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Sean deRubertis
Hello! My name is Sean Michael deRubertis and I am the owner and creator of Dero Meal Prep.
Dero (D-Row) was a nickname given to my father growing up during sports. Our last name (deRubertis) is not the easiest thing to say, so an abbreviation close to it was!
My passion for food began at a very young age. I discovered the food network and watched it religiously. Since I was a kid, I would experiment with recipes from scratch. I love having a table full of ingredients and slowly watching a creation come together. I am 100% self taught!
My meal prepping journey started when I was 18. I discovered the ability to stick to a diet and achieve my goals while having healthy food readily available. It changed my life. I have a passion for cooking and creating, and am satisfied by helping others.
Outside of food and cooking, I can be found at the gym, at yoga, learning jiu jitsu, or camping at the lake. I am also a high school football coach! On Sundays you can find me watching football, or being competitive in my fantasy league. Traveling is a must for me, and am grateful to be able to live a cultured life.
I believe life is a game of choices. Taking the plunge to do something that makes you happy is a way of living! I am thankful to be living my passion everyday and am excited to share my talents with the world. The only limitations are the ones you put on yourself.
About Our Kitchen
Every meal from Dero Meal Prep starts in a real, professional kitchen — not a home setup, not a pop-up, and not a ghost kitchen with no accountability. Here’s what that means for you.
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Licensed & Health Inspected
We operate out of a fully licensed commercial kitchen in Sparks, Nevada. Our facility is inspected and approved by the Washoe County Health Department and operates in full compliance with all applicable local, state, and federal food safety regulations.
Every time we cook, we’re operating under the same standards required of any licensed food service establishment in Nevada.
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Fresh Every Week
Nothing is made in advance and held for weeks. Every meal is prepared fresh the week of your delivery — cooked, cooled, packaged, and delivered to you within days of preparation. That’s what fresh, never frozen actually means.
We don’t freeze meals to extend shelf life or to make production easier on ourselves. Fresh is our standard, not our marketing line.
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Food Safety Standards
We follow proper food handling and safety practices in our kitchen, including:
– Cooking all proteins to USDA-recommended minimum internal temperatures
– Proper rapid cooling and cold storage of all prepared meals
– BPA-free packaging on every meal
– Expiration dates on every container
– Clean separation of allergen-containing ingredients where possible
For full details on our food safety practices, storage instructions, and allergen information, visit our Food Safety & Handling page.
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Not Open to the Public
Our kitchen is a shared licensed commercial facility. We are not a storefront and do not sell meals on demand or allow customer visits to the kitchen. All orders are placed online at deromealprep.com and fulfilled for Sunday delivery or pickup.
Please do not visit the kitchen address. If you have questions, call or email us directly.
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Built From the Ground Up
Dero Meal Prep started in a home kitchen in 2019 and earned its commercial kitchen license in early 2020. Every standard we hold ourselves to today was built from scratch by someone who takes food seriously — not a corporate playbook, not a franchise model. Just a real operator who cares about what comes out of the kitchen.