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Gousto, a trading name of SCA Investments Limited, is a British
meal kit
A meal kit is a subscription service–foodservice business model where a company sends customers pre-portioned and sometimes partially-prepared food ingredients and recipes to prepare homecooked meals. Services that send pre-cooked meals ...
retailer, headquartered in
Shepherd's Bush
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Although primarily residential in character, i ...
,
London
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, founded by Timo Boldt and James Carter.
Gousto supplies subscribers with recipe kit boxes which include ready-measured, fresh ingredients and easily followed recipes.
History
In August 2013, Gousto's co-founders appeared on the
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Dragons' Den
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.
In December 2015, Gousto raised £9m in funding from
BGF Ventures
BGF, established in 2011 as the Business Growth Fund, is an investment company that provides growth capital for small and mid-sized businesses in the UK and Ireland.
From a network of 16 offices in the UK and Ireland, the company has invested more ...
, MMC Ventures,
Unilever Ventures and the Angel Co-Fund, with a further £10m in November 2016.
In October 2016, Gousto's co-founder Timo Boldt was awarded IGD's 'Young Entrepreneur of the Year' award.
In January 2019, Gousto raised £18m in funding from
Unilever Ventures, Hargreave Hale, MMC Ventures, the Angel CoFund, and fitness coach
Joe Wicks.
In July 2019, Gousto raised £30m in funding from private equity firm Perwyn.
In February 2020, Gousto partnered with UK-based
The Meatless Farm Company to build upon Gousto's objective of tapping into the growing audience of vegan and other consumers looking to reduce their meat consumption.
In April 2020, Gousto raised £33m in funding from Perwyn, BGF Ventures, and MMC Ventures, and Joe Wicks.
Recognition
The company won Retail Business of the Year at the 2015 Startups awards, the Angel-VC Deal of the Year at the 2015 UK Business Angels Association Awards, the Young Entrepreneur of the Year award (CEO and founder, Timo Boldt) at the 2014 Great British Entrepreneur Awards, and the Everline Future50 at the 2014 Real Business Awards.
It has been voted best recipe kit service by
the Independent
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,
the Guardian
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, the Metro and
Time Out London
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In 2012, the London edition becam ...
.
See also
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Online grocer
An online grocer is either a brick-and-mortar supermarket or grocery store that allows online ordering, or a standalone e-commerce service that includes grocery items. There is usually a delivery charge for this service. Brick-and-mortar supermark ...
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Meal kit
A meal kit is a subscription service–foodservice business model where a company sends customers pre-portioned and sometimes partially-prepared food ingredients and recipes to prepare homecooked meals. Services that send pre-cooked meals ...
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List of online grocers
This is a list of notable online grocers. Online grocers are grocery stores that allow private individuals and businesses to purchase groceries and grocery products online. The companies then deliver the orders to consumers.
Online grocers
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References
Gousto dinner box firm lands investment boost
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