Paterson, New Jersey
A shared kitchen for gluten-free food makers.
Use our facility to make your gluten-free, vegetarian products — or have our team make them for you. Join a community of small food producers in Northern New Jersey.
Paterson, New Jersey
Use our facility to make your gluten-free, vegetarian products — or have our team make them for you. Join a community of small food producers in Northern New Jersey.
About
Salt Roads were the original trade routes, moving salt from the sea to inland areas.
The Salt Road Food Hub in Paterson, NJ is a shared food manufacturing facility for vegetarian food producers — a community of food entrepreneurs, a brand co-packer, and a hub for local distribution.
If you're starting a food company, we can help with space, equipment, distribution, and advice on everything from how to set up your company, to equipment sourcing, to how to market online.
We have a 10,000 sq ft facility with 4,000 sq ft of production space, a large walk-in cooler, walk-in freezer, and a climate-controlled warehouse. The facility includes a double rack oven, Hobart mixer, large Robot Coupes, tilt skillets, packing equipment, and more.
What we do
Salt Road is a community of like-minded entrepreneurs, vendors, and people with the expertise you need to start or grow a small food business.
Clients also get a discount on the comprehensive online course Food Startup Help.
A shared commercial bakery and general food production facility, with equipment particularly well-suited to vegetarian products.
See pricing & tour the space →We can co-pack or co-manufacture for you. If you have an existing product, we'll make it. If you don't, we'll help you develop one.
How co-packing works →We assist with branding and promotion. We do direct distribution and work with local distributors across the region.
We help you sell via Amazon FBA — shipping to Amazon and managing your listings end-to-end.
Certification
We offer complete USDA Organic certification support for both our incubator clients and co-packing partners. Our team handles the paperwork, documentation, and audit preparation so the process is smooth and efficient.
Whether you produce in our facility or have us manufacture for you, we will:
Contact us to learn more about bringing your organic products to market.
Facility
From a double rack oven to a vibratory filler — what's available on site.
Specialty
Our facility has a large plant and vegetable dryer you can use to dry ingredients for your products. We use it to manufacture kale chips and vegetable crackers of various types, made from dried kale and other produce.
The dehydrator runs at low temperatures for extended times — plants stay below 120 °F, preserving enzymes and nutrients. We can source and dehydrate in-season local produce for you, making it easy to incorporate fresh local ingredients into shelf-stable products.
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Word from clients
4.8 stars across 16 reviews on Google. A few that stand out:
"Salt Road has become a great partner in growing my small business. The facility is gluten-free certified, and Joe and Alfredo have always gone above and beyond. I always love bringing new food brands here to help bring their vision to life."
Narell V.
Founder, Full of Beans Kitchen
"Salt Road is a game changer for my tempeh business. I've been manufacturing tempeh for 15 years in the same kitchen. The staff is incredibly easy to work with, the flexible shifts let me scale up production, and the equipment is exactly what I need."
Barry S.
Tempeh producer · Google review
"Salt Road's facilities, equipment and staff have helped us grow our business over the last 2 years that would otherwise not have been feasible for us. Commercial kitchen equipment at very reasonable rates — a great place for any growing food business."
Milos M.
Small food brand · Google review
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