Three Sisters Kitchen

What Three Sisters Kitchen does

Three Sisters Kitchen is a non-profit community food space founded in 2019 and headquartered at 109 Gold Ave SW in downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico. It operates an integrated physical hub that combines a cafe (currently temporarily closed), the Local Foods Shop (retail), the TSK Commercial Test Kitchen (rental/incubation space), the TSK Community Classroom, and a Wednesday Evening Market. Programs include a 15-week Food Business Training Program for aspiring manufactured food entrepreneurs, the ReFresh weekly produce bag distribution paired with cooking classes and nutrition education, food preservation workshops (Canning Lab and Baking Lab in partnership with the Agri-Nature Center of Los Ranchos), and the Cooking for Generations documentary film series. A branded retail sub-line, TSK: Granolas under TSK Food Group, sells value-added products using local New Mexico ingredients.

The organization serves four primary constituencies: low-income families seeking affordable access to fresh, locally grown produce; aspiring food entrepreneurs needing commercial kitchen access and business training; local New Mexico farmers and food producers who supply the Local Foods Shop and ReFresh program; and general community members attending cooking classes and educational programming. Mission outcomes target economic opportunity, community health, and cross-cultural connection around local food. The technology stack is minimal — a WordPress website, PayPal donation flow, and Eventbrite ticketing — with no proprietary software, no mobile app, and no API offerings.

Revenue mechanics are typical of a community non-profit: the Local Foods Shop and Evening Market generate modest earned retail income; the Food Business Training Program charges participant/cohort fees (not publicly disclosed); ReFresh, cooking classes, and many workshops are free or low-cost to participants; and the broader operating budget is supported by donations (via PayPal hosted button), grants, and partner contributions from organizations including MoGro Mobile Grocery, Kids Cook, Centro Savila, and Job Training Albuquerque. There is no evidence of equity funding, venture investment, or parent company ownership. Headcount is reported at 11 employees, and the organization is governed as an independent New Mexico non-profit.

Name

Three Sisters Kitchen

Legal name

Three Sisters Kitchen

Website

https://threesisterskitchen.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Three Sisters Kitchen is a non-profit community food space in downtown Albuquerque combining a cafe, retail shop, commercial test kitchen, classroom, and farmers market. It serves low-income families via produce distribution, aspiring food entrepreneurs via a 15-week training program, and local New Mexico farmers and community members.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Food Services

NAICS

Special Food Services (7223), Full-Service Restaurants (722511)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Food Service & Dining Operations Management (Managed Cafeterias) (EDAEALAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Member-Owned Food Cooperatives (CRAHALAA), Central Kitchen & Commissary Operations (Batch Cooking, Satellite Serving) (EDAEAEAG)

Keywords

• Culinary education programs
• Commercial test kitchen
• Food business incubation
• Local food retail
• Produce distribution program

Headquarters

HQ city

Albuquerque

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Three Sisters Kitchen is a non-profit community food space in downtown Albuquerque that combines a cafe, a retail Local Foods Shop, a commercial test kitchen, and a community classroom in one facility. It delivers the ReFresh produce bag distribution program with accompanying cooking classes and a newsletter, runs a 15-week Food Business Training Program for aspiring manufactured food entrepreneurs, offers year-round community cooking classes, hosts a Wednesday Evening Market, and sells locally produced foods including its own TSK: Granolas line.

Product overview

Three Sisters Kitchen is a non-profit community food space in downtown Albuquerque offering multiple interconnected programs. The organization operates as a unified platform combining a cafe (TSK Cafe) serving locally-sourced food, a retail shop (Local Foods Shop) selling New Mexico products, a commercial test kitchen for food entrepreneurs, community cooking classrooms, a 15-week Food Business Training Program, and the ReFresh Program (weekly produce bag distribution with newsletters and cooking classes). Additional offerings include the Evening Market (weekly farmers market), the Cooking for Generations documentary series, food preservation workshops (Canning Lab and Baking Lab), and a branded granola product line (TSK: Granolas). The organization uses the power and love of local food to create economic opportunity, improve community health, and bring diverse communities together.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• TSK Cafe
• Local Foods Shop
• TSK Commercial Test Kitchen
• TSK Community Classroom
• Food Business Training Program
• ReFresh Program
• Evening Market at Three Sisters Kitchen
• Cooking for Generations
• Food Preservation Workshops (Canning Lab and Baking Lab)
• TSK: Granolas

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

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AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• MoGro Mobile GrocerycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMoGro Mobile Grocery is a key operational partner that packs the ReFresh bags each week and does important work connecting communities to healthy food throughout New Mexico. They are essential to the ReFresh produce distribution program.
• Kids CookcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization helping recruit ReFresh families and co-hosting family cooking events like 'Let's Cook Family Friday Night' during First Friday ArtWalk.
• Agri-Nature Center of Los RanchosminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for food preservation workshops including Canning Lab and Baking Lab workshops focused on specialty crops.
• FreshRx at Three Sisters KitchencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProgram partnering with Southwest Organizing Project, Casa de Salud, Mandy's Farm, Together 4 Brothers, Yes Housing, and downtown organizations to provide food access and health programs.
• Job Training AlbuquerqueminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTSK partners with Job Training Albuquerque to offer cooking workshops for eligible individuals and organizational teams through JTA funding.
• Centro SavilaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCentro Savila provides WIC eligibility assistance and case management services, helping connect community members to nutritional resources.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• La Montañita Co-op: New Mexico-based member-owned food cooperative emphasizing local sourcing and community food access — directly comparable to TSK's Local Foods Shop and ReFresh mission, and a regional peer within the same state.
• La Cocina: San Francisco-based non-profit food business incubator that provides commercial kitchen access, training, and market channels to low-income food entrepreneurs — a near-direct analog to Three Sisters Kitchen's Food Business Training Program and Commercial Test Kitchen.
• Hot Bread Kitchen: NYC non-profit that incubates immigrant and women-owned food businesses through shared commercial kitchens, training, and retail — directly comparable to TSK's entrepreneur training and commercial kitchen model.
• KitchenTown: Food business accelerator and shared commercial kitchen operator that helps food entrepreneurs develop, test, and scale CPG products — comparable to TSK's Commercial Test Kitchen and Food Business Training Program.

Emerging players

• The Common Market: Regional food hub that connects local farmers with schools, hospitals, and communities in the Mid-Atlantic — comparable to TSK's ReFresh program and its role in connecting New Mexico farmers to community members.
• City Slicker Farms: Oakland-based non-profit building urban farms and food access programs in low-income neighborhoods — comparable to TSK's community food access, nutrition education, and ReFresh programming.
• Local Food Hub: Charlottesville-based non-profit food hub that aggregates and distributes local farm products to schools, restaurants, and food access programs — overlapping with TSK's ReFresh produce distribution and Local Foods Shop model.
• Mandela Foods Cooperative: Community-owned grocery cooperative in Oakland focused on healthy, local, and culturally relevant food access in an underserved neighborhood — comparable to TSK's Local Foods Shop and community food access mission.

Others

• FoodCorps: National non-profit that connects schools with food educators to improve nutrition and food access — adjacent to TSK's Community Classroom and FreshRx programming through shared food education and access mission.
• Wholesome Wave: National non-profit that operates produce prescription and food access programs for low-income families — comparable to TSK's ReFresh and FreshRx programs, both of which deliver produce as a health and food access intervention.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ThreeSistersKitchenNM
• Instagraminstagram.com/threesisterskitchennm
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/three-sisters-kitchen

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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