Ballston startup HUNGRY acquires healthy snacks company NatureBox | ARLnow

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HUNGRY nevertheless has an appetite for growth.

The Ballston-dependent food stuff tech startup obtained its 3rd enterprise in as many years.

HUNGRY gives an online catering marketplace connecting firms with area cooks. Final 7 days, it announced the acquisition of California-primarily based healthier snacks business NatureBox, which provides its merchandise to houses and places of work, and has its very own private-label bulk snacks.

“NatureBox’s healthful treats will be an fantastic complement to HUNGRY’s business-catering remedies, generating a recreation-switching mix of exceptional high-quality and assistance,” HUNGRY co-founder and CEO Jeff Grass reported in a assertion. “Companies appropriate now are on the lookout for one associate to deal with all of their in-office environment food items, snacking, and beverage desires, and now more than at any time, HUNGRY is that comprehensive associate for them.”

NatureBox, which has served over 3.5 million consumers and hundreds of corporate customers, earlier elevated practically $60 million in funding, a press release said.

“We’re happy to be a part of forces with HUNGRY, and we’re excited that now even far more folks will be ready to take pleasure in our remarkable, wholesome treats all around the nation,” NatureBox CEO John Occhipinti stated in a assertion. “We’re grateful to Jeff and the total HUNGRY staff for believing in what we’ve created and using it to the up coming degree.”

The acquisition furthers HUNGRY’s national attain and increases its nutritious possibilities.

The startup launched in late 2016,  and has due to the fact expanded to more than 10 marketplaces across the U.S., and obtained corporations LocalStove in Philadelphia and Ripe Catering in New York Metropolis.

Outdoors of the D.C. space, HUNGRY is accessible in Philadelphia, Atlanta, Boston, New York City, Austin, Dallas, Los Angeles, Nashville and San Francisco.

It has extra foods truck choices and Virtual Xperiences, where teams can invest in online cooking lessons with title-brand chefs and supplies sent immediately to participants’ households.

During the pandemic, it brought Nationals Park lover favorites to customers’ doorways when the stadium was closed. It has given that finished that partnership as enthusiasts are ready to return to cheer the baseball workforce on in person.

HUNGRY has grown immediately over the previous two a long time, earning a spot on the Deloitte Technologies Quickly 500 and debuting at No. 434 on the Inc. 5000 checklist of speediest-growing firms in 2021. It also was named a person of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Providers and Very best Workplaces for Innovators.

Final yr, it raised $21 million in a star-studded funding spherical, bringing on board actress Issa Rae, “America’s Got Talent” host Terry Crews, NFL participant DeAndre Hopkins, NBA participant Lonzo Ball and boxer Deontay Wilder.

Former HUNGRY buyers include Jay-Z’s Marcy Enterprise Partners, Kevin Hart, Usher, Todd Gurley, Bobby Wagner, Ndamukong Suh, and celeb chefs Tom Colicchio and Ming Tsai.