1625 Eckington Place NE · Washington, DC

Shared commercial
kitchen in
Washington, DC

Certified space to manufacture food and beverage, from your first product case to a full pallet.

I'm launching a brand
30,000 sq ft · USDA + FDA certified · Gluten-Free certified · Whole Foods approved
Brands that grew here Snacklins Jesse & Ben’s Caribe Juice Woodfire All four started with us and are now sold nationwide
Our Shared Licensed Facility

Flexible manufacturing as
you grow

Union Kitchen is a purpose-built shared manufacturing facility in Washington, DC for food and beverage businesses. Frozen, refrigerated, beverage, coffee, bakery, packaged food, and more all produce here today.

01

Built for retail manufacturing, not restaurant prep

A shared commercial kitchen makes packaged product for store shelves. A ghost kitchen makes meals for delivery. Union Kitchen is the first kind, and the certifications prove it: USDA, FDA, Gluten-Free, Whole Foods approved.

02

You grow without moving

30,000 square feet takes you from a first product case to a full pallet in the same building. No second facility search, no new audit, no re-qualifying with your buyer halfway through a growth year.

03

You pay for days, not a lease

Membership is monthly and sized in equipment days: 2, 5, 8, or unlimited. Move up a tier when the orders show up, instead of signing a build-out you have to grow into.

04

All categories run here today

Our facility supports all categories of production from beverages and snacks to frozen and refrigerated. The equipment and the people around you have already solved a problem close to yours.

05

Northeast DC, metro accessible

1625 Eckington Place NE puts production minutes from the heart of the city.

06

An accelerator in the building

First Run, our official accelerator partner, runs its 90-day idea-to-shelf/90 days to prove it from this address. Learn more.
I just want production space

Sounds great! Our Kitchen covers everything you need from certified space to specialized equipment and room to grow.

See the tiers and book a tour
I want to get on retail shelves in 90 days

Space on its own will not get you to a shelf. Manufacturing, margins, and distribution still have to be solved, and the clock is your runway.

First Run is an Accelerator plus our kitchen access, bundled! The First Run team works with you from day one to launch a retail-ready product in 90-days and then prove it's ready to scale in the next 90 days.
Membership

Four tiers. One facility.

Every tier gets the same 30,000 sq ft certified facility and the same equipment. What changes is how many equipment days a month you hold.

R&D

$899/mo
2 equipment days a month

For recipe work and first cases. Prove the product before you buy volume.

Essentials

$999/mo
5 equipment days a month

For a regular production rhythm — farmers markets, first wholesale accounts.

Production
Pro

$1,399/mo
8 equipment days a month

For brands filling standing retail orders and building toward pallets.

Premium

$3,290/mo
Unlimited access

For full pallet production on your own schedule, without booking around days.

Not sure which tier fits? Bring your production needs and your process to the tour. We'll figure it out together.

Official Accelerator Partner of Union Kitchen
First Run — Food & Beverage Accelerator in Washington, DC

90 days to shelf. 90
days to prove it.

Most food brands die between the kitchen and the shelf. Not because the product is bad. Because nobody solved manufacturing, margins, and distribution before the money ran out.

First Run is the First Run Accelerator plus kitchen access, bundled. First Run is the playbook that runs with it. First Run meets you at the idea stage and builds the brand with you. 90 Days to shelf. 90 Days to Prove it's ready to scale.

Idea stage welcome. support@firstruncpg.com
Shelves over slide decks
Idea to shelf to scale
Operators, not tourists
Real stores, real shoppers