CENTRAL KITCHEN

PHILLY COOKS FOR PHILLY

LOCATION: Philadelphia, PA

STATUS: Preliminary Design / Impact Study

YEAR: 2023

Woodcock Design was asked to assist in an impact study for a planned central kitchen that will produce meals for public programs.

Philly Cooks for Philly, the organization behind the study, proposes the construction and staffing of a large central commissary kitchen in Philadelphia. The kitchen will produce up to 20 million meals per year for schools, child care programs, and other publicly-funded meal programs operating in Philadelphia. The kitchen will focus its hiring efforts on Philadelphia residents who struggle to find long-term employment with family sustaining wages by providing on-the-job training and career development opportunities.