The pandemic has given the chance for last mile delivery and online sales and delivery services like Lalamove, Grab, Foodpanda, Shopee and Lazada to truly blossom and thrive in Malaysia.
Whilst the e-commerce platforms are focused on the sales and logistics side of things, COOKHOUSE is moving forward with more solutions suited and tailored to facilitate the back-end production of things namely for food.
At the moment, COOKHOUSE operates across Klang Valley specifically in Sunway, Taman Tun Dr Ismail, Seksyen 17 Petaling Jaya, and Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur, whereby three are halal compliant locations and one location is dedicated for non-halal food production. There will be one more location set to launch in September 2021.
What is COOKHOUSE?
COOKHOUSE is a local Malaysian homegrown concept kitchen offering unique commercial solutions of cloud kitchen, co-working space, community club all rolled into one. Their ready-to-use facility allows you to focus your energy on making the best out of your talents.
Here, they pool and share resources, get access to advisors, resources, experience, events and activities curated with the intention to fuel the entrepreneurial spirit and sharpen skills in and out of the kitchen.
Facilities provided in COOKHOUSE include:
CENTRAL KITCHEN
A hub to prep ingredients, sauces and the likes to support multi-location outlets. Essential to control food quality consistency and manage wastage across multi outlets.
WAREHOUSE DISTRIBUTION CENTRE
A hub to receive and distribute your products with available cold storage for rental.
CLOUD KITCHEN
A shared commercial kitchen space engineered for delivery-only restaurants. Serve your online customer base without the need and cost of a shopfront and waitstaff. Apart from that, it happens to be the only cloud kitchen with specially designated non-halal kitchen facility as they recognize the importance of separating the halal and non-halal operators in the kitchen.
CLASSROOM
Equipped with an LED screen and 16 stations, a learning environment setup for training, classes and workshops.
OFFICE SPACE
A business address, equipped with desks and chairs in a comfortable quiet environment to set your plans in motion, reply to emails, or organize your business administration tasks.
EVENT SPACE
State of the art lighting, AV-ready with an elevated stage, to bring the excitement to your next product launch or event.
Get a head start in your business
While running a F&B business in a cloud kitchen is something foreign and unknown to many Malaysians, COOKHOUSE’s vision is to create a conducive space for creative food entrepreneurs to kickstart and grow.
They are also inviting food entrepreneurs who are ready and want to level up or build a proper business in a commercial environment.
With minimal investment, you can start off your business selling from 4 locations immediately via COOKHOUSE. With its ever-growing community of chefs, entrepreneurs, food enthusiasts, they’ll always have friends and a team who is willing to support and others who share their passion and drive in food.
Their tenants seek to gain savings from lower capital start-up cost which is a huge advantage in having access to its readily available shared cooking equipment which include combi ovens, blast freezers, vacuum packing machines, vegetable prep machines, deck ovens, mixers and more designed to help with volume production.
Most of the operation and technical aspects are taken care of by COOKHOUSE, allowing food businesses to focus on their food creation and building their brands through their offerings. COOKHOUSE focuses on giving passionate food makers a head start through commercial space, facilities and network.
Other benefits include:
COOKHOUSE has an online platform that facilitates sales of its tenant’s for delivery, takeaways and dine-in through its hybrid cloud kitchen at some locations.
Its robust concepts include hybrid locations which also cater to dine-in and specialized venues built for cooking events such as team building, cooking shows, TV shows and cooking competitions are poised to ensure its concept will continue to thrive even after the pandemic.
Through its dine-in concepts, COOKHOUSE also offers full-service dine-in service from 50 to 250 to 450 people.
COOKHOUSE is built for people in the food business who believe that through a community and shared resources, an individual “me” could become part of the greater “we” in a supported ecosystem. For further information, log on to the COOKHOUSE website, or visit its YouTube channel and Instagram page.
