Value Added Production Resources
Complied information on local kitchens, grocers, and more for small businesses
Shared Kitchen Resources
Atlanta Shared Kitchen is a low-cost, low-risk, full-service culinary commissary kitchen and commercial kitchen in Peachtree Corners that supports artisans as they create, produce and expand their businesses.
Canneries: Because of GA’s extensive agricultural economy, many counties have public canneries located at local schools.
Culinary Incubator Database: This national database is dedicated to small food businesses who are trying to find a commercial kitchen to cook their product. Culinary incubators drive new start-up businesses, for whom, without a health department licensed commercial kitchen, could not legally produce their food.
Dream Provisions is a shared prep space in Atlanta that is fully licensed by the GA Dept of Agriculture. The space is perfect for dry and/or cold foods that do not require any cooking. If you’re just starting or continuing a food sales business that requires licensing from the GA Dept of Agriculture, they could be a good fit.
J's Kitchen is a full service shared kitchen in Doraville that offers excellent culinary incubation to food entrepreneurs, such as certified chefs, bakers, caterers, personal chefs, mobile food service and specialty food producers.
Leaven Kitchen is a collaborative kitchen in Decatur that provides inclusive, flexible, and affordable shared use commercial kitchen space to growing food businesses. They are a Department of Agriculture certified kitchen and connect members with the resources and specialty equipment their businesses need in order to rise and transform.
Marddy’s Shared Kitchen and Marketplace is a kitchen focused on economic inclusion, business development and growth opportunities for local food entrepreneurs of marginalized populations.
Marietta Shared Kitchen and Commissary is a 120 square foot private cubicle available within a spacious and clean baker’s shared kitchen in Marietta. Renters will have 24/7 access to the kitchen and their cubicle with no restriction on the usage of equipment. Featured in the space is baker’s equipment that supports small to large volume production.
PREP Commercial Kitchen Lakeside is a culinary accelerator platform in Atlanta which reduces the barriers to entry and provides mentorship for food entrepreneurs bringing their products and services to market, as well as dedicated kitchens for commissary, catering and food production.
Test Kitchen Atlanta is a creative space dedicated to product development, menu and concept testing, pop-up cafes and special events in Inman Park.
White Street Community Kitchen in Cultured South is located in historic West End Atlanta along the Beltline trail. Their kitchen is perfect for vegan and healthy food businesses, but welcome to all businesses. Along with prep-space, they also offer use of the Cultured South taproom on site for meetings, gatherings, parties, launches, pop-ups and tastings. Their kitchen community offers many perks as well, like street festivals and farmers markets that members can participate in for free as a tenant of their kitchen.
Scaling Up
Food Product Development Support at GA Center for Innovation the GA Center for Innovation links businesses to partners that help food entrepreneurs start, grow or expand their operations.
Certifications
Georgia Cottage Food Laws might can help you feel your homemade foods.
Georgia Department of Agriculture Food Safety Division Farmers Market has lots of FAQs about what you can safely sell at a farmers market.
Markets + Exhibits
The Flavor of Georgia Food Product Contest showcases delicious, innovative, market-ready prototypes or commercially available food products. Flavor of Georgia increases publicity, product interest, and sales for finalists.
Locally-Owned Grocers around Atlanta
In Atlanta for a Market? Why not deliver to a local grocer on the same day? Local Grocery can reach new audiences and build brand recognition for value-added products.