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    Logo Making Waves ~ A Commercial Kitchen, Growth Hub, & Community For Early Stage CPG Founders & Food Entrepreneurs (Ventura/Oxnard)

    Making Waves ~ A Commercial Kitchen, Growth Hub, & Community For Early Stage CPG Founders & Food Entrepreneurs (Ventura/Oxnard) verified PREFERRED

    2686 Johnson Drive, Ventura, CA 93003, USA

    www.makingwavesventura.com
    Logo Making Waves ~ A Commercial Kitchen, Growth Hub, & Community For Early Stage CPG Founders & Food Entrepreneurs (Ventura/Oxnard)

    Making Waves ~ A Commercial Kitchen, Growth Hub, & Community For Early Stage CPG Founders & Food Entrepreneurs (Ventura/Oxnard) verified PREFERRED

    2686 Johnson Drive, Ventura, CA 93003, USA

    www.makingwavesventura.com

    Description

    Making Waves offers a dynamic workspace for entrepreneurs creating the next great food companies. We provide the essentials to launch and grow your business - including industrial equipment, scalable storage, shipping/receiving services, shared office space, and a supportive community of like-minded food entrepreneurs and mentors.

    Commercial Kitchen/Production Floor: Our 3000 square foot kitchen space is a mini manufacturing plant designed to help food entrepreneurs scale up production as your company grows. We have industrial food processors, mixers, ovens, commercial fridge space and other equipment to help you make a seamless transition from startup to scale up.

    Warehouse & Ship Station: Scale storage space as you grow and order/ship by the pallet with ease. Our warehouse services allow you to add storage when you need it. We also offer a professional ship station to help make daily shipping operations a breeze.

    Community: Connect with our community of like minded entrepreneurs and mentors either in person our virtually. We offer a collection of online resources to help you connect, learn, grow, and build success through our community, online courses, mentorship options, and monthly workshops around sales, marketing, operations, manufacturing, mindset and everything in between!

    Hours: We are looking for tenants who can 40+ hours a month, but will consider less hours based on what the business is/needs.

    Certifications: The facility is organic and vegan certified.

    Power: 3 phase and 220v are located throughout the facility with drop in cables in many locations to position equipment/

    What we are looking for: Packed Food Founders and Food Entrepreneurs who manufacture products. It's not as suitable for caterers and food prep companies unless the concept is very simple. The space has also worked very well for bakers.

    We allow open flames, but hot plates are OK.

    OFFICE SPACE available for rent, separately or in addition to, the commercial kitchen space.

    Amenities Available:
    -Floor to ceiling Revent Oven that fits 2 speed racks
    -8 Full Speed Racks
    -80 Qt Hobart Mixer
    -Robot Coupe CL50EULTRA - 1.5 HP (Smaller one available as well)
    -2 commercial sized refrigerators
    -Reach in Freezer
    -2 Automatic heat/band sealers
    -6 Stainless Steel Tables
    -Storage Racks
    -Fork Lift
    -Pallet spaces and food safe storage
    -Cool down chamber that fits 2 speed racks for easily cooling baked products
    -Internet
    -Workspace in front
    -Climate Controlled Facility
    -Many Cambro buckets and other kitchen utensils
    -Equipment can be connected and stored for an additional fee.

    Pricing

    Price Per Hour: $25
    We are looking for tenants who can 40+ hours a month, but will consider less hours based on what the business is/needs. Lower per hour rates available with guaranteed hours per day/week and/or longer term contracts.

    Location

    2686 Johnson Drive, Ventura, CA 93003, USA

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    Features

    • 24/7 Access
    • Gluten-Free Facility
    • Allergen-Free Facility
    • USDA Certified Room
    • Food Truck Friendly
    • Vegan Friendly
    • Temperature Controlled
    • Parking
    • Wifi

    Additional Services

    • Incubation
    • Distribution Support
    • Co-Packing
    • Dry Storage
    • Freezer Storage
    • Warehouse Storage
    • Business Consulting

    Equipment

    • Deck Oven
    • Mixer
    • Dough Sheeter
    • Proofer
    • Food Processor
    • Food Mixer
    • Food Slicer
    • Packaging Heat Seal
    • Food Dehydrator
    • Prep Tables
    • Commercial Oven
    • Convection Oven
    • Rack Oven

    Accepted Business Stages

    • New (1st year)
    • Existing (3-5 years)
    • Part-time
    • Pre-venture (idea phase, limited sales)

    Accepted Business Types

    • Baker
    • Beverage
    • Body Care
    • Packaged Goods (CPG)
    • Farmer
    • Gluten-free
    • Instructor / Educator
    • Pet Food
    • Vegan
    • Wellness

    Lease Types Provided

    • One Time Use
    • Month to Month
    • 6-month
    • Annual
    • 2-year

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