Home Chef

Home Chef
Meal delivery company
Headquarters Illinois, Chicago, United States
Area served
 United States
Key people
 Pat Vihtelic, Founder and CEO
Number of employees
 Over 400
Website www.homechef.com

Home Chef is a Chicago, Illinois-based weekly meal delivery service company that delivers pre-portioned ingredients and recipes to subscribers in the United States.[1] Founder and CEO, Pat Vihtelic started Home Chef in June 2013.[2] The service is available to over 90 percent of Americans and the company delivers over 540,000 meals monthly.

Overview

Home Chef is a meal delivery service that provides a ready-to-cook box of pre-portioned fresh ingredients directly to consumer households. The company delivers over 540,000 meals per month and the company's delivery range is available to over 90 percent of Americans.[3] With distribution centers on both the West Coast and East Coast, Home Chef currently employs more than 400 employees.[4]

Fare

Each meal kit comes with recyclable packaging, pre-portioned ingredients and simple instructions for meals that are ready in about 30 minutes. The rotating menu includes 13 meals with both breakfast and dinner options. The company also offers a weekly breakfast, smoothie and fruit basket option.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Dewey, Sam. "Home Chef cooks up $10M Series A". Built in Chicago. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "Pat Vihtelic". CrunchBase.
  3. ↑ Miller, Ben. "Chicago gourmet food delivery service raises millions". Chicago Business Journal. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  4. ↑ Ha, Anthony. "Home Chef raises $10M for meal kits and "taste algorithms"". TechCrunch. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  5. ↑ Sims, Bob. "Home Chef secures growth capital". Meat and Poultry. Retrieved 14 June 2016.

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