Office-focused chef-catering platform HUNGRY has acquired Garten, a wellness-focused caterer and company meals supplier, The Spoon has realized.
In line with an electronic mail despatched to The Spoon, the acquisition of Garten is step one for Hungry’s push from meals supply into creating an “enterprise wellness technique—a giant shift that displays how corporations are rethinking worker well-being in 2025.” The corporate indicated they’re taking a look at additional acquisitions.
Based in 2014, Garten (which began its life as Oh My Inexperienced) was a part of Y Combinator and has lengthy centered on combining meals, know-how, and wellness companies. In line with an organization interview with founder Michael Heinrich, Garten was impressed by his private expertise working in high-stress finance roles the place burnout was frequent. “I spotted the most important predictor of excessive efficiency wasn’t hustle—it was well-being,” Heinrich advised Authority Journal in an interview.
With Garten in its portfolio, HUNGRY will now have the ability to supply automated self-checkout mini-marts in company settings. Garten’s automated self-checkout kiosks, which got here to them by means of the acquisition of Byte in 2020. Garten additionally has a market for wellness-oriented experiences, which is one other new potential income supply. The deal marks the second acquisition by Hungry centered on wholesome consuming and wellness, as the corporate acquired better-for-you snacks firm Naturebox in 2022. In line with Crunchbase, HUNGRY has raised $70 million, the final spherical being in 2023.
Phrases of the deal weren’t disclosed.
