A Rental Commercial Kitchen Space for Food Producers
WHERE YOUR FOOD IDEAS BECOME REALITY
MAKE | MARKET | EXPERIMENT | GROW | CONNECT | SELL
Rental space is available in our 1,254 sqft., Vancouver Island Health Authority (VIHA) permitted commercial kitchen. Membership can be purchased allowing tenants key card access, training opportunities, and access to professional equipment as needed.
Use the kitchen for personal use:
- Small kitchen? Use ours for meal prepping
- Turn all your apples into jarred apple sauce
- Make 30 home made pizzas to freeze
- Pump out all your holiday baking
Required documents for startup:
- Kitchen member agreement
- Food safe
- Liability insurance
- Island Health approved sanitation plan
- Business license
Standard Equipment:
- Six Burner Stove
- Combination convection/steam oven
- Stock pot ranges
- Dishwasher Scale Vacuum packer
- Mixer Dough proofer
- Dough sheeter
- Blender
- Sieve
- Meat band saw
- Sausage stuffer
- Meat grinder
Specialty Equipment:
- Autoclave (Retort)
- Tilting kettle
- Bottle labeller
- Bottle/Jar vacuum capper
- Blast chiller
“Working with The Dock+ enabled my business to grow as quickly as the demand for my product has. Living rurally, amenities, business support and assistance can be challenging. Many factors can arise that throw wrenches into the system. The people and resources at The Dock+ have provided stability for my growing business through so many storms. My business would not be where it is today without The Dock+ .”
“We feel so fortunate to have discovered this “gem of a facility”, it’s much easier to approach buyers when they know your product is made at an approved facility.”
“The Dock+ has been instrumental in helping V9Y open, grow and establish ourselves as a premier boutique catering and private chef company on the west coast. This space has provided us with the flexibility and support needed to create and execute our vision.”
