Our story
On a mission to provide our partners with the perfect space to scale. We’re building a seamless infrastructure that means well-designed functional spaces, unbeatable service and account management, and a thoughtful digital space that delivers value back to our community and our environment.
Swapping chef hats for hard hats
Our founders, Eccie and Gini Newton, were two sisters running their first business - a corporate caterer delivering salad to offices called Karma Cans. However, every time they scaled up they ran into the same problem - finding suitable space. Frustrated by this, they decided to start Karma Kitchen and open our first site hosting multiple brands under one (rather large) roof.
A timeline of our journey
7 years, 141 kitchens, 441 partners
And we’re not stopping yet...
2018
We open our first site!
In 2018, we opened our fist site in Hackney - with 6 kitchens ranging up to 600sqft hosting up and coming London food brands.
2020
Bigger and better
We opened our first large site in Wood Green - with 20 kitchens ranging up to 2000sqft hosting multi-national and enterprise brands.
2022
Crosstree invests £100 million
London-focused private equity investor Crosstree Real Estate invests in Karma Kitchen, recognising the potential of commercial kitchen hubs.
2023-24
3 more sites opened
With Wood Green selling out and new investment, we open sites in Bermondsey, Wimbledon and Crystal Palace.
2025 & beyond
Further expansion
To create an ecosystem for 5000+ food businesses to succeed as sustainably as possible.
Meet
Our team
With decades of food and hospitality experience between them
Eccie Newton
Gini Newton
Wendy Elzinga
Lee Saunderson
Sharon Alexander
Giulio Loreggian
Harriet Johns
Cedric Newton
