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Area Development - Site Selection, Facility Planning and Workforce Development

Home Chef Expands Operations in San Bernardino, California

08/04/2019
Home Chef, one of the largest meal kit delivery companies in the U.S., is nearly tripling the size of its operations in San Bernardino, California.

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. With this move, Home Chef will retain more than 300 existing jobs in San Bernardino, with expansion planned to follow the move.

"Our secret sauce has always been our customer-first approach," said Pat Vihtelic, Home Chef's Founder & CEO. "Everything about our experience is designed with the customer at the center. By keeping our West Coast facility in San Bernardino, we will be able to continue to provide the best possible cooking experience."

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.

"We are proud to call the city of San Bernardino our West Coast home. We look forward to creating more jobs and continuing to make a positive impact on the local community," said Alice Thompson, Home Chef's chief operating officer. "We have an incredible team recruited from the San Bernardino area. Maintaining that team was top of mind as we determined where to expand our West Coast presence."

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.

"It is even more gratifying when a company is able to build upon its success in our County. We know that our workforce, strategic infrastructure and attainable lifestyle can make a real difference for companies that are looking to grow and establish a strong West Coast presence. Home Chef is a great employer that now provides our population with the opportunity to work in a leading-edge sector of the fast-growing meal kit delivery industry," said San Bernardino County Deputy Executive Officer of Workforce and Economic Development Reg Javier.

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