Munchery

Munchery Inc.
Private
Industry Hospitality
Founded 2010 (2010)
Founders Tri Tran
Conrad Chu[1]
Headquarters San Francisco, California, United States
Key people
 James Beriker (CEO)[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.[1]

Munchery serves areas of San Francisco.[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 October 2016, the company launched a corporate lunch delivery program.[12]

In November 2016, the company announced that James Beriker would become CEO, taking the place of co-founder Tri Tran.[13]

On May 10, 2018 Munchery ceased delivery service in Seattle and New York. Munchery will maintain same day service to all customers in the Bay Area including the Sacramento region and down to the South Bay as well as Los Angeles down to the Orange County region.[14]

References

  1. 1 2 Gold, Amanda High-quality meal delivery offers takeout alternative San Francisco Chronicle. July 21, 2015
  2. ↑ Dickey, Megan Rose (21 November 2016). "Munchery appoints new CEO amid reported struggles". TechCrunch. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  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. ↑ "A Letter to the Munchery Community - Munchery Blog". Munchery Blog. 2018-05-11. Retrieved 2018-05-11.
  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. ↑ "Munchery challenges Amazon and Peach with new corporate lunch delivery program". GeekWire. 2016-10-06. Retrieved 2016-12-07.
  13. ↑ Dickey, Megan Rose. "Munchery appoints new CEO amid reported struggles". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
  14. ↑ "Farewell. Thank you for making a place for us at your table".
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