Romaine Empire, Inc., d/b/a Farmer's Fridge (Chicago)
Romaine Empire, Inc., d/b/a Farmer's Fridge
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THE QUICK READ
Farmer's Fridge runs a 100,000-square-foot production kitchen near Chicago's Midway Airport, where crews wash, prep, and assemble fresh salads, bowls, and sandwiches every day for a network of smart vending fridges. Founded in 2013 by Luke Saunders under the legal name Romaine Empire, the company started with a single fridge in a downtown food court and now stocks around 1,900 smart fridges across 20 states. About 350 people work out of the USDA-inspected Cicero Avenue plant, which handles roughly 150 ingredients with local sourcing in season.
JOBS HERE
No openings on file for this plant right now. Nearby plants that are hiring are listed further down.
PAY PICTURE
Ammonia / Industrial Refrigeration Tech
- Government data for Illinois
- $29.15–$42.45/hr
- What techs ask in Illinois
- $35.06–$46.22/hr
- Posted pay near this plant
- $30.85–$42.66/hr
BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 12 techs in our network, Illinois · 16 postings
Industrial Maintenance Tech
- Government data for Illinois
- $25.34–$36.59/hr
- What techs ask in Illinois
- $30.64–$39.95/hr
- Posted pay near this plant
- $28.42–$38.92/hr
BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 35 techs in our network, Illinois · 58 postings
Area pay for these roles, not this plant’s pay. Rows we cannot back with data are left out.
ABOUT THIS FACILITY
- Reported employees
- ~100
- Products
- processing, ready-to-eat
- Size
- Small
On file · Sep 2026
LIVING IN CHICAGO, IL
NEARBY PLANTS HIRING
Data updated: Sep 2026| FACILITY | LOCATION | DISTANCE | OPEN JOBS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. | Toluca, IL | 90 mi | 3 JOBS → |
| Tyson Foods | Logansport, IN | 102 mi | 1 JOB → |
| Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. | Peru, IN | 116 mi | 2 JOBS → |
| The Kraft Heinz Company | Champaign, IL | 119 mi | 3 JOBS → |
| Archer Daniels Midland Company | Decatur, IL | 146 mi | 30 JOBS → |
| Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp. | Monmouth, IL | 162 mi | 6 JOBS → |
| Kroger Limited Partnership II | Indianapolis, IN | 166 mi | 4 JOBS → |
| Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. | Greenfield, IN | 166 mi | 2 JOBS → |
ABOUT ROMAINE EMPIRE, INC., D/B/A FARMER'S FRIDGE
Romaine Empire, Inc. (d/b/a Farmer's Fridge) is a food processing company headquartered in Chicago, IL, specializing in ready-to-eat products. The company operates a single small facility in Chicago with approximately 100 employees. It does not use ammonia refrigeration and does not maintain a PSM program.
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