Specialties
A culinary accelerator platform 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.
We are a commercial kitchen facility designed to accommodate food producers of any size, market niche or food style. Whether you are just starting out, or you are in the market as a large producer or franchise, PREP is here to make your life easier. We offer flexible membership terms and kitchen spaces varying in size, allowing us to meet your exact needs.
History
Established in 2014.
PREP started its journey in Atlanta, Georgia as a shared kitchen in 2014. The concept began as a purpose-built, 15,000 square foot shared kitchen production hub with a 36 food truck commissaries designed to provide food entrepreneurs with their own dedicated kitchens.
"When we opened our doors, our main mission was to help build and support small and growing food businesses in Atlanta," says Doug Marranci, co-founder of PREP. " By providing companies with a cost-effective commercial kitchen facility, we were able to help our local food entrepreneurs organically scale their businesses."
2019 has proven to be a year of tremendous growth for the company. With the addition of a third facility at its campus in the Chamblee-Tucker area, PREP is under construction with another 35,000sf of state- of-the-art commercial kitchen space, bringing the total activated space for foodservice companies up to 83,000 sf.
Meet the Business Owner: Doug M.
My passion is for Food Entrepreneurs. Setting up and operating a food business is incredibly expensive in today's market. With our service, we help to reduce entrepreneur's barriers to entry by saving them average buildout costs of $300,000, plus all the risk associated with permitting, construction and developement. This really provides operators with a win-win alternative to help them expand their operations quickly." Helping PREP Members with their business development is the most loved aspect of what I do.