HelloFresh
German meal kit provider
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| December 2024 | U.S. Department of Labor begins investigating HelloFresh over allegations of migrant child labor exploitation at its Aurora, Illinois facility, involving potential violations of child labor laws. |
| October 2024 | A union representing 79 dismissed HelloFresh workers from the Warwickshire warehouse stages a protest, challenging the terminations and alleging poor working conditions, including restrictive toilet break policies. |
| March 2024 | The company's stock dropped 46% in one day, leading to the closure of distribution centers in Nuneaton, UK, and Newnan, Georgia, US. |
| January 11 2024 | HelloFresh was fined £140,000 by the UK's Information Commissioner's Office for sending millions of spam texts and emails. |
| 2023 | Slight revenue decrease to €7.5 billion, employee count reduces to 19,012, with net income further dropping to €19 million. |
| September 27 2023 | HelloFresh filed for bankruptcy in the Tokyo District Court with total debt of 3 billion yen. |
| 2022 | HelloFresh expanded their Climate Labeling Initiative to ten additional countries, broadening the availability of environmentally transparent recipe information beyond the initial German market. |
| 2022 | Peak revenue of €7.6 billion with 19,595 employees, though net income declines to €127 million. |
| December 2022 | HelloFresh reaches approximately 7.1 million active customers worldwide, with 3.4 million customers in the United States, demonstrating substantial global growth. |
| December 20 2022 | HelloFresh announced their withdrawal from Japan, with CEO Thomas Griesel admitting failure to drive reasonable ROI. |
| November 17 2022 | HelloFresh launched in Spain, promising to use 100% Spanish-raised beef, chicken, and pork. |
| April 2022 | HelloFresh launched in Japan, its first Asian market. |
| 2021 | Continued strong performance with revenue reaching €5.9 billion, 14,635 employees, and net income of €256 million. |
| December 15 2021 | Union election held in Richmond, California, where HelloFresh warehouse workers voted against unionization amid allegations of company interference and intimidation. |
| November 2021 | HelloFresh launched their Climate Labeling Initiative in Germany, introducing recipe labels that indicate meals producing up to 85% less CO2 emissions to help consumers make environmentally conscious food choices. |
| November 22 2021 | Union election held in Aurora, Colorado, where HelloFresh warehouse workers voted against unionization, with the union contesting the results. |
| September 2021 | Warehouse workers at HelloFresh in Aurora, Colorado, and Richmond, California, initiated a union drive with UNITE-HERE union, challenging the company's labor practices. |
| 2020 | Significant growth during COVID-19 pandemic: Revenue jumps to €3.7 billion, first profitable year with €369 million net income, and employee count increases to 6,432. |
| 2020 | HelloFresh acquired Factor75 (later rebranded to Factor), a ready-made meal company, for up to $277 million. |
| 2019 | Revenue rises to €1.8 billion with 4,477 employees, reducing net loss to €10 million. |
| 2018 | Company grows to €1.2 billion in revenue, increasing employees to 4,276, while maintaining a significant net loss of €83 million. |
| October 2018 | HelloFresh Canada acquired Chefs Plate, a Canadian meal-kit company. |
| March 2018 | HelloFresh acquired Green Chef, a US organic meal-kit company. |
| 2017 | HelloFresh begins with €0.9 billion in revenue and 2,715 employees, experiencing a net loss of €92 million. |
| November 2 2017 | HelloFresh completed its IPO on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, valuing the company at €1.7 billion. |
| September 2015 | HelloFresh raised €75 million in a funding round, achieving a valuation of €2.6 billion and becoming a unicorn company. |
| 2014 | The company claimed to be delivering 1 million meals per month and raised $50 million in a funding round. |
| 2012 | HelloFresh expanded internationally to The Netherlands, UK, US, and Australia. They began delivering meal kits to paying customers and raised $10 million in funding. |
| November 2011 | HelloFresh was founded in Berlin by Dominik Richter, Thomas Griesel, and Jessica Nilsson, with Richter and Griesel personally packing and hand-delivering to their first 10 customers. |
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