Nourish Up opens $4.4M Meals on Wheels kitchen
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Nourish Up has recently opened a $4.4 million commercial kitchen for its Meals on Wheels program.
Why it matters: This is the final piece of the nonprofit's $22.8 million capital campaign at its hunger hub, Nourish Up CEO Tina Postel told reporters Thursday. The 10,000-square-foot kitchen allows them to prepare roughly 500 daily meals in-house and expand their services.
Catch up quick: Nourish Up distributes groceries and meals to people across Mecklenburg County. In 2021, Loaves & Fishes merged with Friendship Trays under the name Nourish Up.
- The nonprofit purchased its 90,000-square-foot facility in west Charlotte near I-85 (901 Carrier Dr.) in December 2021 for $8.1 million. The moved into their new HQ in April 2024.
The latest: The Charlotte Hornets Foundation's $1 million donation to the commercial kitchen, which has been branded the Home Court Kitchen, completes Nourish Up's HQ.
- The kitchen has the capacity to serve up to 2,500 meals daily, Postel says.
By the numbers: Nourish up serves roughly 12,000 people per month across the county through all of their programs.
- Meals on Wheels, specifically, provides around 143,000 medically tailored meals annually.
The big picture: Nourish Up needs delivery drivers for their 75 Meals on Wheels routes (Monday through Friday) and 50 routes for their home grocery delivery program (Tuesday through Saturday), Postel tells Axios.