One Potato carves out organic, family-focused niche in burgeoning meal kit market

By Elaine Watson

08-Aug-2016 Last updated on 18-Mar-2017 at 00:39 GMT

While the meal kit market is attracting new entrants on an almost weekly basis – prompting many observers to predict an imminent shakeout – the entrepreneurs behind One Potato, a Los Angeles-based brand targeting families with organic fare, insist they will remain standing if and when that happens.

Powerplant Ventures targets 'emerging plant-centric companies' with $42m fund, but steers clear of meal kits and cultured meat

03-Aug-2016

By Elaine Watson

Powerplant Ventures - a venture fund led by Mark Rampolla (founder, ZICO), Kevin Boylan and T.K. Pillan (co-founders, Veggie Grill) and Dan Beldy (formerly head of Disney’s venture arm) –has closed a $42m fund aimed at “emerging plant-centric companies.”

Meal kits are becoming part of modern lifestyles, says Sun Basket CEO as organic meal kit co raises $15m

26-Jul-2016

By Elaine Watson

Meal kits – which enable consumers to cook restaurant-quality meals at home without having to do any of the legwork – could easily be a $60bn dollar market as consumers build them into their weekly routines, predicts the CEO of San Francisco based Sun...

$5 million investment will help meal kit service Purple Carrot better extol virtues of plant-based diet

12-May-2016

By Elizabeth Crawford

An infusion of $5 million will help vegan meal kit delivery service Purple Carrot refine its branding and expand consumer awareness of the benefits of a plant-based diet, according to the company’s CEO.