A food company has chosen Kentucky for a facility that will employ more than 900 people, Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday, saying the project ranks as the fifth-largest jobs project since he took office. Kitchen Food Co., an Australia-founded premium ready-meals business, will locate a prepared foods facility in Hopkinsville and create 925 jobs as part of its $69 million investment, Beshear announced. Hopkinsville is about 170 miles (275 kilometers) southwest of Louisville, Kentucky.
“Today’s announcement is a great reminder that Kentucky’s economic momentum is not only here to stay, but the commonwealth is open and ready for business from companies all over the world,” the Democratic governor said at a news conference. It adds to another strong year of economic growth, he said. This year ranks as the fourth-best year in state history for economic investment with 170 private sector new-location and expansion announcements totaling more than $6.9 billion in investments and 9,425 new full-time jobs, he said. Since he took office in late 2019, the state has achieved its first-, second- and fourth-best years in Kentucky history for private-sector investments, he said