Thursday, August 10, 2017

Chef'd Finds $35M For Meal Kits

Los Angeles-based Chef'd, a service which provides personalized "meal kits" to shortcut the process of making meals for cooks, has raised $35.2M in funding, according to a regulatory filing from the company this week. The funding came from Smithfield Foods, which invested $25M in the round, along with Campbell Soup ($10M), and Fresh Direct. The company, led by CEO Kyle Ransford, sells its meal kits directly to consumers from an online marketplace. More information »