A container kitchen or commercial kitchen container puts a compliant cooking space on a pad, precinct, club or camp without a full conventional build. At Container Build Group we manufacture commercial kitchens — from compact 20 ft modules to double-width suites and dual 40 ft camp kitchens — in South Lismore, then deliver them Australia-wide.
Real projects on our site include The Mansfield double-width kitchen, Soul Bowl, Noosaville Golf Cafe, Bean & Gone, Coffs Harbour Jetty, Howard Smith Wharves kitchens and the Tumbarumba Camp Kitchen.
Bean & Gone — ready-to-trade container food service.
What a commercial kitchen container is used for
Container kitchens suit operators who need serious cooking capacity in a relocatable or fast-to-place footprint:
- Hospitality precincts and wharf venues
- Golf clubs and sporting facilities
- Drive-through and walk-up food service
- Council and caravan-park camp kitchens
- Mining and remote camp meal prep (companion to sleeping cabins)
- Pop-up and permanent café back-of-house
We build the shell and commercial fit-out in the factory so the module arrives as a complete unit — Australian-made, ready for connection and commissioning on your site pathway.
Configurations and inclusions
The Mansfield — double-width commercial kitchen
The Mansfield is our high-end double-width commercial kitchen range, based on 2 × 20 ft containers. We deliver it Australia-wide from Lismore, same as our other commercial modules.
Commercial Kitchen Container — 20 ft
The Commercial Kitchen Container – 20 ft is a single 20 ft culinary module — the compact format when floor area is tight but you still need a proper kitchen workflow.
Soul Bowl — 20 ft converted kitchen
Soul Bowl is a 20 ft converted shipping container kitchen — a working example of compact commercial cooking in a pop-up shell.
Camp Kitchen — 2 × 40 ft (Tumbarumba)
Our Camp Kitchen – x2 40 ft was installed at Tumbarumba Caravan Park through Snowy Valleys Council. Detail:
- 2 × 40 ft new high-cube containers
- 14 cooking stations
- About 12 days factory / about 10 days site install
That is the format when a council or park needs high-volume meal prep, not a single café servery.
Camp Kitchen x2 40FT — Camp Kitchen — dual 40 ft high cubes.
Hospitality kitchens in the field
These projects show kitchens and food service modules in real trading environments:
- Noosaville Golf Cafe — café at Noosa Hills Golf Club (page)
- Bean & Gone — Port Macquarie drive-through coffee in a 20 ft container (page)
- Coffs Harbour Jetty — marine-upgraded 20 ft café with custom cabinetry (page)
- Howard Smith Wharves — Brisbane bars and kitchens across the precinct (hub)
- Middlemount Golf Club — Queensland commercial rebuild including prefabricated cool rooms with 20 ft and 40 ft containers (page)
- Snowy Hydro Alpine Lodge — commercial-grade kitchen areas inside the 32-man lodge package (page)
Bean & Gone — ready-to-trade 20 ft food-service container.
Coffs Harbour Jetty café — coastal commercial food service.
Spec table
| Model / project | Containers | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| The Mansfield | 2 × 20 ft | High-end double-width commercial kitchen range |
| Commercial kitchen container | 1 × 20 ft | Compact commercial kitchen module |
| Soul Bowl | 1 × 20 ft | Converted shipping container kitchen |
| Camp Kitchen (Tumbarumba) | 2 × 40 ft HC | 14 cooking stations; ~12 days factory / ~10 days site |
| Middlemount rebuild | Mix 20 ft & 40 ft | Prefabricated cool rooms in commercial club rebuild |
| Snowy Hydro lodge | Lodge package | Commercial-grade kitchen areas for 32-man facility |
Equipment schedules, grease traps, mechanical exhaust and food-premises detailing are scoped per job with your certifier and our drafting team.
Factory-built in South Lismore, delivered Australia-wide
Every kitchen module is built at 39 Habib Drive, South Lismore NSW 2480. We are an Australian manufacturer. The same workshop that builds mining camps and multi-level port buildings fabricates hospitality kitchens — so structural, electrical and fit-out quality sit under one roof before transport.
Related reading: pop-up shop containers for servery-led cafés and bars, and mining camp accommodation when the kitchen is part of a remote camp package.
Matching kitchen scale to the brief
Use this filter when you enquire:
- Compact cook line / pop-up kitchen: 20 ft commercial kitchen container or Soul Bowl-style 20 ft converted kitchen.
