Amy's Kitchen to move some operations to Santa Rosa

<p>Amy's Kitchen, the Petaluma company that is a leading maker of frozen organic meals, is preparing to move some operations into the former Ritz food warehouse in southwest Santa Rosa.</p><p>Amy's has signed a 10-year lease that will allow it to consolidate warehouse and related operations into a 110,000-square-foot section of the Dutton Avenue facility.</p><p>“It's certainly a good sign because some of these functions are coming in from out of the area,” said Michael Flitner, a Keegan & Coppin agent who represented Amy's in the lease.</p><p>The company plans to move its cheese storage and aging operation from the Central Valley to Santa Rosa, Flitner said.</p><p>Amy's representatives were unavailable for comment Wednesday.</p><p>The company, which began in 1988, employs about 1,500 people at production plants in Santa Rosa and Oregon. It is preparing to begin production this year in Corby, England.</p><p>—Robert Digitale, The Press Democrat</p>