Munchery

Munchery Inc.
Private
Industry Hospitality
Headquarters 375 Alabama Street
San Francisco, California 94110, United States
Key people
 James Beriker (CEO)[1]
Tri Tran (co-founder)
Conrad Chu (co-founder)[2]
Website Munchery.com

Munchery Inc. is an online food ordering and meal delivery service that allows users to order meals for same-night delivery from local chefs.[3]

Overview

Munchery is a conglomeration of chefs who offer continually changing menus to users. Chefs choose their dishes and source ingredients, and users rate the meals. Meals can be ordered up to 6 p.m. the same day, or a few days in advance. A fleet of drivers delivers the dinners within a chosen one-hour window between 5 and 9 p.m., and the chilled food needs to be reheated before serving.[3][4] After trying the meals, diners can post reviews online, and they can also directly message chefs through the site.[2]

Munchery serves areas of San Francisco, New York City, Seattle and Los Angeles.[5]

History

Munchery was founded in 2010 in San Francisco, California.[6][7]

In July 2014 Munchery was rated 9.3 out of 10 by the technology news website GeekWire.[8]

In May 2015 the company raised $85 million in Series C funding and was speculated to be valued at $300 million, though a company spokesperson did not confirm that number.[9][10]

In July 2015 the company announced a partnership to showcase sustainable meats from the fully integrated Belcampo Meat Co., normally available only in their own butcher shops and restaurants.[3] As of that same month, Munchery had delivered 3 million total meals since the service began.[11]

In November 2016, the company announced that James Beriker would become CEO, taking the place of co-founder Tri Tran.[12]

References

  1. ↑ Dickey, Megan Rose (21 November 2016). "Munchery appoints new CEO amid reported struggles". TechCrunch. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  2. 1 2 Gold, Amanda High-quality meal delivery offers takeout alternative San Francisco Chronicle. July 21, 2015
  3. 1 2 3 Gold, Amanda Cook Your Week: Munchery and Belcampo Team Up San Francisco Chronicle. July 21, 2015
  4. ↑ Kosoff, Maya Food startup Munchery has hired a bunch of gourmet chefs to answer the most popular question in your household Business Insider. July 21, 2015
  5. ↑ Siegel, Nathan Meet Tri Tran, the man who wants to end home cooking USA Today. July 21, 2015
  6. ↑ Gayomali, Chris INSIDE THE SECRET NEW YORK LAUNCH OF MUNCHERY, THE DELIVERY STARTUP THAT MIGHT UPEND SEAMLESS Fast Company. July 21, 2015
  7. ↑ Huet, Ellen Dinner Take All: How Munchery Wants To Win The Evening Meal Forbes. July 21, 2015
  8. ↑ Soper, Taylor Food on demand: We tested 7 meal delivery services, and here’s who came out on top GeekWire. July 21, 2015
  9. ↑ Lein, Tracy Munchery raises $85 million in bid to make healthy meals accessible to all Los Angeles Times. July 20, 2015
  10. ↑ MacMillan, Douglas Munchery Valued at About $300 Million Amid Food Fight Wall Street Journal. July 21, 2015
  11. ↑ Kowitt, Beth Munchery's secret sauce: blending chefs and science Fortune. July 21, 2015
  12. ↑ Dickey, Megan Rose. "Munchery appoints new CEO amid reported struggles". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2016-11-23.

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