Ghost Kitchens & Shared Food Facilities
You run the facility.
One DOHMH citation shuts down every brand inside it.
24/7 food prep, constant courier traffic, and multiple brands in an older building — this is the highest rodent pressure environment on any block. One inspection finding affects every operator. The 90-day program keeps the building compliant regardless of which brands are running inside.
Start the 90-day programWhy shared facilities face higher pressure
Every brand shares the same inspection outcome.
Ghost kitchens concentrate the conditions that attract rats and distribute the consequences of a citation across every operator at once. Individual brand diligence doesn't change that.
24/7 food preparation
Continuous operations mean persistent heat, smell, and food scraps around the clock. There's no overnight window that reduces the attractant.
High delivery traffic
Constant courier pickup means doors opening and closing throughout the day and night — more entry opportunities per hour than a standard restaurant.
Older building stock
Most ghost kitchen facilities operate in converted industrial or older commercial buildings. More structural gaps, more utility penetrations, more established rat travel paths.
Multiple cuisine types
Multiple brands running different menus creates a more varied food waste profile. A broader attractant than any single restaurant would generate on its own.
Under NYC DOHMH, a rodent violation at the facility address applies to the permitted space — not to any individual operator. A critical violation affects the building's inspection record and every brand using that address for their health department permit.
The cycle problem in a ghost kitchen
The food never goes away. The vendor leaves. The rats come back.
A ghost kitchen facility is a permanent food source in an urban block. Treatment removes the current colony. The building's attractant profile doesn't change — and within four to eight weeks, rats from the surrounding block detect the open territory and move back in. The cycle resets every treatment cycle.
For a shared facility, this timing problem is compounded. The facility operator is responsible for compliance, but the food source comes from every brand in the building. Standard treatment manages the symptom one cycle at a time.
What makes ghost kitchens harder to protect
No brand owns the building problem
Individual operators focus on their own stations. Facility-wide rodent pressure doesn't belong to any one brand's exterminator.
Brands cycle in and out
Operator turnover means changing food profiles and inconsistent cleaning standards. The facility program has to be independent of who's operating inside.
Doors keep moving
Constant delivery pickup means entry points are harder to control than a restaurant that can lock up at night.
How it works for ghost kitchens
No existing vendor contract required.
If the facility has an existing exterminator, we coordinate with them. If it doesn't, we can connect you with a licensed partner for Phase 1. Either way, the fertility management layer runs at the facility level — independent of which brands are operating.
Clear the facility baseline
Initial treatment covers the whole building — not just individual operator stations. We coordinate with whoever handles this phase to get a documented clean baseline before the fertility management starts.
If there's no exterminator currently in place, we can connect you with a licensed partner. No long-term contract required.
Stop the replacement from forming
Evolve bait stations go in throughout the facility — utility corridors, loading areas, exterior perimeter, back-of-house in each operator zone. Evolve is made from cottonseed, EPA minimum risk, cleared for active food-handling environments. Deployment continues regardless of which brands are running.
No secondary kill risk. Safe for 24/7 occupied facilities.
Monthly reports cover the full facility footprint. The track count record stays attached to the facility address as brands come and go. That's the compliance documentation that matters when DOHMH shows up.
Field data
Numbers from monitored urban deployments.
79%
reduction in rodent track presence
Location A — 5-month urban field study, Aug 2025 to Jan 2026
88%
drop in track density at the same site
Tracks per monitoring plate declined even where rodents were still present
90%
fertility reduction potential
When Evolve runs alongside an active pest control program
The facility stays compliant. Whatever brands are in it.
Tell us about the facility — building type, current pest control setup if any, and how many operators are running. We'll put together a program outline covering the full building footprint.