Kitchen Food Co. investing $69M to build facility in Hopkinsville, creating 925 jobs

FRANKFORT, Ky. – On Thursday, Gov. Andy Beshear announced Kitchen Food Co. will be investing $69 million into building a facility in Hopkinsville.

The governor’s office says this is one of the biggest job-creation projects in Kentucky since his administration started, with the project bringing 925 jobs to the area.

According to officials, this also represents the largest job-creation announcement in Christian County in more than two decades.

“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,” Beshear said. “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.”

Officials say Kitchen Food Co. is an Australia-founded premium ready-meals business, and this will be its first operation in the United States.

The governor’s office says the company will build a 100,000 square-foot facility in the Hopkinsville area.

Jobs created through this project will include operations and production managers, HR managers, accountants, technical managers, engineers, supervisors, machine operators, forklift drivers and process and warehouse operatives.

Construction and building renovations are expected to start in early 2025 and be completed in the summer of 2026.