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

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

Massachusetts 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.

There are many lists of commercial kitchen in Massachusetts,online, but the list below is the ONLY one with complete contact information and links to their websites, and all in one place. If you would rather have a company make and package the food product for you, see this list of copackers in Massachusetts

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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.

Berkshire Harvest Kitchen -
Great Barrington, MA. Phone: 413-822-8815. Email: bhrk195@gmail.com

Boxford Bakehouse -
Phone: 415-990-7788. Email: boxfordbakehouse@gmail.com,

Boxford Bakehouse -
31 Center St, Middleborough, MA 02346. Email: hello@boxfordbakehouse.com. Contact: Joe Cooney. A certified organic facility offering shared use kitchen services. Specializing in dry goods and baked goods. In addition, they offer recipe and process development/refinement, test batch production and analysis, shelf life testing coordination, inventory management and label/packaging design.

Cape Cod Culinary Incubator -
Contact: capeculinaryincubator@gmail.com.

Commonwealth Kitchen (CWK), -
196 Quincy St., Dorchester, MA 02121. Boston, MA. Phone: 617-522-7900. Email: info@commonwealthkitchen.org. Contact: Ismail Samad.

Dartmouth Grange, Dartmouth
Phone: 508-636-1900. Email: info@dartmouthgrange.org

Fresh Food Culinary Center, Danvers
Phone: 978-777-6460. Contact: Chris Keohane, info@wenhamteahouse.com. UPDATE for 2021, Their website is gone and there's nothing else about them that is current on the internet - I presume they have closed. Does anyone have current information? If so, please write me.

Foundation Kitchen, Shared Culinary Workspace -
Somerville, MA. Email: https://foundationkitchen.com/contact/

Harwich Cultural Center Culinary Incubator -
Harwich, MA. Phone: (774) 212-3482. Email: culturalcenter@townofharwich.us. Opening Spring 2020. Contact: Erica Strzepek, Program Aide.

Kitchen Local -
Amesbury, MA. Phone: 978-204-3197. Email: lisa@kitchenlocal.com

Kitchen UTEC, Lowell
Phone: 978-856-3910. Email: uteckitchen@utec-lowell.org

North Shore Culinary Center -
10 Garden Street, Danvers, MA 01923. Phone: 978-777-6460. Email: beacon282@gmail.com. The North Shore Culinary Center is a professional, commercial, shared-use kitchen that helps entrepreneurs build their businesses in the food and beverage industry. Keohane & Co. provides on-site entrepreneurial business consulting for the kitchen. The Culinary Center is a community focused endeavor. We offer a hip, urban shared commercial kitchen and office space for you to run your business out of! We help growing food businesses succeed in the food industry where the barriers of entry can be so challenging. North Shore Culinary Center Facebook page.  Owner: Christopher Keohane. (UPDATED: October 05, 2022)

Orange Door Kitchen -
Acton, MA. Phone: (978)795-4174. Email: info@orangedoorkitchen.com

The People's Kitchen -
Phone: 401.612.6200. Email: Matthew Lillibridge, Chef@servema.com
 Opening September 2019

Stock Pot -
Malden, MA. Phone: 781-605-1426. Email: info@stockpotmalden.com.

UTEC Community Kitchen - aimed at Caterers, co-packers, bakers, food trucks
35 Warren Street, Lowell, MA 01852. Phone: 978.856.3951. Email: uteckitchen@utecinc.org. 5,000 square foot brand-new kitchen.

Wendell Town Hall Community Kitchen, Wendell
Phone: 978-544-3395. Phone: 978-544-3775. Email: Nancy Aldrich, Town coordinator: coordinator@wendellmass.us\

Western MA Food Processing Center - Copacker, Commercial kitchen, Incubator, Product development services, Business development consulting services, Refrigerated storage, Freezer storage, Dry shelf storage, Acidified canning, Hot packing, Pickles, relishes, CERTIFIED ORGANIC, Glass, Plastic, Scale-up recipes, Scale-up recipes, Business services, We specialize in small and start-ups, Free Consulting services
324 Wells St, Greenfield, MA 01301. Phone: 413-774-7204 ext. 104. Email: katem@fccdc.org. Open: See their website for for hours and availability. Directions: See their website for directions. Click here for a map and directions.  (UPDATED: August 18, 2022)

Worcester Regional Food Hub
Phone: 508-667-5792. Email: info@worcesterfoodhub.org

World Farmers Community Kitchen -
Lancaster, MA. Phone: 978-706-7935. Email: www.worldfarmers.org/contact-us/#emailform

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.