A meal-prep store or kitchen is a facility that provides the necessary ingredients and equipment for customers to come in and assemble a group of dinners. These dinners are packaged and frozen to be cooked at the customer's home when needed, allowing them to provide home-cooked dinners in less time.
Meal-assembly kitchens started in Seattle, Washington, USA, when Dream Dinners first opened in 2002. Since then, the trend has caught on around the world, with around 1400 assembly kitchens in business by 2007. The process takes significantly less time than traditional dinner preparation, with a customer making up to 12 dinners in just two hours.
Increasingly, though, many people are finding that even two hours may be more than they can afford to spend. For them, meal-assembly kitchens have started to offer pre-assembled dinners, either ready-made or pre-ordered, for an even faster, easier experience. Despite this shift in focus, there are still plenty of facilities that offer scheduled sessions in addition to pre-made fare.
There are advantages to preparing the food oneself. First, it costs less than pre-made offerings. Second, it is possible to customize the entrees based on the likes and dislikes of each person in the family. These things may make the time used worth it.
SupperWorks is an easy meal-prep store in Waterloo. For more information on creating easy home-cooked dinners at SupperWorks, call (905) 849-1550 or send an email to info@supperworks.com.