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Food laboratories · infrastructure as a service

Your future laboratory already exists.

WeChefs provides food professionals with equipped, compliant and fully maintained laboratories. One service contract, and you start producing the day you move in.

Nanterre · Paris La Défense, open Corbas · Lyon South, opening Q1 2027 Paris, opening Q2 2027
€0in CAPEX. No investment in premises or equipment.
12 monthssaved on the launch of your project.
+30%productivity per m² on average** compared with the productivity per m² usually observed
20+ yearsof expertise from Labo Conseil, our partner, in laboratory design and construction.
Our mission

Freeing food professionals from infrastructure constraints.

Caterers, pastry chefs, chocolatiers, food brands, restaurant groups, hotel groups, public catering… Your needs change fast: innovation, expansion, seasonality. WeChefs gives you a ready-to-use production facility, with no building works and no capital tied up.

WeChefs is a brand of ISALYS Group. Its laboratories are designed and built by Labo Conseil, which has been building top-tier professional kitchens for 20 years.

Accelerate your projects

An operational laboratory replaces months of studies, works and paperwork.

Make every square metre count

Layouts are designed for production, from storage to dispatch.

Secure your growth

Laboratories sized to your activity and ready for health approval. Flexible offers that follow your capacity needs.

You produce. We manage.

Our offers

A modular offer that grows with you.

Each plan matches a stage of your development. You move from one to the next with the same partner.

WeCook Shared kitchen
Teams at work in the shared laboratory in Nanterre

All-inclusive, the agile way.

To launch a range, test a product or absorb a peak in activity, in a shared and fully equipped laboratory.

  • Production station in a shared laboratory
  • Shared facilities: changing rooms, break room, dishwashing area
  • Shared logistics: loading docks, chilled and frozen cold rooms
  • Chefs' coworking space and meeting room
  • No commitment
WeScale Private laboratory
Equipped private laboratory, cold room and stainless steel worktops

All-inclusive, private lab edition.

Your own closed laboratory, reserved for your teams, within a shared site. From an R&D workshop of around 25 m² to a production laboratory of nearly 300 m².

  • Furnished, equipped private laboratory with full-time access
  • Private cold storage
  • Shared facilities: changing rooms, break room
  • Shared logistics: loading docks, chilled and frozen cold rooms, refrigerated waste room
  • Chefs' coworking space, meeting room, parking
  • Priority on space that becomes available on site
WeProd Central production unit
Large, bright production laboratory, Nanterre

Your dedicated production unit, endless possibilities.

A unit designed around your process, with your own facilities, docks and offices. Up to more than 1,000 m² of laboratory space.

  • Private laboratory and facilities: changing rooms, break room
  • Dedicated logistics: loading docks, chilled and frozen cold rooms, receiving and dispatch
  • Private office and meeting room
  • Layout defined with our partner engineering firms
Equipment option Combi ovens, blast chillers, refrigerated cabinets, pot washers, kneaders…
Additional equipment is included in your contract as a monthly fee.
They trust us

Demanding houses and entrepreneurs getting started.

Every client comes with a different challenge. Here are the situations we support today.

Pastry and chocolate

Fine pastry houses

They need extra production capacity, quickly and without compromising on standards. An equipped private laboratory takes over while their main workshop is renovated, or absorbs the growth of their ranges.

WeScale
Tourism and hospitality

Multi-site groups

They want to centralise production for several establishments. A dedicated central unit is designed around their process, with its own docks, logistics and offices.

WeProd
Events

Caterers

Their business follows the calendar of major events. One caterer used a laboratory for two months to prepare and deliver an international trade fair in the Paris region.

WeCook
Restaurants

Restaurateurs

While their main laboratory is being renovated, they keep producing without interruption. They take the opportunity to upgrade their products in a fully equipped facility.

WeScale
Food start-ups

Brands at launch stage

Healthy, indulgent food sold for delivery, then rolled out to companies. An equipped R&D workshop makes it possible to launch the offer within days, with a short commitment.

WeScale
Corporate hospitality

Premium coworking operators

When a client moves into their spaces, they handle its entire food & beverage offer. To launch this new activity, they use a dedicated production unit of 150 m² with us, with its own facilities.

WeProd

Our clients value discretion and we respect it. On request, and with their consent, we can put you in touch with one of them.

Our laboratories

Everything is designed for production, down to the smallest gesture.

Cold chain, surface hygiene, forward flow. Around the laboratory, everything is in place for your teams and your deliveries.

