What Is a Commissary Kitchen and Who Needs One?

What Is a Commissary Kitchen and Who Needs One?

PREP Kitchens explains how commissary kitchens help food trucks, caterers, bakers, meal prep companies, and emerging food brands operate legally, safely, and with room to grow. For many food entrepreneurs, the business starts with one strong idea: a recipe people keep...
Can Food Trucks Operate Without a Commissary Kitchen?

Can Food Trucks Operate Without a Commissary Kitchen?

Food Entrepreneurs Are Asking, and the Answer Depends on More Than the Truck. As food truck operators continue to grow across the U.S., commissary kitchen requirements remain one of the biggest questions for new mobile food businesses. The food truck dream usually...
The Hidden Costs of Starting a Food Business from Home

The Hidden Costs of Starting a Food Business from Home

Food entrepreneurs are finding that the path from home kitchen to legal food business often requires more than a great recipe. Starting a food business from home often begins with encouragement. A family recipe gets attention, a catering request comes in, or friends...
PREP® Houston Opens New Commercial Kitchen Facility

PREP® Houston Opens New Commercial Kitchen Facility

PREP® Kitchens Brings Culinary Business Accelerator to Houston with New Commercial Kitchen Facility   The new PREP® Kitchens Houston facility is a major asset for Texas’s expanding food entrepreneur community. Located at 11330 Richmond Avenue in Houston, Texas,...
PREP® Houston Has Arrived | Commercial Kitchen Rentals

PREP® Houston Has Arrived | Commercial Kitchen Rentals

PREP® Houston Joins the City’s Culinary Scene—Here’s Why It Matters Houston’s food scene is exploding—from cottage bakers scaling up to food trucks adding routes and CPG brands moving into retail. If you’re searching for commercial kitchen rentals in Houston, you’ve...
Why Ghost Kitchens Are Booming in Scottsdale & Phoenix

Why Ghost Kitchens Are Booming in Scottsdale & Phoenix

Why Phoenix and Scottsdale Are Seeing a Boom in Ghost Kitchens The food industry has changed as a result of delivery apps and virtual brands. Ghost kitchens, which are commissary-style shared or private cooking areas for delivery-only businesses, provide business...