Eastern Market recognized a need for a facility that would help small food brands increase their production capabilities. There’s plenty of support for companies to get started in the food business such as shared used kitchens and incubator kitchens. Once small food brands saw an increased demand for their products, they faced major challenges in meeting those demands. Purchasing the equipment and facility to scale up production is too costly for most small brands. Traditional co-packers have minimum order quantities that can be too high for some brands.