Our licensed and state-certified commercial kitchen is available for entrepreneurs to produce value-added food products that can be sold online and through retail and wholesale markets. Grow Benzie is a non-profit organization committed to small business initiatives that help our community, helping entrepreneurs get started or to expand their existing food businesses without the costly initial investment in equipment and facilities. This 1,500 sqft kitchen includes 24-hour access and locked pantry storage for ingredients and products. The kitchen is also certified by the Benzie County Health Department as an approved commissary for caterers and food trucks.
EQUIPMENT INCLUDES:
Two Convection Ovens
Six-Burner Range and Oven
20-gallon Steam Kettle
11.5” VacMaster Vacuum Sealer
Industrial Dishwasher
30-quart Hobart Mixer
Volumetric Dry Filler
Digital Scale
Refrigerators & Freezers
Stainless Steel Tables & Racks
Pots, Pans, Mixing Bowls & Smallwares
Next steps
To help support a clean and healthy kitchen space, we ask that potential tenants either being the process of applying or attaining the following items as small business owners:
To become a tenant of the Incubator Kitchen, click the APPLY TODAY button above to complete your Intake Application Form. Have questions you’d like to go over before you apply? Feel free to reach out, schedule a tour, and check out our availability by contacting gaia@growbenzie.org or calling 231-882-9510.