Who owns Home Chef?
Home Chef is owned by Kroger (the United States, NYSE: KR), which has owned the brand since 5 June 2018.[1]
Key facts
- Current owner
- The Kroger Co. verified
- Owned since
- Previous owner
- None recorded
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States, Chicago, Illinois
- Founded
- 2013
- Category
- Food › Meals & meal components › Canned & shelf-stable meals
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: KR
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Home Chef
Home Chef delivers recipe kits with pre-portioned ingredients. Kroger acquired it in 2018 for up to $700 million and, unusually for the category, also sells the kits in its shops rather than only by subscription. Selling the kits in shops as well as by post gave Kroger a route into meal kits that the subscription-only companies could not match, since most customers still buy food in person.
Ownership timeline of Home Chef
Where Home Chef sits in Kroger
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Official recalls involving Home Chef products
2 recall notices from government regulators matched to Home Chef. Each applies to the specific products, sizes and lot codes named in the notice, not to every product sold under the name.
- Home Chef Chicken Street Taco, Net Wt. 9.93 oz, packaged in a plastic tray with clear plastic lid, perishable item kept under refrigeration, UPC 84013430435,… — FDA, · Class II
Reason given: Meal kits contain cooked chicken which was recalled due to contamination with Listeria monocytogenes
Recalling firm: The Kroger Co
- Home Chef Asian Style Chicken Stir Fry, Net Wt. 13 oz, packaged in a plastic tray with clear plastic lid, perishable item kept under refrigeration, UPC… — FDA, · Class II
Reason given: Meal kits contain cooked chicken which was recalled due to contamination with Listeria monocytogenes
Recalling firm: The Kroger Co
Matched automatically from FDA, USDA FSIS, UK Food Standards Agency and CPSC records only when the recalling firm corresponds to this ownership record and, for a brand, the brand name appears in the product description. Check the linked notice for exact products and lots. Method.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Home Chef?
The parent company of Home Chef is Kroger, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Home Chef American?
Yes. Home Chef originated in the United States in 2013 and its owner, Kroger, is also headquartered in the United States.
Since when has Kroger owned Home Chef?
Kroger has owned Home Chef since 5 June 2018.
Is Home Chef still owned by Kroger?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Home Chef is still owned by Kroger. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] The Kroger Co. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-03-31 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 31 March 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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