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Overview
Relish Works is an independent innovation hub backed by a profitable food service organization. It focuses on challenging the status quo and shaping the next evolution of the food industry through user-centered solutions. The hub incubates, prototypes, and tests ideas that improve the parent company’s core operations, address unmet customer needs, and create new business concepts. It differs from competitors by operating with autonomy inside a larger organization, combining internal collaboration with an external focus on real user problems. Its goal is to develop practical, scalable food concepts and business models that move the industry forward and expand the company’s footprint beyond current offerings.
About Relish Works
Industries
Food & Agriculture
Consulting
Enterprise Software
Company Size
11-50
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
$102.4M
Headquarters
Chicago, Illinois
Founded
2017
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Food Foundry supported 30 alumni raising $90M+ funding over five years.
- Fifth cohort announced January 2023 propelled 25 alumni to $65M+ venture funding.
- Sixth cohort launches March 2024 targeting restaurant experience revolutionaries.
What critics are saying
- Gordon Food Service integrates Relish Works fully, abandoning risky projects within 12 months.
- Food Foundry produces no viable exits, eroding credibility in 24 months.
- CKE Restaurants' AI automation captures share, reducing Relish Works' labor costs slower.
What makes Relish Works unique
- Food Foundry accelerator launched second cohort in 2020 with Gordon Food Service.
- New 15,000 sq ft Chicago office opened January 2024 by Huntsman Architectural Group.
- Brand overhaul by IA Interior Architects enhanced Merchandise Mart innovation space.
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Funding
Total Funding
$102.4M
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Industry Average
Funded Over
0 Rounds
Benefits
Remote Work Options
Hybrid Work Options
Flexible Work Hours
Unlimited Paid Time Off
Paid Vacation
Wellness Program
Mental Health Support
Conference Attendance Budget
Professional Development Budget
Stock Options
Company Equity
401(k) Company Match
Phone/Internet Stipend
Company News
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Boostly, a marketing platform for restaurants, raised $5.6 million in seed funding led by Trestle Partners, with participation from Relish Works, Singularity Capital, and Y Combinator. The funds will be used to expand Boostly's team, enhance its platform, and increase market presence. Boostly has facilitated over $50 million in restaurant sales to date, demonstrating its effectiveness in driving revenue and customer engagement through its automated CRM and SMS marketing platform.
Science On Call, a Chicago, IL-based provider of an AI-powered help desk for restaurants, raised $2.6M in Seed funding.The round was led by York IE, with participation from Bread Butter Ventures, Relish Works Capital Investments, Groove Capital, Connetic Ventures, Redstick VC, and Phoenix Club.The company intends to use the funds to expand its product offerings and enhance its go-to-market strategy. Led by Andy Freivogel, CEO, Science On Call offers 24/7/365 tech support services to anticipate and solve everyday restaurant tech issues from point of sale, internet, Wi-Fi, online ordering, email and phone systems. Customers can text, call or email its dedicated team of restaurant technologists, who leverage a proprietary database of technology resolutions from hundreds of restaurants to solve the most common tech problems in a matter of minutes. From established names like Gregorys Coffee, Go Get Em Tiger Coffee, pizza, and Primanti Bros, to fast-growing brands, these companies use Science On Call to ease the burden on their staff, reduce internal IT spending and make their tech work for them, not against them. FinSMEs13/09/2023
BOSTON, June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- HourWork, a SaaS recruitment and retention platform for quick-serve restaurant (QSR) franchise owners, today announced the closing of $2.5 million in additional Series A funding led by MassMutual's MM Catalyst Fund (MMCF), which joins a noteworthy list...
HourWork, a Boston, MA-based provider of a SaaS recruitment and retention platform, raised $10M in Series A funding
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About Relish Works
Industries
Food & Agriculture
Consulting
Enterprise Software
Company Size
11-50
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
$102.4M
Headquarters
Chicago, Illinois
Founded
2017
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