# Cleveland Kitchen

originally Cleveland Kraut, founded 2018, produces unpasteurized lacto-fermented krauts and kimchi, fresh-packed pickles and sauces; won $10 million in federal New Markets Tax Credits to expand its Central Kitchen Food Hub facility, and is described as leading Walmart's strategic push into fresh,…

Source: https://en.bioecon.ru/companies/cleveland-kitchen/
Updated: 2026-08-15

- Country: United States

## Verifiable facts

| Fact | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding | $10 million in federal New Markets Tax Credits awarded for expansion | https://neo-trans.blog/2024/07/24/cleveland-kitchen-wins-10m-in-tax-credits/, https://www.clevelanddevelopmentadvisors.com/cleveland-kitchen-3/, https://www.clevelanddevelopmentadvisors.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Cleveland-Kitchen-.pdf |
| Capacity | Plans to process approximately 10 million pounds of cabbage and 20 million pounds of cucumbers annually as of 2024 | https://greatercle.com/blog/gcp-news/cleveland-kitchen-fermenting-a-new-chapter-in-the-food-revolution/, https://thelandcle.org/stories/cleveland-kitchen-fermented-foods-company-fills-80-jobs-expands-production-space/, https://www.clevelanddevelopmentadvisors.com/cleveland-kitchen-3/, https://www.clevelanddevelopmentadvisors.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Cleveland-Kitchen-.pdf |
| Certification | Products are not officially certified gluten-free or certified vegan, with the exception of certain sauces that are not vegan due to dairy or honey ingredients | https://www.clevelandkitchen.com/faq |
| Production site | Main production facility located at 7501 Carnegie Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio, which was expanded to 57,967 square feet | https://greatercle.com/blog/gcp-news/cleveland-kitchen-fermenting-a-new-chapter-in-the-food-revolution/, https://thelandcle.org/stories/cleveland-kitchen-fermented-foods-company-fills-80-jobs-expands-production-space/ |
| Headcount | Total workforce reached 138 employees in Cleveland as of 2024 following the addition of 80 new jobs | https://thelandcle.org/stories/cleveland-kitchen-fermented-foods-company-fills-80-jobs-expands-production-space/ |

Independent sources: clevelanddevelopmentadvisors.com, greatercle.com, neo-trans.blog, thelandcle.org

## Technologies

- [Traditional fermentation](https://en.bioecon.ru/technology/traditional-fermentation/)