The Yaquina Lab

The CCFW does not buy or sell products, rather operates a shared online marketplace for food producers to sell products directly to consumers, chefs and retailers. The CCFW marks up the cost of the products to cover the e-commerce platform and credit card processing fees. You can buy products from producers here and pick them up on the last Thursday of the month at 3814 Yaquina Bay Rd. Some of the products sold on our online marketplace are made right here at our Yaquina Lab facility.  

We are developing a wholesale portal for chefs and retailers.  Until that is available you can contact use directly for wholesale inquiries.

How can I sell my products on the CCFW marketplace?

Reach out to us for a consultation. The basic steps are:

• Review your processing details with us and let us know what you want to sell.

• Review and sign producer agreement for all terms and conditions.

• Create a producer profile and add product photos, descriptions, quantities and prices.

• Follow the monthly schedule for drop off and pick up.

Reach out to us for a consultation at hello@centralcoastfoodweb.org.  The basic steps are:

• Review your processing details with us and let us know what you want to sell

• Review and sign producer agreement for all terms and conditions.

• Create a producer profile and add product photos, descriptions, quantities and prices

• Follow the monthly schedule with drop off and pick up

The Yaquina Lab is the name of our Food Hub facility in Newport. It houses the Central Coast Food Web, which provides shared, low cost, low risk space for commercial food production.  The CCFW  also offers training and product development here at the Yaquina Lab to support entrepreneurs developing food businesses. We specialize in seafood processing but can support other types of food processing as well.

To use the  Yaquina Lab facilities you must join as a member.  Members must be operating as a registered business with insurance and appropriate licensing.  Licensing needs vary depending on the business but may include:

•Oregon food handlers cards for all persons processing food in the facility.  

• An independent license from the Oregon Department Agriculture for seafood processors.

• a HACCP plan if you are wholesaling food or selling outside of Oregon

Don’t worry if you don’t have those things or are not sure what you need.  We want to support businesses even at the concept stage.  We can help in your initial consultation in English or in Spanish.

We have Spanish speaking staff on site and produce all our documents in Spanish.  (You can view this page in Spanish from a Google browser by clicking the 3 dots and selecting the Translate feature).  We are very excited to help grow Latinx businesses in our community.

While the production zones are not available for short-term, non-business rentals, we do have a super cool ‘commons kitchen’ and conference room that could be perfect for your private event.  These rent out by the hour for community members and organizations.  We’d love to have you host your event here! Inquire about availability HERE.

Apply HERE.  Once the application form has been received and reviewed by our staff, we will reach out within 3-5 business days to discuss the next steps.

Yes!  You can schedule a tour on Wednesday and Thursday  between 1pm and 3pm. 

We love teaching about what we do, and we will host school groups/youth programs and other group tours on a case by case basis. You can schedule a tour by reaching out to hello@centralcoastfoodweb.org.

An annual membership fee of $65.00 will be assessed every every year or upon renewal of the User's license agreement.

The fee includes:

•  One-on-one assistance to obtain your permits.

• On boarding training and refresher training for your PIC and staff on shared space use and SOPs.

•  Access to booking production zones and equipment through our Food Corridor app.

•  Access to low and no-cost classes and workshops.

•  Invitations to free networking events.

•  Reduced rate access to hot desks, shared conference rooms, printer, copier, and scanner

•  Free onsite parking.

The fee helps all shared amenities, services, and ongoing operations that benefit members and contribute to their success.

Every member pays a bi-annual membership fee plus an hourly charge for kitchen rental each month. Rates are based on the number of users in the space. 

You can find all of our pricing on the Pricing List.

Members are responsible for supplying their own small wares including knives, pots, storage containers, etc.  For some processing you will need your own vacuum packer bags and boxes.

We offer disposable cleaning cloths, disposable gloves, disposable aprons, food contact surface sanitizer (quats based), sanitizer concentration testing strips, buckets, and cleaning tools like brooms, scrubbers, and squeegees.

CCFW provides large commercial equipment including a dehydrator, smoker, vacuum packer, blast freezer, two walk-in refrigerators and multiple adjustable-height stainless steel tables.

Members may be able to bring their own large commercial equipment. This is a decision made on a case-by-case basis with the Oregon Department of Agriculture.

Members in good standing: Monday – Friday: 6am-9pm, weekends: 8am-4pm. Bookings will be automatic. You can book with as little as one hour notice if the space is available. 

New members: Initial bookings must be during staff hours, generally 9am-5pm Monday to Friday.  Booking will be required at least 24 hours in advance for staff approval. After demonstrated excellence in space use, cleaning and reporting at least 3 times, the member can use full hours. 

All users are approved to use our shared kitchen by our ODA inspector. Butchering: We work closely with the ODA to review all processing that is approved to take place at the Yaquina Lab. If you want to learn more, please reach out with a description of the product you’d like to process, and we’ll chat! 

As a shared kitchen, we are not able to be defined as allergen-free. Labeling products made in our facility may need to reflect that.