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title: "Food Delivery Startup Munchery Has Ceased Operations"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/d6459cbe-9962-4d8b-bc68-7f0a5c319ef0
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/food-delivery-startup-munchery-has-ceased-operations-2708964
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
topics: ["Operations","Emerging brands"]
published: 2019-01-22T18:13:02.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:08:09.691Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/02dca4a6d71286c13fc14ffc1a2015684581.jpg
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# Food Delivery Startup Munchery Has Ceased Operations

**TL;DR:** Munchery, an on-demand food delivery startup, has ceased operations after laying off 257 employees in 2018. The company had intended to focus on San Francisco, its biggest market, after the layoffs.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2019-01-22. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/food-delivery-startup-munchery-has-ceased-operations-2708964).*

## Story

Munchery, an on-demand food delivery startup, has ceased operations, according to a TechCrunch report.

The article noted that Munchery laid off 257 employees in May of 2018 and intended at the time to focus more on San Francisco, its biggest market.

“Since 2010, we have been committed to bringing fresh, local, and delicious meals into your homes along with all our customers across the country,” the company said in an e-mail announcement on Monday, according to the article. “We’ve been delighted to work with world-renowned chefs, experiment with diverse and unique ingredients and recipes, and be a part of your holiday feasts and traditions. We have also enjoyed giving back to our community through meal donations, volunteer service, and so much more.”

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- food delivery (topic)
- San Francisco, California (location)
- layoffs (topic)
- startup closure (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/food-delivery-startup-munchery-has-ceased-operations-2708964). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/d6459cbe-9962-4d8b-bc68-7f0a5c319ef0).