Starting a local food business? Look no further than The Commissary, Rochester’s downtown kitchen incubator at Sibley Square on East Main Street. The state-of-the-art commercial kitchen facility and community offers services and support for entrepreneurs to start and grow their culinary business.

Featuring a performance kitchen for pop-ups, cooking classes and private events, as well as a production kitchen with 40 feet of commercial grade equipment, The Commissary has you covered. Opportunities abound for members, including incubation services, networking events, workshops and a collaborative atmosphere for food businesses to feed off one another.

Owned by the Rochester Downtown Development Corp., The Commissary serves to spice up and strengthen Rochester’s regional food economy by creating jobs and bringing fresh food companies to the market. Located in the historic Sibley Square building, The Commissary is neighbors with one of downtown’s newest urban eateries, The Mercantile on Main.