Pilotworks, a startup that offered commercial kitchen space for food entrepreneurs announced that it is shutting down. It made the announcement on its website stating:

It is with a heavy heart that after failing to raise the necessary capital to continue operations, Pilotworks will cease operations on October 13th, 2018. We realize the shock of this news and the disruption it causes for the independent food community we were so honored to serve.

This is a sad outcome for Pilotworks, the makers in our kitchens, and independent food in general. We wish there was another option to continue operating. Sadly, there was not. The work the independent food community is doing is amazing and inspiring. We know it will live on and we are deeply sorry it will not be with Pilotworks.

 

Pilotworks had raised $13 million in venture funding from investors including Campbell’s Soup Co.’s investment arm. According to TechCrunch “It seems that by focusing on new food entrepreneurs rather than reaching out to established chains, Pilotworks wasn’t able to reach the scale that its investors had hoped for.”