Home Chef

Home Chef is a meal kit delivery service based in Chicago, founded in 2013 by Pat Vihtelic. The company specializes in providing fresh, pre-portioned ingredients and easy-to-follow recipes to make home cooking simpler. Following a merger with The Kroger Co. in 2018, Home Chef has expanded its operations and now delivers nationwide from distribution centers in Chicago, Atlanta, and San Bernardino. Home Chef offers a variety of meal solutions designed for quick preparation, with up to 17 options available each week, including dinners, breakfasts, smoothies, and fruit baskets. The company focuses on customer satisfaction, driven by extensive feedback from over 100,000 monthly reviews. With a commitment to quality, Home Chef serves over 3 million meals each month and has delivered more than 300 million meals in total. The company also has a retail presence in over 2,200 Kroger stores, making its meal kits widely accessible.