Asparagus trimmed by hand
Preparation
Plating canapés with tongs
Plating
Tartlets arranged by hand
Pastry
Canapés plated by hand
Catering
Wide view of a production laboratory, cooking line and stainless steel worktops
Produce

A ready-to-use laboratory

Cold
Cold rooms 0 / +4 °C and ≤ −18 °C, temperatures monitored continuously, with alerts in case of deviation
Surfaces
Watertight resin flooring, coved skirting, washable partitions, floor drains
HVAC
Dedicated extraction for cooking and dishwashing lines, dual-flow ventilation
Sanitation
Shared grease separator
Equipped break room at the Nanterre site
Welcome your teams

Facilities ready to use

Changing rooms
Changing rooms, showers and toilets
Break
Equipped break room
Coworking
Shared offices, lounge and meeting room, to manage and host
Access
24/7, personal badges, alarm and video surveillance
Receiving and dispatch docks at the Corbas site
Receive and deliver

Logistics ready for your flows

Docks
Receiving and dispatch docks
Storage
Monitored chilled and frozen cold rooms
Waste
Refrigerated waste room, sorting and container removal
Facilities and logistics are shared in WeCook and WeScale, private in WeProd.Typical technical sheet for the Nanterre site.
Hospitality management

A complete management service, dedicated to your performance.

You spend your time on your products and your clients. Our teams take care of everything that keeps the site running.

Site management · Facility management

  • Maintenance of shared areas and equipment
  • Management, inspections and periodic servicing (pest control, HACCP, sanitation, energy…)

CSR performance

  • Eco-designed installations (refrigeration without polluting gases, no fossil energy, high thermal insulation…)
  • An attractive, high-quality working environment (accessible sites, bright break rooms, ergonomic laboratories…)

The contract covers services, the share of charges, taxes and duties related to the premises. Water and electricity are recharged at actual cost*.* Except for the WeCook plan, where everything is included.

Focus on your business, we manage your lab.

How it works

From the first visit to the first production run.

1

Site visit

You discover the laboratories. Together we define your volumes, your process and your timeline.

2

Configuration

The WeChefs teams validate the layout and the equipment suited to your production.

3

Service contract

A single contract, with no commercial lease and no upfront investment. Its duration adapts to your project.

4

Moving in

Inventory of fixtures, badge handover, presentation of the site's food safety plan. You start producing.

Our sites

Sites close to your markets.

Locations close to major cities, with loading docks and heavy-goods-vehicle access.

Façade and entrance of the WeChefs building in Nanterre
Open since September 2024

Nanterre · Paris La Défense

Shared and private laboratories on the ground floor, coworking upstairs, underground parking. All three plans are available on this site.

1,000 m²of space
9clients hosted
15 rue du Port, 92000 Nanterre, France
Timber façade and entrance of the new Corbas building
Opening March 2027

Corbas · Lyon South

A brand-new building, docks for trucks and vans, large open spaces. The site is built for central production units.

3,500 m²building, including 2,900 m² of hall
25,000meals per day of target capacity
4 avenue Montmartin, 69960 Corbas, France
Opening Q2 2027

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Gallery

Laboratories, circulation areas, cold rooms, technical spaces. Explore the Nanterre site and the Corbas hall.

Labo Conseil craftsman on the Nanterre site Floor core drilling during the laboratory fit-out Construction laser used to set out the laboratories
Engineering and construction

More than 20 years of laboratories designed with chefs.

Every WeChefs site is designed and built by Labo Conseil, an expert in the design and construction of food laboratories. Labo Conseil combines food-trade engineering with construction engineering. From refrigeration to sanitation, its teams master every work package.

We work hand in hand with chefs to design laboratories that combine functionality, ergonomics and energy efficiency.

StudiesAn in-house design office plans the layout, the flows and the ergonomics of each workstation to optimise the efficiency of working spaces.
DesignInnovative technical choices: materials and equipment selected for durability, ease of cleaning and maintainability, with integrated energy management.
DeliveryAs general contractor, Labo Conseil deploys its project managers, site managers and craftsmen for top-quality execution in line with current standards. Laboratories of up to 2,500 m² have already been delivered.
InnovationReliable, innovative and eco-designed solutions, for a functional laboratory that complies with regulations.
Laboratory tour led by a chef
Outdoor tasting at the Nanterre site
Tray of pastries in the laboratory corridor
Tour of the loading dock
Professional meeting in the coworking space
WeChefs Plus WeChefs

Move forward with the right assets.

The strength of a community of demanding professionals under one roof.

Training

HACCP, quality assurance. Train yourself or your teams on site.

Meetings

Professional meetings and experience sharing.

Inspiration

Talks and a 360° view of food trends.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions.

Contract, services, access, approval: the essentials before you move in.

Is it a commercial lease?

No. You sign a service contract. It covers the provision of equipped premises and all site services. It is flexible and adapts to your needs.

What is included in the contract?

Furnished and equipped premises, shared facilities, maintenance, management of site contracts, and the share of charges, taxes and duties. Not included: water and electricity recharged at actual cost, cleaning of your private areas and optional services.

How long is the commitment?

It adapts to your project: from a few days to several years.

Can I produce at night and at weekends?

Yes. Your teams can access the laboratory 24/7 with personal badges.

Who handles the health approval?

The approval is tied to your activity. Our premises meet regulatory requirements and we can handle the procedures as an additional service.

Can I adapt the layout?

Yes. Changes beyond the layout plan are carried out by our teams, on quotation.

Contact

Come and see your future lab.

One visit is enough to know whether our laboratories suit your production. We reply within 2 days.

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