Chicago-based e-commerce marketplace Provi today announced the completion of a $3.5 million funding round.
Home Chef sells to Kroger in deal worth as much as $700 million
Chicago-based meal kit company Home Chef has been acquired by Kroger for a $200 million upfront payout with the potential for another $500 million over the next five years.
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2017 Moxie Awards- Home Chef Awarded Startup of the Year
If you want to get into cooking but you don’t have the time to plan out your meals or stop by the grocery store, you just might find yourself in Home Chef’s target demographic. The company, which raised $50 million in venture funding in 2016, delivers recipes and fresh ingredients to the customer’s doorstep.
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Kristi Zuhlke has big ideas—lots of 'em
Kristi Zuhlke's idea for KnowledgeHound came to her in a product meeting when she worked as a marketer for Procter & Gamble's Gillette brand nearly a decade ago.
Home Chef, Now the 2nd Biggest Delivery Meal Kit in the US, Moves Into New Wrigley Building Space
Home Chef, a meal kit service similar to Blue Apron that delivers weekly ingredients that lets you prepare home-cooked meals in 30 minutes, announced Thursday that it's moving into a new 30,000 square foot space in the Wrigley Building. The company will occupy the 14th floor of both the North and South Wrigley Towers, which are connected by a sky bridge.
40 Under 40 2016: KnowledgeHound
From the time she was a high school student in Wisconsin, Kristi Zuhlke knew she wanted to be an entrepreneur. But after graduating from Cincinnati’s Xavier University, she detoured from that plan to work at Procter & Gamble. The lure: Kristin Sharp, an Xavier entrepreneurship mentor and P&G exec, offered to train Zuhlke in the art of starting a company that caters to big clients.