Commercial Kitchen Rental
Our fully equipped, licensed commercial kitchen is available for rent at highly subsidized rates for small and starting food businesses on the North Coast.
- Affordable, sliding scale hourly rates ($7-10, comparted to a market rate of ~$30/hr)
- Direct access to our food business resources, connections to retailers, and 1-on-1 support
- Professional grade equipment.
Equipment Available Includes:
- Convection ovens
- Tilt skillet
- Grill
- Large stand mixers
- Dehydrator
- Immersion blender
- Blast chiller
- Food processor
- Processing space
- & more
Our commercial kitchen is available for rent. Anyone can apply to rent the kitchen for an event, project, or business. All renters must agree to our guidelines, and businesses wishing to rent must meet basic requirements of licensing and insurance (see Kitchen Rental Process below).We prioritize rental for projects and people aligning with our mission (see Priority Partners below).
Requirements
All renters must agree to our Kitchen Use Guidelines, and businesses wishing to rent must meet basic requirements of licensing and insurance.
Renters must meet food safety guidelines (e.g. food handlers card), add North Coast Food Web and Astoria Food Hub as additionally insured on your insurance policy, and have appropriate food licensing for your project or business.
Rental Rates
We want to be able to offer kitchen use to anyone, regardless of financial circumstances. To that end, we ask prospective kitchen renters to identify their appropriate fee tier using NCFW Kitchen Rental Rates, and monthly rates are always negotiable.
We want to ensure that the cost of kitchen rental is not a barrier to starting or growing a food business, so please reach out to andy@northcoastfoodweb.org to start a conversation.
Application
Apply to use our kitchen by filling out this Kitchen Use Survey.
Once approved, renters will work with our Program Manager Andy Catalano to complete the Kitchen Use Agreement, determine a schedule, and go over orientation and kitchen policies.
Still have questions? Check out our Kitchen Rental FAQs here, or shoot Andy a question at andy@northcoastfoodweb.org.
