07/15/2026
🌿 Local Commercial Kitchen Help Needed 🌿
I’m reaching out to our wonderful community to see whether anyone knows of a licensed commercial kitchen that may be willing to let me use the space for a few hours—ideally at no cost or in exchange for products, help, or another arrangement.
I’m preparing to package bulk Hawaiian honey under my small business, Wozny Wilds. Wisconsin DATCP requires me to repackage the honey in an approved commercial kitchen rather than a regular home kitchen.
The honey is already fully prepared and shelf-stable. I would simply be transferring it from a sealed 60-pound food-grade pail into clean jars, weighing each jar, sealing it, labeling it, and cleaning the workspace afterward. There would be no cooking, raw meat, refrigeration, or complicated food preparation involved.
DATCP generally requires the kitchen to have:
• An approved handwashing sink with soap and disposable towels
• Proper dishwashing and sanitizing facilities, such as a three-compartment sink or approved commercial dishwasher
• Smooth, washable work surfaces
• Approved water and proper sanitation procedures
• Clean storage and protection from pets, pests, and household activity
• Current approval for commercial food production or the ability for an outside business to operate there with DATCP approval
Possibilities may include a restaurant, church, school, community center, lodge, licensed catering kitchen, bakery, or another commercial food facility that is not being used during certain hours.
I would only need the space occasionally for a few hours at a time, and I would bring my own jars, lids, labels, tools, supplies, sanitizer, and ingredients. I would also leave the kitchen completely clean and follow every rule required by the facility and DATCP.
I’m located near Minong and would ideally love to find something in the Minong, Spooner, Hayward, Gordon, Solon Springs, or surrounding northern Wisconsin area.
If you own a commercial kitchen, work in one, or know someone who may be open to helping a small local business grow, please send me a message or tag them below. My phone is 715-939-9747
Thank you so much for supporting Wozny Wilds and helping me take this next exciting step! 🌿🍯