2025 Download: You Ran the Kitchen. We Brought the Tools.

This year was about one thing. Helping you be the hero for your food entrepreneurs and your community. You brought the hustle. We brought the backup.

Below is what you unlocked inside The Food Corridor in 2025, plus a peek at what arrives before the year ends.

The Kitchen Door merges with Food Corridor to give you Leads Manager

Thousands of food businesses discover kitchens through The Kitchen Door every month. Now those inquiries flow into Leads Manager, so you can respond faster and convert the right clients with confidence.

What you get

• A centralized inbox for every inquiry from The Kitchen Door and beyond

• Clear statuses that show who is new, who is invited, and who needs a nudge

• Template responses to speed up replies and communication

What kitchens are achieving

• Kitchens using Leads Manager convert leads at an average rate of 46 percent

• That is 5 to 9 times higher than typical industry averages

• One in four kitchens convert 100 percent of their qualified leads

This is The Kitchen Door and The Food Corridor working together so you stay organized and in control.

Learn more about Leads Manager

Use leads notes and hide leads to keep it extra clean

Follow ups are easier when know right where you left off

• Leads Notes keep the story inside each lead profile. Examples: Called on Sept 8, left voicemail. Tour set for Friday. Ready in November. Follow up in December.

• Hide Leads clears your active leads list without losing track. Hidden leads return automatically if they reach out again. You can also show hidden leads at any time.

Result: Less clutter. Sharper focus on hot prospects.

Listing Boosts. Shine in search. Build trust faster.

You earned the possibility for more visibility on The Kitchen Door with Listing Boosts. Perform well. Rise in results. Attract more qualified renters.

What changed

• Spotlight Badges on your listing and in search

• Listing Highlights on your first photo for paid Food Corridor kitchens

• New and Last Active labels that show renters you are responsive

• New Metrics for interest, engagement, and renter conversions

Badges you can earn

• Fast Responder

• Top Renter

• Super Kitchen (available for paid Food Corridor clients only)

• Elite Kitchen (available for paid Food Corridor clients only)

More badges often means higher placement in search. Higher placement often means more eyes, more trust, and more qualified inquiries.

Learn more about Listing Boosts

Embed Your Intake Form. Capture leads right on your site.

Turn your website into a lead magnet. Embed your Kitchen Door Intake Form so visitors never have to click away.

Submissions appear in your Food Corridor account as new leads. This way, you keep all your leads from the Kitchen Door and beyond, in one organized place – your Leads Manager.

Instructions on how to embed your code here

Pro tip. Add your Intake Form link to email signatures and social bios. Send it to DMs and email inquiries so every lead lands in Leads Manager.

The Shared Kitchen Toolkit. Second Edition. Built with you. For you.

We released a refreshed, research backed Toolkit to support planning, operations, and growth. It includes data from more than 250 operators, new info on pricing models, market research, financial planning, facility design, and member management, plus case studies and NICK Nuggets from the field.

Get the Toolkit

Kitchen EDU. Learn. Grow. Connect.

This year also marked the start of Kitchen EDU, our learning hub created to help you sharpen your skills, strengthen your operations, and stay ahead of industry shifts.

Kitchen EDU brings together workshops, templates, expert talks, and operator stories in one place. You can now explore practical lessons on topics like onboarding tenants, pricing for profit, improving utilization, and keeping compliance easy.

Kitchen EDU is more than education. It is community in motion. It connects operators who want to share what works, learn what is next, and build a stronger future for shared kitchens everywhere.

Your experience matters. Your insight builds this network. Kitchen EDU simply gives you the tools to lead with confidence.

Visit Kitchen EDU

Coming before year end

Bill Overage Hours as They Happen

Soon you can charge overage hours on the same day they occur (instead of next month). This is an optional setting.

• Improve cash flow

• Lower risk of failed lump sum payments

• Protect revenue if a renter leaves early

• Help clients budget with smaller, timely charges

Reporting Filters and Visuals

Data made delicious.

• Filter by client and date range to get to the signal faster

• Visual charts for payments, bookings, clients, and storage

• Quickly visualize trends in minutes, without spreadsheets

Your year. Your wins. Our support.

You scheduled tours. You coached startups. You kept compliance tight. You opened doors for bakers, food trucks, caterers, and creators. 

Here is how to keep the momentum going

• Add Notes and use Hide Leads in your Leads Manager to stay sharp

• Earn Spotlight Badges and add Listing Highlights

• Embed your Intake Form on your website

• Use new overage billing setting and dig into new reporting features as they arrive

Thank you for fueling local food systems and building thriving kitchen communities. We are proud to be on your team.

The Food Corridor