THE BEST FOOD BUSINESSES ARE BUILT HERE

      Turn Your Food Product into a $1M+ Brand

      Union Kitchen is the Food Accelerator that gives startups, global brands, and innovation teams the roadmap, networks, and ecosystem to succeed

       

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      Ready to Build?

      From startups to global CPGs, Union Kitchen helps food founders go from idea to shelf — with production, distribution, and real retail built in.
      J&B Food Startup

      Our Proven Process

      • Commit – We get to know each other and sign on
      • Product – In 180 days, your product is on shelves and in a distributor in the U.S. market
      • Market Fit – Grow into 50-100 local stores while building profitable manufacturing to meet demand
      • Regional Scale – Secure regional distribution and expand production profitably 
      • Grow – Achieve national scale or deep regional saturation via investment
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      Our Ecosystem

      An Integrated Ecosystem to Help You Sell More, Faster

      Our integrated ecosystem is your unfair advantage — a ready-made network of buyers, suppliers, and partners designed to help you build better products, faster. It speeds up your market entry, reduces the capital you need, and sets you up to grow sustainably.

      • Retail Access: Test and sell in our 6 Union Kitchen grocery stores and partner locations including hundreds of regional retail partners, buyers, and distributors.

      • Built-in Distribution: We connect you to District Distribution, our preferred partner serving stores across DC, Maryland, and Virginia. 

      • Commercial Kitchen Facility: Test, launch, and scale inside our licensed kitchen in Washington, DC — approved by Whole Foods Market and certified by the USDA, FDA, and Gluten-Free standards.

      • Pre-Vetted Supplier Network with exclusive Union Kitchen pricing — from packaging and ingredients to design and labeling, our partners help you save thousands and avoid costly trial-and-error.
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      OUR ADVANTAGE AS EXPERTS IN INNOVATION

      • Over 10+ years working with hundreds of founders, corporate innovation teams, and international food companies on consumer-driven innovation
      • Hundreds of successful product launches that have landed on more than 40,000 store shelves around the U.S.
      • Integrated Ecosystem of buyers, suppliers, experts, and partners that speeds up market entry, reduces the need for capital, and drives faster, more sustainable growth.
      • Our expertise is real and comes from running businesses in every part of the food system, not theory or academic research. 
      • Consideration by our Investment Fund for Accelerator Members who have reached over a $1mm/year in sales

      Meet Some of our Members

      Margarita, Maspanadas
      Luis Solis, WTRMLN WTR
      Vegetable & Butcher
      Samy K, Snacklins Founder
      Pops Bakery-2
      Jesse & Ben founders J&B
      Berg Bites-1 Snacklins Founder Samy Kobrosly Caroline - Green Island Bakery Chas with Compass Coffee Myles Comfort Food Susosu Cullen

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