Premium prepared meal delivery brand Feast & Fettle cut the ribbon October 20 on a 25,600-square-foot production hub in Elkridge, Maryland, capping a $5 million buildout that positions the company for accelerated growth across the Mid-Atlantic corridor.
The Howard County facility currently employs roughly 30 people. Feast & Fettle plans to add 150 positions by early 2027 as production ramps up, with a full-capacity workforce of more than 250 employees projected over the next few years. The hub is expected to generate an estimated $30 million in revenue in 2027 — a figure that signals the scale the company is chasing as it expands south along the East Coast.
Production Expansion Timeline
Since the company announced its Mid-Atlantic push in January 2026, the Elkridge facility has handled fulfillment and distribution for the region. Full in-house meal production is scheduled to launch there in January 2027, which will mirror the vertically integrated commissary model Feast & Fettle has used to build its reputation in the Northeast. The shift matters for prepared meal delivery operators watching this segment: controlling production, packout, and last-mile logistics under one roof is increasingly the differentiator in a category crowded with third-party-dependent competitors.
"The real commitment is in the infrastructure and the people," said Carlos Ventura, CEO of Feast & Fettle. "Laying down roots here is what allows us to keep growing down the East Coast while holding the same standards of service and hospitality we've had since day one."
Workforce and Community Strategy
Beyond headcount, Feast & Fettle is positioning the facility as an economic mobility engine. The company describes itself as a second-chance employer and has committed to promoting from within, targeting advancement pathways for hospitality and foodservice workers. Jobs will span food production, inventory, packout, food safety, logistics, and operations — a broad cross-section that speaks to the facility's full-stack ambitions.
The community angle is also woven into the growth plan. Feast & Fettle previously partnered with the Howard County Food Bank and Arlington Thrive to provide prepared meals to furloughed federal workers, and it is now working with the Maryland Food Bank to redirect surplus production to households experiencing food insecurity in the region. Howard County Executive Calvin Ball noted the facility is opening in the county's first-ever Enterprise Zone, calling Feast & Fettle's investment "a testament to our efforts to bolster innovation and economic opportunity."
The Elkridge expansion reflects a broader trend in premium foodservice and meal delivery: brands that built strong regional footholds during the meal-kit boom are now doubling down on proprietary infrastructure to defend margin and service quality rather than outsourcing production to co-manufacturers. For operators and food industry professionals tracking direct-to-consumer prepared meal growth, Feast & Fettle's Mid-Atlantic bet is a case study in how vertically integrated models scale into new geographies.
Written by Michael Politz, Author of Guide to Restaurant Success: The Proven Process for Starting Any Restaurant Business From Scratch to Success (ISBN: 978-1-119-66896-1), Founder of Food & Beverage Magazine, the leading online magazine and resource in the industry. Designer of the Bluetooth logo and recognized in Entrepreneur Magazine's "Top 40 Under 40" for founding American Wholesale Floral, Politz is also the Co-founder of the Proof Awards and the CPG Awards and a partner in numerous consumer brands across the food and beverage sector.
