Innovative Colorado Food Startup Expands to Dallas-Fort Worth
October 22, 2018
FoodMaven continues growth with its first out-of-state service area
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Colorado-based start-up FoodMaven has announced plans to expand to
Dallas-Fort Worth as their first out-of-state service area.
FoodMaven offers an enlightened and sustainable way to source food by
providing an innovative online marketplace and rapid logistics.
FoodMaven sells high-quality local, oversupplied, and imperfect food to
restaurants and institutional buyers at a significant discount. They
help companies meet environmental and sustainability goals by offering
direct sourcing opportunities, local products and more sustainable food
alternatives. Food either gets sold, donated to hunger-relief
organizations, or sent to environmentally conscious alternatives.
FoodMaven selected the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area because of the
supportive business environment, a desire for better local food
sourcing, and a vibrant food culture. This move supports FoodMaven’s
ambitious growth strategy and marks the first step in their nationwide
expansion plan.
“I’m very pleased to welcome FoodMaven to our city,” said Dallas Mayor
Mike Rawlings. “I believe they will make an important contribution to
Dallas’ efforts to reduce food insecurity, and help establish farm to
table channels with our local farmers and ranchers.”
Patrick Bultema, Founder and CEO of FoodMaven, said, “When looking at
possible expansion cities, Dallas was always at, or near the top of the
list. After spending time with community business leaders and chefs
here, it became obvious this was a perfect fit for us. Everyone we’ve
met with has been as passionate about our vision as we are, which is –
all food used with good purpose.”
This is the second expansion for FoodMaven, the first being to Denver in
2017. “Our plan has always been to develop a scalable model that can be
replicated in most other cities,” said Bultema.
As part of their launch announcement, FoodMaven will be participating in
the Chefs for Farmers event Sunday, November 4. Two Dallas chefs, Patton
Robertson and Aaron Collins of Café Momentum, will be squaring off Iron
Chef-style at the FoodMaven event area.
About FoodMaven
FoodMaven is an innovative online marketplace and rapid logistics
company bringing agility and flexibility to the U.S. food system. The
company’s mission is to capture and reclaim revenues from lost food,
estimated at $300 billion per year. FoodMaven sells high-quality local
and oversupplied food from distributors, manufacturers and producers to
restaurants and institutional buyers at about half price. With an
efficient Internet marketplace, big data optimization technology, and
agile logistics model, FoodMaven is good for profits, good for people
and good for the planet. For more information, please visit foodmaven.com.
Contacts
FoodMaven
Megan Cornish, 719-660-9892
meganc@foodmaven.com