Zink Foodservice is announcing the opening of the new Zink Detroit culinary center, located in Plymouth, Michigan and operated in partnership with Affinity Group, a leading food products rep group. The facility delivers equipment testing, chef demonstrations, and collaborative menu development for operators, dealers, and consultants across the Michigan market and surrounding region. It is the newest addition to Zink’s growing network of working culinary spaces in the Great Lakes.
A New Home for Foodservice in Michigan
The Zink Detroit culinary center is located at 47816 Galleon Drive in Plymouth, positioning it within easy reach of the Detroit metropolitan area and the broader Michigan foodservice community. The facility is operated through Zink’s longstanding partnership with Affinity Group, a North American food sales and marketing agency whose foodservice and culinary teams help connect premier brands with operators across the region.
This opening reflects Zink’s commitment to bringing immersive product experiences closer to the clients we serve. With 8 Culinary Centers and Showrooms across the Great Lakes, Zink is your multi-line foodservice representative working to keep every customer within reasonable driving distance of a working test kitchen, a tabletop showroom, and a full portfolio showcase.
For Michigan operators and dealers, the new facility means that product evaluations, menu sessions, and team trainings no longer require a long drive or an overnight trip. The Zink and Affinity Group teams are on site and ready to host.
What You Will Find at the Zink Detroit Culinary Center
The new space is a working culinary environment, not a static showroom. Our team designed it so operators, chefs, dealers, and consultants can evaluate foodservice solutions in real kitchen conditions before making a capital investment.
Equipment Demos and Testing
Bring your menu, your ingredients, and your team. Test primary cooking equipment, ventless solutions, high speed ovens, warewashing, and filtration under the kind of conditions your actual kitchen runs in. Our culinary team is on hand to help dial in procedures, cooking times, and crew workflows.
Menu Testing and Development
Whether you are refreshing a menu for a new season or standardizing procedures across multiple locations, our chefs can work alongside your team to fine tune recipes and confirm the right equipment pairings.
Tabletop and Design Support
See and handle dinnerware, serveware, glassware, and textiles from a deep portfolio of premier brands. Sit in the chairs. Feel the finishes. Work through layout ideas with our furniture and design team before committing to a specification.
Training and Events
The facility is equipped to host manufacturer trainings, operator events, and dealer engagement programs. Regional chefs, foodservice directors, and sales teams all have a local venue to gather, learn, and collaborate.
Why Testing Changes the Conversation for Operators
Equipment decisions are rarely made from a spec sheet alone. Operators, chefs, and consultants consistently tell our team that the best way to evaluate a piece of equipment is to put it through the paces of a real menu, with real ingredients, in a real working kitchen.
That is exactly what the Zink Detroit culinary center offers. Instead of relying on a catalog description or a manufacturer video, visitors can see how a combi oven performs against their exact recipes, how a filtration system fits their back of house workflow, or how a piece of front of house furniture feels in a seating arrangement before a single order goes in.
For dealers and consultants, the facility is a credibility builder. Bringing a prospect or client into a working environment where they can test before they invest tends to shorten decision cycles and raise confidence in the final specification. For chefs and culinary directors, it is a space to slow down, try things, and get honest feedback from a culinary team that has spent decades in the same kind of kitchens.
Test before you invest.
— The Zink Culinary Center Philosophy
Visit the Zink Detroit Culinary Center
The new Detroit location is now open and accepting visit requests. Whether you are planning a menu refresh, evaluating a new equipment package, or coordinating a team training session, the Zink and Affinity Group teams are ready to help you plan a productive session. This is a design and testing facility, not a sales floor. Bring your ingredients. Sit with our foodservice experts. Work through the questions that matter to your operation.