- High-end double-width hospitality kitchen: The Mansfield (2 × 20 ft).
- High-volume park or council mess: Camp Kitchen 2 × 40 ft (14 cooking stations; Tumbarumba reference).
- Club rebuild with cool rooms: Middlemount-style commercial package (mix of 20 ft & 40 ft with prefabricated cool rooms).
- Camp lodge meal service: Kitchen areas inside a larger accommodation package (Snowy Hydro lodge reference).
Servery-front cafés (Coffs, Bean & Gone, Noosaville, HSW bars) sit on the pop-up shop containers page when the customer face is the priority.
Compliance and food premises — how we work with you
We factory-build to Australian standards with engineer and certifier inspections as part of our commercial process. Food business licensing, grease-arrestor rules, mechanical exhaust and local council conditions vary by site. Our complete service covers design and documentation support; council fees and operator licences stay on the client side. Bring your environmental health requirements early so the module leaves Lismore with the right hooks for your certifier.
Why operators choose a container kitchen over a stick-built lean-to
Speed and certainty. A Mansfield or 20 ft kitchen leaves South Lismore as a finished module; a dual 40 ft camp kitchen arrives with a known factory and site programme behind it. You still need site connections and approvals, but the cooking envelope is not being invented in the rain. For clubs, councils and precinct landlords, that predictability is often the point — the same reason Middlemount’s commercial rebuild completed in 60 days, 30 days ahead of schedule, with cool rooms integrated into the container package.
If your project also needs customer-facing hatches, decks or marine cladding, we will quote the kitchen and the servery as coordinated modules so finishes match.
Australia-wide delivery for hospitality and camp kitchens
Whether the kitchen is landing beside a Brisbane precinct, a Sunshine Coast fairway, a Mid North Coast jetty, a Snowy Mountains lodge or a regional caravan park, fabrication stays in South Lismore. Transport is coordinated to the pad; install duration depends on the module — the Tumbarumba camp kitchen’s site window is about ten days, while compact 20 ft kitchens are typically faster to place once access and connections are ready.
Call 1300 965 359 with your site photos and we will recommend Mansfield, a 20 ft kitchen, a camp kitchen, or a custom double-width layout.
Soul Bowl, a 20ft converted container kitchen.
Next step for kitchen buyers
Send a rough covers-per-day figure, whether you need cool rooms, and photos of the pad. We will recommend Mansfield, a 20 ft kitchen, Soul Bowl-style compact kitchen, or the dual 40 ft camp kitchen — then quote fabrication and transport from South Lismore.
Frequently asked questions
What sizes of commercial kitchen container do you build?
Formats include a 20 ft kitchen module, Soul Bowl 20 ft converted kitchen, Mansfield double-width (2 × 20 ft), and a 2 × 40 ft camp kitchen with 14 cooking stations.
How long did the Tumbarumba camp kitchen take?
Timing: about 12 days in the factory and about 10 days on site.
Can a container kitchen include cool rooms?
Yes on commercial packages that need them — Middlemount Golf Club’s rebuild integrated prefabricated cool rooms with 20 ft and 40 ft containers.
Do you build café-front modules as well as back-of-house kitchens?
Yes. Coffs Jetty, Bean & Gone, Noosaville and Howard Smith Wharves show café and bar fronts; Mansfield, Soul Bowl and the 20 ft kitchen page cover cooking-focused modules.
Are kitchens delivered ready to connect?
Modules are factory-built and delivered as complete units. Final connection, commissioning and food-business approvals follow your site pathway — we coordinate transport and install liaison as scoped.
Can kitchens go to remote mining camps?
Yes. Camp kitchens and commercial kitchen areas are part of our mining and government portable-building range alongside sleeping cabins and ablutions.
Where are they made?
South Lismore, NSW — Australian-made, Australian-compliant.
How do I get a quote?
Email sales@containerbuildgroup.com.au or call 1300 965 359 with location, covers/day, menu type and whether you need cool rooms or a servery front.
Call to action
Planning a club kitchen, precinct food offering or camp mess? Tell us the headcount and the site constraints. We will point you at Mansfield, a 20 ft module, a dual 40 ft camp kitchen or a custom layout from the same Lismore factory.
Container Build Group P/L · 39 Habib Drive, South Lismore NSW 2480
1300 965 359 · 0434 287 636 · sales@containerbuildgroup.com.au · ABN 48 141 506 149
Mon–Fri 9am–4pm (appointment necessary).