Home Bistro, a company that sells gourmet prepared food through its catalog and the Internet, has suspended its operations. In late March, the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization protection.
On Wednesday, visitors to its Web site were greeted with the following message:
“Thank You for coming to our site.
“Many of you have been loyal customers for years enjoying our meals and we have been delighted to be, like family, at your dinner table.
“Unfortunately, we like many of you have been hit hard by current economic conditions. For the moment, due to the economy, we are force to close our catalog and web operations and are unable to take any further offers. All orders that have not yet shipped will ship for delivery this week. There is a possibility Home Bistro will return in the future. If this becomes a reality, we will be sure to let you know.
“Home Bistro would like to thank all our customers who have shopped with us over the last ten years. We appreciate your business and your relationship.”
A representative at the company’s customer service center said there was no word about the company’s ongoing viability. While there were rumors of investors being interested in the company, she added, there is nothing concrete in the offing.
According to an article published in the North Carolina Press Republican in, as of late March the company employed 60 full-time workers and eight part-time staff.
