Kitchen Food Co., an Australia-founded premium ready-meals business, has announced plans to build a new prepared foods facility in Hopkinsville.
The investment represents the single largest job-creation announcement in Christian County in more than 20 years, and the fifth largest job-creation project statewide under the Beshear-Coleman administration.
Creating 925 Jobs
The project will see the company establish a 100,000-square-foot ultra-modern manufacturing facility in Hopkinsville, its first operation in the United States.
The $69 million investment is expected to create 925 jobs.
“What began as a passion for sharing healthy fresh meals with our local community in Sydney, Australia, has now brought us to Hopkinsville, Kentucky, our new home base in the U.S.,” said Kitchen Food Co. Co-Founder and CEO Christian Avramides. “We have chosen Hopkinsville due to the proactive support and dedication of the local community leadership, coupled with the quality produce, excellent workforce and central location. We are honored to join forces with the wonderful people of Kentucky as we start this new chapter, bringing flavorful, nutritious and affordable meal options to American families, made fresh daily in Kentucky.”
Construction and building renovations are expected to begin early in 2025 and be completed in the summer of 2026.
The 925 jobs created will include operations and production managers, HR managers, accountants, technical managers, engineers, supervisors, machine operators, forklift drivers and process and warehouse operatives.
“Today’s announcement is a great reminder that Kentucky’s economic momentum is not only here to stay, but that the commonwealth is open and ready for companies from all over the world to establish their New Kentucky Home,” said Governor Andy Beshear. “This project represents the single largest job-creation announcement in Christian County in over two decades, which means countless new opportunities for Kentuckians in Hopkinsville and the surrounding region to provide for themselves and their families. I want to thank Christian Avramides and Daniel Borenstein of Kitchen Food Co. for choosing and believing in our great state. I look forward to watching their success and growth here in the commonwealth.”
“Our company has a strong tradition of loyalty and developing talent from within,” added Kitchen Food Co. Co-Founder and CEO Daniel Borenstein. “Many of our senior leaders started on the factory floor, and we look forward to offering similar opportunities for growth and advancement to the residents of Kentucky.”
Kitchen Food Co., founded in 2002 in Sydney, Australia, is a family-owned and -operated quality food business that has been at the forefront of providing nutritious, convenient and affordable ready meals to the Australian market since inception.
Known for its commitment to quality, innovation and the community, Kitchen Food Co. is excited to expand its mission of “nourishing communities with wholesome and accessible meal options” to the United States.
For more information, visit kitchenfoodcompany.com.
