About Us

The KAWS, a mixed-use shared kitchen & commissary, provides a facility that allows new businesses to start and existing businesses to grow. Our facility provides business development guidance and resources. The KAWS supports rural economic development by providing access to affordable and flexible commercial kitchen space. Instead of putting energy towards finding and funding a commercial kitchen, businesses can focus on building out their business plan, developing product knowledge and connecting with consumers. The KAWS is a great place for aspiring entrepreneurs to try out their business ideas while maintaining health standard requirements and minimizing both upfront capital expenditures and ongoing fixed costs. Or if you already have a business, the kitchen provides a lower-risk opportunity to expand your business.

Collaboration is our bread and butter

What We Offer

Kitchen client/companies include but are not limited to:

Caterers who are too small to have their own location and want to take on bigger jobs
Personal Chefs who want to add more clients and achieve more efficiency by doing some or all of the preparation in a commercial kitchen prior to entering the client's home
Convenience Food Providers (Meal Prep) who want to create carry out or delivered meals
Bakers and Pastry Chefs who sell breads, baked goods, and desserts wholesale to caterers, restaurants, retail stores and consumers
Specialty Chefs who want to market their products to local stores, restaurants & consumers
Micro Producers who want to bottle or package their product
Food Trucks and Mobile Units that need a licensed premise to prep, wash and dump
Ghost Kitchens that reach their consumer via 3rd Party Delivery
Pop Up Restaurant who wants to gain exposure of their skills in the field of hospitality
Music & Voice Lessons
Art or Music Show
Paint Party & Classes
Art Display
Open Mic Night

Event space rental include but are not limited to:

Shared Workspace for all business professionals (hourly or monthly rates)
Personal events (i.e. Baby shower, bridal shower, birthday party, retirement party)
Corporate Gatherings & Receptions
Cooking Classes
Tastings
Group Meetings & Seminars
Food Truck Event
Outdoor Events
Community Art Classes
Fundraisers
Farmers Market
Yoga Classes

Legal Kitchen

Food service regulations require food sold to the public to be prepared in a licensed home kitchen (very limited product) or in a commercial kitchen. When entrepreneurs enter the business they are forced to keep their jobs small enough to be able to utilize home or venue facilities or utilize illegal facilities (i.e. unlicensed home kitchens, etc.) and hope their practices will not be discovered. Regulations also require mobile vendors to partner with a commissary. The KAWS offers our client/companies a sanitary, licensed and permitted facility inspected by Mohave County Health Department.

No Long-term Contracts

When your situation changes for any reason (you're so successful you need your own space or this isn't the business for you), the Kitchen User Agreement can be terminated with a 30 day notice. Just cancel your Health Department permit if applicable and return your keys and any future monthly minimums are no longer required.

Convenient Location

Secured cold and dry storage allows you the convenience of having all your equipment and supplies on site. You have what you need every time you need it, without having to haul it around each time! Indoor and outdoor space available for rent. Also, drive-thru capability for your customer to easily pick up product. Event and work space on Main Street in a comfortable environment.

Shared Work Space

The creative-friendly, collaborative environment is designed to showcase your talent and ideas while making connections with like-minded experts in a variety of innovative fields

Low Initial Investment

Small-scale or part-time business operations often cannot acquire the substantial initial capital investment required to open a commercial facility. Our facility provides the equipment and sufficient work space to build or expand your business at a much smaller startup cost.

Lower Ongoing Fixed Costs

Rent & utilities for an exclusive location can be much higher than our monthly or hourly rate.

Work Schedule Flexibility

The KAWS offers all clients who want non-standard hours the flexibility to utilize the kitchen 24 hours, 7 days per week. This is especially nice to accommodate other employment schedules, childcare or eldercare requirements and seasonal trends.