ChefScape

What ChefScape does

ChefScape is a multi-service food ecosystem founded circa 2019 by Rob Batchelder and Lorena Rivera, operating primarily in New York City with co-founders originating from Ashburn, Virginia. The company operates three production facilities totaling approximately 28,000 square feet in SoHo (116 West Houston, 8,000 SF), FiDi (180 Maiden Lane, 10,000 SF), and Tribeca (205 Hudson, 10,000 SF), and manages food and beverage programs across an estimated one million square feet of commercial space. Its service portfolio spans four business lines: large-scale meal production and co-packing, shared commercial kitchen rentals for food entrepreneurs, amenities management for commercial properties including a 150-person conference center, and catering and event services.

The company's core operational capability is a food production and kitchen management platform demonstrated to scale from thousands to millions of meals, as evidenced by the delivery of over 5.7 million meals during the 2020 COVID-19 response for New York City. Shared kitchen facilities offer 24/7 access with professional-grade equipment, dry/cold/frozen storage, video surveillance, and bundled business support including bookkeeping, marketing, and entrepreneurship training, partially enabled through a partnership with WeWork Food Labs. Additional product surfaces include ghost kitchens at the SoHo location, the 180 Conference Center, and event venues (The Atrium, The 180 Gallery, The Maiden Patio).

ChefScape generates revenue across four streams: recurring monthly subscriptions from shared kitchen rentals, project-based professional services for catering and events, transaction-fee-based meal production and co-packing for institutional and government buyers, and managed services contracts for amenities management. Customer segments include government and institutional meal programs (notably the City of New York), independent food entrepreneurs and small food businesses leasing kitchen space, corporate event clients, and individual consumers seeking catering for private events. The company is privately held and founder-owned, with no disclosed institutional investors, funding rounds, or acquisitions, and is positioned as a minority- and woman-owned social-impact business.

Name

ChefScape

Legal name

ChefScape

Website

https://chefscapekitchen.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ChefScape is a New York City-based food ecosystem operating shared commercial kitchens, ghost kitchens, large-scale meal production, co-packing, catering, event venues, and amenities management across roughly 28,000 SF of owned facilities and 1 million SF of managed commercial space, serving food entrepreneurs, government/institutional clients, corporate events, and individual consumers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Kitchen & Food Production Services

NAICS

Food Service Contractors (72231), Caterers (722320)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

CPO (Central Production/Commissary) + Satellite Ghost Kitchens (THAFAJAH)

Keywords

• Commercial kitchen rentals
• Meal production services
• Food co-packing
• Event catering services
• Food hall management

Headquarters

HQ city

Leesburg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Catering and Events: Full-service catering for intimate gatherings and large-scale celebrations, powered by a network of local food entrepreneurs. Event hosting at various venues including the Maiden Patio, 180 Gallery, and Conference Center.
2. Shared Kitchen Rentals: Fully equipped commercial kitchens available 24/7 with professional-grade appliances, lockable storage (dry, cold, frozen), and flexible monthly rental options for food entrepreneurs.
3. Meal Production and Co-Packing: Large-scale meal prep, high-volume co-packing, fulfillment, and shipping services for partners and programs. End-to-end support from recipe development to nutritional analysis and cost evaluation.
4. Amenities Management: Management of food halls, coffee shops, event venues, conference centers, and food and beverage programs across commercial spaces. Includes FoodHall, Cafeteria, and Corporate Catering operations.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

ChefScape operates a multi-service food ecosystem providing large-scale meal production and co-packing, 24/7 shared commercial kitchen rentals for food entrepreneurs, amenities management for food halls and conference centers, and full-service catering and event hosting. Its services span recipe development, nutritional analysis, high-volume meal prep, fulfillment and shipping, ghost kitchen operations, and event venue rental across three NYC facilities in Soho, FiDi, and Tribeca.

