KitchenThyme

I have been in the food business for 11 years and have seen all the glory and all the struggles. As culinary professionals, one of the biggest investments we make is in our facilities and equipment, yet these assets have down time every day. These are assets that every business owner in the food biz should and can leverage! I found my $250k facility with too much down time and decided to rent it out to help cover overhead. But it was hard to find someone and they had trouble finding me. The need is real, but there has not been a solution until now. So I created KitchenThyme! Think AirBNB, but only for commercial kitchens... I understand the catch-22 existing for start-ups that need a licensed commercial kitchen, but have limited funds. I understand how painful downtime in an expensive kitchen with invested equipment can drain even the most successful business. KitchenThyme is a win-win, with the added bonus of good karma between experienced professionals helping new foodies in the biz. Features include: Powerful Search Tools so renters can find kitchens fast. Online Booking + Payments with payment protection. Set your kitchen availability and block out dates, eliminating emails back and forth. (We are all so busy, right?) Flexibility in setting your fees by the hour, day or month. Post, communicate, book, and collect payments all in one platform. Discounted Short-term Insurance to get your renters insured and protect your business. Complimentary COI Management. Join now for free during our start-up phase (KitchenThyme takes 10% of all transactions) We will be marketing heavily to culinary professionals nation-wide! Right now we are in the 'gathering kitchen spaces' phase. We need kitchens to list as available for rent so the renters can drill down and find what they need. Once we have enough sign-ups, we will be marketing to all kinds in the culinary world! This service is for anyone that has a licensed commercial kitchen space that can be rented out such as restaurants, commissary kitchens, ghost kitchens, community kitchens, places of worship, etc. Renters can be caterers, start-ups, food trucks that need a home base, personal chefs, events, wholesalers, packaging, farmers markets, etc. Feedback welcome! My biggest challenge right now is getting distribution. Working on an email list and may even do snail mail postcards. Tell your culinary friends! There is an Invite New Members on the site too to help spread the word. Thank you!