Home Chef, one of the largest meal kit delivery companies in the US, is expanding in San Bernardino County, nearly tripling the size of its operations. Based in Chicago, Home Chef will relocate its west coast production facility to 200,000-square-feet of space at 1445 S. Tippecanoe Avenue in San Bernardino to even better serve their ever-increasing customer base. The innovative, fast-growing company has been doing business in the city of San Bernardino since 2015. With this move, Home Chef will retain more than 300 existing jobs in San Bernardino, with expansion planned to follow the move.
Home Chef offers a variety of different meal kits that fit into varying levels of preparation and cooking times, including an Oven-Ready line that comes packed in an oven-safe tin eliminating the need for a pan, and a Heat & Eat line that can be warmed in five minutes or less. Home Chef's new state-of-the-art space will help accommodate both the e-commerce and retail branches of the business.
The San Bernardino County Economic Development Agency proactively worked to keep Home Chef in the county. The agency facilitated key meetings between Home Chef and its various resource partners such as the city of San Bernardino, GO-Biz and the San Bernardino County Workforce Development Agency, to ensure the company could take advantage of a number of incentives.
The county also provided assistance related to Home Chef's site selection efforts including assessment of cost comparisons between San Bernardino County and other locations outside of California. The Economic Development Agency helped to expedite permitting between city and county departments to meet project management milestones associated with Home Chef's expansion.
To support the firm's staffing needs the County's Workforce Development Agency is working with Home Chef on numerous workforce initiatives, including participation in county job fairs.
