Project Angel Food Expands Meal Production Capacity in Hollywood

New 16,000-square-foot kitchen can make over 4.5 million meals annually, tripling previous output.

Published on Feb. 5, 2026

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Project Angel Food, a Los Angeles-based nonprofit that provides free, medically tailored meals to critically ill residents, has opened a new 16,000-square-foot kitchen facility in Hollywood. The expanded space allows the organization to increase its annual meal production capacity from 1.5 million to over 4.5 million, with the potential to serve more than 10,000 people per year across Los Angeles County.

Why it matters

Project Angel Food's mission is to nourish and support those living with serious illnesses, providing a vital service to vulnerable members of the community. The new kitchen facility will significantly expand the organization's reach and ability to meet the growing demand for its services in the Los Angeles area.

The details

The new kitchen, named after the Chuck Lorre Family Foundation, features three hot cook lines, up from one previously. This expansion will allow Project Angel Food to nearly triple its annual meal production capacity, from 1.5 million to over 4.5 million meals. The facility also includes a new Jamie Lee Curtis & Christopher Guest Kitchen Volunteer Center, named after the celebrity donors who contributed to the project.

  • Project Angel Food celebrated the grand opening of the new kitchen on February 5, 2026.
  • The organization was founded in 1989.

The players

Project Angel Food

A Los Angeles-based nonprofit organization that prepares and delivers medically tailored meals to people living with critical illnesses, such as HIV/AIDS, cancer, and kidney failure.

Richard Ayoub

The CEO of Project Angel Food.

Chuck Lorre

A writer and producer who is a donor to Project Angel Food and has a foundation that contributed to the new kitchen facility.

Jamie Lee Curtis

An actor who is a donor to Project Angel Food and has a kitchen volunteer center named after her and her husband, Christopher Guest, in the new facility.

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What they’re saying

“This new building represents hope, growth, and the next chapter of our mission, so we can nourish our most vulnerable neighbors today, tomorrow, and for decades to come. Thanks to our partners, donors, and community leaders, we are expanding our capacity and strengthening our ability to respond when our community needs us most.”

— Richard Ayoub, CEO of Project Angel Food (Los Angeles Daily News)

What’s next

Project Angel Food plans to continue expanding its services and reach across Los Angeles County, with the goal of serving more than 10,000 people annually in the future.

The takeaway

Project Angel Food's new kitchen facility in Hollywood represents a significant expansion of the organization's capacity to provide vital, medically tailored meals to critically ill individuals in the Los Angeles area. This investment in infrastructure will allow the nonprofit to better support its vulnerable clients and respond to growing community needs.