Founded in Washington, D.C., in 2011, Territory Foods is a chef-powered marketplace that prepares and delivers ready-to-eat meals through independent kitchens in local communities. Its dietitian-guided meals are made by chefs across the country, with local sourcing and twice-weekly delivery distinguishing Territory from a centralized meal processor. The company says $9 of every meal purchased stays in the customer’s community, while its streamlined supply chain and recyclable packaging support its sustainability efforts.
Healthy Fresh MealsRooted in Hyattsville, Healthy Fresh Meals is a local kitchen crew known for preparing fresh, chef-crafted meals from scratch each week. It serves customers across Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Northern Virginia with ready-to-heat food available without subscriptions or minimums.HYATTSVILLE, MD
Redefine MealsFounded in 2016 by Matthew Riss and Mark Ciaburri, Long Island-based Redefine Meals prepares fresh, chef-cooked meals that are ready to heat and eat in two to three minutes. Its 65-plus-meal menu is available through home delivery and a network of more than 25 grab-and-go locations across Long Island, New York City, and Westchester. Redefine also uses advance ordering to minimize food waste and recyclable packaging, including #5 plastic containers and boxes made from recycled cardboard.RONKONKOMA, NY
Ability Culinary, LLCAbility Culinary began in 2015 in an apartment kitchen, where one athlete’s trust set the standard for a Washington, DC food company built around performance nutrition. Today, its Michelin-trained chefs work from a 5,250-square-foot Dupont Circle commissary, preparing individualized meals for more than 20 professional teams across five leagues and serving over 285 events a year. The company also extends that same team-kitchen approach to other athletes, workplaces, and households.BETHESDA, MD
CookUnityCookUnity is a chef-to-consumer meal marketplace that connects award-winning chefs with eaters through fresh, fully cooked meals prepared in local kitchens and delivered weekly. Founded in 2018 with six chefs in a small Brooklyn kitchen, it now operates eight kitchens and brings together more than 150 chefs, giving culinary entrepreneurs a way to reach customers well beyond their own neighborhoods. Meals arrive chilled rather than frozen and are ready to heat and plate in minutes.BROOKLYN, NY