Chef preparing food in a clean, well-equipped commercial kitchen with open shelving and stainless steel counters
Our story

Built so food businesses can start and grow

A commercial kitchen of your own means a lease, a build out, an inspection and a large investment before you have sold anything. Most good food businesses need a way to start first and build later.

Le Gourmet Factory gives them that way in. As a food business incubator, we offer six fully equipped, Board of Health certified kitchens, booked by the hour, 24/7, with storage, business support and a community of founders around them. You book the hours the job needs, and your membership fee becomes kitchen credit at full value.

The team that runs the incubator has spent careers in the culinary business, which is why joining includes hands-on help with your health department paperwork. As of 2026, more than 200 clients have worked out of these kitchens, and what they make turns up in retailers, restaurants and grocers across the New York metropolitan area.

6
Licensed kitchens
24/7
Keycard access
200+
Clients served, as of 2026
Since 2013
Serving food businesses in Englewood

How we work

The principles behind the incubator

Your fee is your credit

Every dollar of your membership comes back as kitchen credit at full value, and you book it with zero added fees.

The kitchen is yours

From the minute your slot starts to the minute it ends, the kitchen is booked to you alone.

The paperwork is part of the job

We keep the facility Board of Health certified, and joining includes hands-on help with your own health department paperwork.

Every business starts small

Starter is built for businesses at the very beginning, so you can join at any size and grow from there.

Who it's for

The food businesses growing in the incubator

Every one of them follows the same path: choose a plan, book the hours, cook.

Bakers and pastry chefs

Three of the six kitchens are set up for baking, one of them kept garlic and onion free.

Caterers and personal chefs

Two catering kitchens with hot line capacity, plus a prep room for the knife-work days.

Meal prep businesses

Prep hours at the lowest rate in the building, with walk-in fridge and freezer space next door.

Packaged food brands

Production runs for retail and wholesale, with storage for inventory and packaging between runs.

Online food businesses

Room to meet demand on a flexible membership, at whatever hours the orders arrive.

Food trucks

A commissary letter, a dock for water and grease, and the heavy prep done before the truck rolls.

Businesses built in the incubator

Crisp & Crumble logo
Delicias Dessert Bar logo
Puffhaus Sweets logo
Totally Nutz logo
Where to find us

Visit the incubator in Englewood, NJ

176A S Van Brunt St, Englewood, NJ 07631. Minutes from the George Washington Bridge, with direct access to Route 4, I-95 and I-80.

Member access is 24/7. Book a tour to walk through the kitchens.

+1 (201) 408-5471

Join the incubator

Bring a product and the commitment to build a business around it. We're ready for you with six licensed kitchens, hands-on support and a community of founders building alongside you.

Food businesses are built here. Yours could be next.