training classes for Manager and employees. It certainly is advisable, in any case. You can get the ServSafe® Handbook that accompanies the course here.

​Chop and Roll Commissary Kitchen - commercial shared kitchen.
2537 Sparkman Drive, Huntsville, AL 35810. Phone: 256-714-7740. Rest easy when you store your goods with us. Chop & Roll provides private cold and dry storage to our customers in a safe, well-lit environment. In fact, our facilities are kept under 24/7 surveillance. Kitchen hours are scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis, but members will enjoy priority scheduling and discounted monthly rates. Membership plans start with a three-month commitment, but long-term scheduling is available.

Chef's Workshop of Alabama - Certified Commercial Kitchen Provider
3439 Lorna Lane, Birmingham, AL 35216. Phone: (205) 541-6329 (cell), Phone: (205) 637-1055 (office). Email: info@chefsworkshop.com Chef's Workshop is a shared use commercial kitchen provider with 4 professionally equipped certified kitchens available for rent on an hourly basis. Unique to the Birmingham area, our convenient 5,000 square foot facility enables caterers, bakers, food entrepreneurs, and aspiring chefs the opportunity to start or expand their business in a legitimate certified facility, with minimal risk, cost, and hassle.

Chilton Food Innovation Center -
Clanton, AL 35046. Phone: (205) 280-6268. Email: christy@chiltonfoodinnovationcenter.com. The Chilton Food Innovation Center is a nonprofit food-processing facility for small fruit and vegetable producers and small food businesses. Our facilities are FDA- and ADPH-approved and working in cooperation with the Alabama Cooperative Extension System and the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station. We help small fruit and vegetable producers and small food businesses utilize their fruits and vegetables to make jams, sauces, pickles, and chutneys.

Host & Ghost Commissary Kitchen - Copacker, Commercial kitchen, Refrigerated storage, Freezer storage, Dry shelf storage, Hot packing, Cold packing, Seafoods, Pickles, relishes, Scale-up recipes, Other We specialize in small and start-ups
115 Wholesale Ave NE, Huntsville, AL 35811. Phone: (256) 270-4779. Email: info@hostandghost.com. Open: See their website for for hours and availability. Directions: See their website for directions. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: . Click here for our Facebook page. (ADDED: November 14, 2023)

Mat-Su Community Commercial Kitchen -
Florence, AL. Phone: 256-764-0044.

Shoals Commercial Culinary Center -
Shoals Entrepreneurial Center, 610 West College Street, Florence, AL 35630. Phone: 256-760-9014
http://www.shoalsec.com/specialty-food-production/

Tanners Pecans and Candies - Copacker, Commercial kitchen, Business development consulting services, Packaging, Refrigerated storage, Freezer storage, Dry shelf storage, Acidified canning, Hot packing, Cold packing, Glass, Plastic, Scale-up recipes, Scale-up recipes, We can source (find) ingredients, We can source (find) packaging, Private labeling, Business services, We specialize in small and start-ups
10 Springdale Blvd, Mobile, AL 36606. Phone: (251) 473-4560. Email: joshray@tannerspecan.com. Open: See their website for for hours and availability. Directions: See their website for directions. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: . Tanners Pecans and Candies specializes in BBQ sauces, but can also bottle marinades, salad dressings, marinara, salsas, and vegetable stews. We can source all ingredients and packaging or you can provide them whichever you prefer. Click here for our Facebook page. Located in Mobile County. (ADDED: August 15, 2022)

The Annex LLC -
113 12th Street North, Birmingham, AL 35205. Phone: 205-777-5168. Email: HADEN@THEANNEXBHAM.COM. If you are searching for a place to call your small food business home, we have kitchen space available for rent! To be a member at The Annex, you must Have a business license, Have business/workers comp insurance, Go through plan review, Have or obtain a health department permit. The Annex is a shared use commercial commissary kitchen for food trucks, caterers, bakers, and makers, but there are also several new foodie programs in the works Cooking Classes, Pop-up Dinners, Co-Working Space, Food Trucks.

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.

 

Where can I find more information about canning?

For more than 250 specific, simple recipes with step-by-step directions and photos; and general information on canning and food preservation, see this page.