Product overview

ChefScape is a multi-service food ecosystem operating as a platform combining meal production, shared kitchen facilities, amenities management, and catering/event services. The core offerings include: Food Production (meal prep, delivery, co-packing, and fulfillment), Shared Kitchens (commercial incubator kitchens with 24/7 access and business support), Amenities Management (managing food halls and conference centers across 1 million sq ft), and Catering & Events (powered by local food entrepreneurs). Additional sub-products include Ghost Kitchens for delivery-only concepts, the 180 Conference Center, and flexible Event Spaces (The Atrium, The 180 Gallery, The Maiden Patio). The company operates multiple NYC locations (116 West Houston SoHo, 180 Maiden Lane FiDi, 205 Hudson Tribeca) and positions itself as a social-impact hub empowering food entrepreneurs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Food Production / Meal Prep and Delivery End-to-end meal production service including recipe development, menu creation, nutritional analysis, and cost evaluation, delivering meals at any scale for any population with any dietary requirement. Designed for institutional, government, and large-scale partners needing reliable high-volume meal production and delivery.
• Shared Kitchens Fully equipped commercial kitchens available 24/7 with professional-grade appliances, secure storage (dry, cold, frozen), and business support services including bookkeeping, marketing, and entrepreneurship training. Designed as culinary incubators for food entrepreneurs, caterers, and small food brands.
• Amenities Management Management services for food halls, coffee shops, conference centers, event venues, and corporate catering, including a 150-person conference center and commercial gym. ChefScape manages food and beverage programs across one million square feet of commercial space in New York City for property owners and landlords.
• Catering and Events
• Ghost Kitchens
• 180 Conference Center
• Event Spaces (The Atrium, The 180 Gallery, The Maiden Patio)
• High Volume Co-Packing
• Fulfillment & Shipping

Quantifiable outcome

• Produced and delivered over 5.7 million meals during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic response
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• New York CitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020In 2020 at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, New York City enlisted ChefScape to provide meals for residents in need. This partnership scaled from 6,000 meals per week to over 5.7 million meals delivered to seniors and vulnerable New Yorkers.
• WeWork Food LabsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChefScape has a partnership with WeWork Food Labs, which provides access to additional resources and networking opportunities for food entrepreneurs within the WeWork ecosystem.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• CookUnity: Chef-to-consumer meal subscription service that produces prepared meals via a network of independent chefs, often operating from shared commercial kitchens. Closely comparable to ChefScape's entrepreneur-network meal production model.
• CloudKitchens: Ghost kitchen and commissary operator providing delivery-only kitchen infrastructure for food entrepreneurs. Directly comparable to ChefScape's 116 West Houston ghost kitchen and shared rental model.
• Wonder: Operates food halls and delivery kitchens combining multi-restaurant concepts under one roof. Comparable to ChefScape's amenities management and ghost kitchen event-driven food hall model.
• Hungry: Operates food halls and corporate dining programs featuring rotating chef concepts. Comparable to ChefScape's food hall amenities management and chef-driven catering operations.
• Reef Technology: Converts urban parking and real estate into ghost kitchens, kitchens-as-a-service, and last-mile logistics hubs. Comparable to ChefScape's multi-vertical approach combining shared kitchens with meal production and delivery.
• Fooda: Operates workplace food hall programs and pop-up lunch platforms inside corporate offices. Comparable to ChefScape's amenities management of corporate cafeterias and food halls across managed commercial space.
• Kitchen United: Operates a national network of shared commissary and ghost kitchens where multiple food brands cook out of a single facility. Closely comparable to ChefScape's shared kitchen and ghost kitchen offerings in SoHo and Tribeca.

Broad incumbents

• ezCater: Largest online catering marketplace connecting corporate buyers with a broad network of caterers. Adjacent to ChefScape's catering and corporate events revenue stream and a channel for its entrepreneur network.
• Compass Group: Global food service contractor operating corporate cafeterias, event catering, and amenities management for institutions. Comparable to ChefScape's government/institutional meal programs and amenities management lines.

Emerging players

• Sakara Life: Subscription prepared-meal brand operating from centralized production kitchens with chef-developed menus. Comparable in production model to ChefScape's high-volume meal prep and co-packing capabilities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/chefscapekitchen
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/chefscape

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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