Sun Basket raises $57.8m in move to boost meal kit offering January 26, 2018 Sun Basket has secured $57.8m in funding following a series D investment of $42.8m led by August Capital and $15m in debt financing. Read more
Albertsons buys meal kit start-up Plated to boost sales in its stores September 21, 2017 US grocery retailer Albertsons has acquired meal kit start-up Plated as it aims to attract customers to its stores. Read more
Smithfield Foods joins Campbell Soup as Chef’d meal kit investor August 10, 2017 Updated: Meat processor Smithfield Foods has joined Campbell's in investing in US meal kit upstart Chef’d, following backing of $25m. Read more
Amazon meal kit delivery in soft launch, media reports suggest July 19, 2017 Amazon is reportedly trialling a meal delivery service, after trademark registrations prompted rumours about its next move. Read more
Campbell’s invests $10m in meal kit upstart Chef’d May 24, 2017 Campbell's has invested $10m in meal kit start-up Chef'd, less than two weeks after Unilever led investment in Sun Basket. Read more
Unilever leads investment in US meal delivery service Sun Basket May 12, 2017 Unilever has invested in US meal delivery company Sun Basket, as the lead investor in a $9.2m funding round. Read more
Santa Maria launch new dinner kits November 25, 2015 Santa Maria are launching pulled pork and pulled chicken dinner kits to their ever -increasing portfolio. Read more
Colman’s launches £1m marketing campaign for its meal kit range April 15, 2015 Unilever has launched a £1m multimedia marketing campaign to support the introduction of its Colman’s meal kits, which launched in January. Read more
Kwan’s Kitchen easy stir fry kits September 22, 2014 On show at the Speciality & Fine Food Fair this year was a new range of easy stir fry kits from Edinburgh-based Kwan's Kitchen. Read more
Spanish consumers turn to prepared meals instead of eating out July 05, 2013 Spanish consumers are now turning to prepared meals, recording the third-fastest growth rate among food sectors between 2012 and 2017, according to a... Read more