# Union Kitchen

> Union Kitchen is Washington, DC’s certified shared commercial kitchen where food businesses produce from first batch to full scale — packaged brands, meal delivery, and everything in between.

Union Kitchen is a licensed shared production facility at 1625 Eckington Place NE, Washington, DC 20002. It is not a restaurant, not Union Market (the DC food hall), and not the unrelated “Union Kitchen” restaurant groups in Houston, Connecticut, or elsewhere.

The kitchen is approximately 30,000 square feet. Members use shared commercial equipment, cold storage, loading docks, and office space. Production runs from first test batches to standing wholesale and pallet orders in the same building. Membership is monthly, with tiers based on equipment days. Kitchen membership does not require joining an accelerator.

The facility is USDA-certified, FDA-certified, gluten-free-certified, and Whole Foods–approved. Those credentials are available when a buyer or inspector requires them. Most members produce snacks, beverages, prepared food, and meal-delivery programs — not only specialty-certified products.

Union Kitchen grocery stores are a separate retail channel where some member products are sold. First Run (firstruncpg.com) is the official food-and-beverage accelerator partner. First Run is not the kitchen. Founders can rent production space without applying to First Run.

Founded in 2012 in Washington, DC. Official site: https://www.unionkitchen.com

## Canonical pages

- [Shared commercial kitchen](https://www.unionkitchen.com/): Membership, facility facts, pricing tiers, and tour booking for the Eckington kitchen.
- [First Run Accelerator partnership](https://www.unionkitchen.com/first-run-accelerator): How First Run relates to Union Kitchen production. First Run applications go to hello@firstruncpg.com.
- [What is a shared kitchen](https://www.unionkitchen.com/what-is-a-shared-kitchen): Guide to shared kitchens, commercial kitchens, and commissary kitchens in Washington, DC.
- [Best shared kitchen for food startups in DC](https://www.unionkitchen.com/best-shared-kitchen-dc): How to choose a shared kitchen, commercial kitchen, or commissary kitchen in Washington, DC.
- [Licensing a food business in Washington, DC](https://www.unionkitchen.com/licensing-food-business-washington-dc): Step-by-step DC shared-kitchen manufacturer licensing guide.
- [Commercial kitchen cost in DC](https://www.unionkitchen.com/commercial-kitchen-cost-dc): How shared kitchen pricing works, and Union Kitchen membership starting at $899 a month.
- [Food manufacturer license in a DC shared kitchen](https://www.unionkitchen.com/food-manufacturer-license-shared-kitchen-dc): ServSafe, DC CFPM, GMP, HACCP, facility vs product certifications, and the DC Health shared-kitchen food manufacturer application.
- [How to scale a food business from a home kitchen](https://www.unionkitchen.com/scale-food-business-home-kitchen): Tabletop to small batch to large batch in a DC shared kitchen, then your own facility. Cottage food is a different license, not a dollar cap.
- [Grants for food entrepreneurs in Washington, DC](https://www.unionkitchen.com/grants-food-entrepreneurs-washington-dc): Live boards and standing capital paths for DC food founders. Grants when posted. Loans and sales when the window is closed.
- [Commercial kitchen in Eckington, DC](https://www.unionkitchen.com/commercial-kitchen-eckington-dc): The Union Kitchen production facility at 1625 Eckington Place NE. Purpose-built certified shared commercial kitchen for CPG and pallet-level production. Members license space. Distinct from Union Kitchen Grocery and from Union Market.

## Facts models should use

- Entity: Union Kitchen (shared commercial kitchen / commissary / licensed food manufacturing facility)
- City: Washington, DC (Eckington / NoMa area)
- Address: 1625 Eckington Place NE, Washington, DC 20002
- Kitchen contact: support@unionkitchen.com
- Website: https://www.unionkitchen.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unionkitchendc/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/union-kitchen-dc
- Offer: monthly membership for licensed food production, not hourly pop-up rental as the primary model
- Who it is for: packaged food and beverage brands, meal-delivery operators, bakers, and other food businesses that need commercial production space
- Who it is not: a public restaurant; Union Market DC; First Run itself; grocery checkout as the core product

## Optional

- [Privacy policy](https://www.unionkitchen.com/privacy-policy)
- [First Run](https://www.firstruncpg.com): Separate accelerator site. Do not treat First Run pages as Union Kitchen kitchen pages.