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5 Amelia Drive – The Hive Ventures
Remain Ventures acquired 5 Amelia Drive in July 2022 with the vision of creating a profitable, shared-use food production facility to advance community efforts working toward a vibrant, local food system that supports small farmers, regenerative agriculture practices and a robust economy for food entrepreneurs. Visit The Hive.
The Vision
To create a profitable food production facility to advance community efforts and support entrepreneurs working toward a vibrant local food system.
The Mission
To open Nantucket’s first shared-use facility with six commercial kitchens and food business incubator.
The Project
was made possible by Remain Ventures.
The Hive at Five
Food Business Incubator
Nantucket’s first shared-use food production facility opens with six commercial kitchens
The building at 5 Amelia Drive was acquired as a vision of Wendy Schmidt to create a profitable, shared-use food production facility to advance community efforts working toward a vibrant, local food system that supports small farmers, regenerative agriculture practices and a robust economy for food entrepreneurs.
“Rethinking the way we produce, distribute and share food is more essential than ever,” said Schmidt, founder and president of Remain Ventures. “Establishing an accessible, shared-space commissary kitchen on Nantucket at The Hive will further the ongoing island efforts to support local farmers and makers while also expanding the local and regional food system.”
Among a number of challenges that food producers on the island currently face is access to affordable commercial kitchens that are available year-round. The Hive aims to meet that need by providing a facility for food innovation that will include two production kitchens, four innovation kitchens and demonstration space. Makers that rent kitchen space at The Hive will have access to bulk ordering of sustainable products and packaging, the latest in recipe costing and waste management technology and the convenience of a central operator who will manage and maintain clean, safe and fully compliant kitchens. In addition, The Hive has two beautifully appointed apartments on the top floor for the building manager and others who work in food-related businesses.
The renovation and expansion of the space to accommodate six commercial kitchens has required a complete re-engineering of the building’s infrastructure, including the installation of a new custom-made electrical panel currently being built to support the electrification of The Hive. One kitchen is specially equipped to expand opportunities for local agricultural value-added products. By working with farmers in this way, The Hive will help to support a sustainable and local circular food economy.
Food Incubator
Food businesses can launch and operate from the commercial kitchens and related production and storage facilities
Maker Support
The Hive provides educational opportunities to support operational structure and mentorship for local entrepreneurs and makers
Local Agriculture
Programming within The Hive supports local farmers with production and sales of value-add products
Partner: Nantucket Food Group
Nantucket Food Group is on a mission to change the business of food on Nantucket and beyond.
Weekly meal program starting up at The Hive
The Inquirer & Mirror (Jan 20, 2025) —The Hive, the commercial cooking hub on Amelia Drive founded to help island food businesses stretch their revenue streams, is hoping a new initiative will give its members a boost through the slow season. Read the full story here.
Building Buzz at Nantucket’s Shared-Use Kitchen
Foodservice Equipment Report (Jan 16, 2025) — Usually when planning a kitchen, designers make equipment decisions based on the type of cuisine or its end user. But for the building at 5 Amelia Drive, Nantucket, Mass., later named The Hive, a shared-use commercial kitchen facility and food business incubator, none of the usual advance intel…
The Hive's six shared kitchens are changing the business of food on Nantucket. Here's how.
Cape Cod Times (December 12, 2024) — Inalva de la Cruz was packing up lunches for delivery to a dozen Nantucket workers on a recent Wednesday. Read the full story here.
The Hive on Nantucket serves chefs' needs with shared commercial kitchens. See inside.
Cape Cod Times (December 12, 2024) — Inalva de la Cruz shows the beef meal that she had prepared Wednesday morning at the Hive. View the full gallery here.
The Hive: Cooking up new business on Amelia Drive
The Inquirer and Mirror (October 31, 2024) — Inalva de la Cruz grew up in a small farming village in Brazil, in the state of Minas Gerais. She started cooking when she was 8 years old. Read the full story here.
Nantucket's First Shared Commercial Kitchen Opens
Patch.com (October 31, 2024) — Four local makers are the first class of businesses to open with The Hive, Nantucket’s first shared-use commercial kitchen. Read the full story here.
The Hive, Nantucket's New Shared-Use Commercial Kitchen, Opens On Amelia Drive
Nantucket Current (October 31, 2024) — Inalva de la Cruz came to Nantucket six years ago from Brazil with a passion for food and cooking. She dreamed of starting her own business on the island, but the hurdles and challenges to making that happen were daunting, to say the least. Read the full story here.
The Hive at 5 Amelia Drive Opens with Four Local Nantucket Makers
Nantucket.net (October 31, 2024) — The six commercial kitchens at The Hive, Nantucket’s first shared-use commercial kitchen facility and food business incubator, officially came online this week with four local makers, 8 Arms Catering, Noemi’s Dumplings, Siam to Go, and Marmitaria Sabor de Minas. Read the full story here.
The Hive at 5 Amelia Drive Opens with Four Local Makers
NANTUCKET, Mass. (October 28, 2024) — The six commercial kitchens at The Hive, Nantucket’s first shared-use commercial kitchen facility and food business incubator, officially came online this week with four local makers, Remain and Nantucket Food Group announced today. The public is invited to visit The Hive at 5 Amelia Drive on Friday, Nov. 1…
Renovation of 5 Amelia Drive as The Hive Set to Open in July with Six Commercial Kitchens
NANTUCKET, Mass. March 7, 2024 — The Hive, Nantucket’s first shared-use commercial kitchen facility and food business incubator, is expected to open in July, Remain Ventures announced today. The building at 5 Amelia Drive was acquired by Remain Ventures in July 2022 as a vision of philanthropist Wendy Schmidt to create a profitable, shared-use…
Introducing The Hive
N Magazine (July 31, 2024) — Innovative, forward-thinking ideas for Nantucket are nothing new to Wendy Schmidt, whose latest venture, “The Hive,” will support local farmers and makers to ply their craft while expanding food resources on the island. Read the full story by Antonia DePace and Bruce A. Percelay here.
ReMain Ventures Purchases 5 Amelia Drive
NANTUCKET, Mass. July 25, 2022 — With the goal of improving local and regional food systems on Nantucket and across the Northeast, ReMain Ventures has purchased 5 Amelia Drive as a site for a business incubator and commissary kitchen, the organization announced today. ReMain Ventures will work with Nantucket entrepreneur Karen Macumber to create…
Remain Ventures invests in buildings and mission-related businesses that strengthen the island’s year-round economy and spark innovation that brings long-term value to its residents. Remain’s buildings not only reflect a commitment to the wise use of energy and natural resources, they also serve as gathering places and critical cornerstones of the community. The entrepreneurial work of Ventures is implemented as private investments and contracts through its impact-focused limited liability company.