Chancellor visits leading meal kit provider to discuss future of the economy
The Chancellor of the Exchequer visited a leading meal kit provider in London today (7 May) to meet staff and discuss the future of the economy.
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Rishi Sunak visited Gousto, who after growing significantly over recent years, have thrived over the past 12 months and are hiring 1,000 new staff this year.
To expand their operations, the innovative firm are taking advantage of the super-deduction, Britain’s biggest ever 2-year business tax cut, and one of the government’s flagship schemes announced at Budget as part of the Chancellor’s Plan for Jobs to get the UK’s economy roaring again.
By George Nott2021-05-04T16:09:00+01:00
Let there be no doubt: meal kits are booming. European giant HelloFresh reported yet another bumper quarter of growth today, in which revenue more than doubled. Subscriber counts are soaring. “We’ve welcomed more customers than ever,” said a beaming CEO and co-founder Dominik Richter.
It’s a sign of wider acceptance of the recipe box format since the pandemic began. Last month, rival Gousto announced record sales for 2020, pushing the company to profitability for the first time since launch. Gousto is now shifting a meal kit every three seconds.
Retailers and big brands are taking notice. Last month Tesco teamed up with recipe box service SimplyCook to launch an in-store meal kit offer. At the tail end of last year, Nestlé acquired a majority stake in Mindful Chef, and made the same move on SimplyCook in February. With “increasing interest of consumers in food as well as subscription services”, Nestlé told The Grocer, such busi
Soaring demand for meal-kit boxes during the pandemic has encouraged Gousto to recruit 1,000 more British workers after turning its maiden profit.Last year Gousto delivered 53 million meals to
Undated Handout Photo of Gousto,recipes individually priced (www.gousto.co.uk). MEAL kit business Gousto has more than doubled its sales for the past year after demand soared during the pandemic. The rapidly growing firm said it gained market share from supermarkets in 2020 as shoppers sought food to be delivered directly to their doors. They are now planning to create a new distribution centre in Cheshire. Founder Timo Boldt told the PA news agency that Covid-19 restrictions had a positive impact on demand, and he does not expect this to reverse as restrictions ease. We had incredibly positive growth prior to the pandemic so can see that continuing even as things ease, he said.
Gousto sales more than double as pandemic sparks recipe box demand
Mon, 26th Apr 2021 06:28
(Alliance News) - Meal kit business Gousto has more than doubled its sales for the past year after demand soared during the pandemic.
The rapidly growing UK firm said it gained market share from supermarkets in 2020 as shoppers sought food to be delivered directly to their doors.
Founder Timo Boldt told the PA news agency that Covid-19 restrictions had a positive impact on demand, and he does not expect this to reverse as restrictions ease. We had incredibly positive growth prior to the pandemic so can see that continuing even as things ease, he said.