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UpMeals Announces Partnership with Sodexo Canada

UpMeals Announces Partnership with Sodexo Canada

Vancouver, Canada, May 1st, 2023 – UpMeals, a leading Canadian food technology startup, is proud to announce a strategic partnership with Sodexo Canada, a leader in the food services and facilities management industry. This collaboration will empower Sodexo to leverage UpMeals’ innovative technology to enhance the accessibility of healthy, nutritious meals across various sectors, including… Read more »

UpMeals Delivers Record Q3 Revenues + Profitability Update 

UpMeals Delivers Record Q3 Revenues + Profitability Update 

Vancouver, BC, October 6th, 2022 – UpMeals is very pleased to announce another record performance in Q3 2022, with revenues growing 148% YoY from Q3 2021. September was also a single-month revenue record for the company. The company posted revenues of $690K in Q3 2022, beating their forecast and increasing 148% from Q3 2021’s performance. September 2022… Read more »

Healthy meals take off at YVR with installation of UpMeals’ SmartVending Machines

Healthy meals take off at YVR with installation of UpMeals’ SmartVending Machines

This summer, travellers moving through Vancouver International Airport (YVR) have more options for a fresh and delicious meal thanks to the installation of SmartVending machines. UpMeals – Canada’s leading fresh food SmartVending provider – recently deployed five of its machines throughout the airport, offering individually-packaged and ready-to-eat salads, bowls, juices, healthy snacks, wraps and more.  UpMeals SmartVending… Read more »

UpMeals Announces Record April Revenues & Strong Q4 and Q1 Growth

UpMeals Announces Record April Revenues & Strong Q4 and Q1 Growth

UpMeals is pleased to announce record revenues in April due to an increase in demand across their SmartVending, B2B and D2C platforms, surpassing April 2021’s revenues by 61%.  Additionally, the company reported strong growth in Q4 (Oct-Dec 2021) of 81% from previous Q4 results, and 53% growth in Q1 (Jan-Dec 2022).  UpMeals is experiencing a… Read more »

UpMeals Completes 4 SmartVending Installations in a Week as Demand Skyrockets

UpMeals Completes 4 SmartVending Installations in a Week as Demand Skyrockets

Dec 13th, 2021 – Today, UpMeals, the healthy, fresh and sustainable vending machine solution, announced that it has completed the installation of 4 of its SmartVending machines in a single week as demand for their innovative solution continues to climb. The installations took place at the following locations: GEC Pearson Student Residences (Western Canada’s Largest… Read more »

UpMeals Launches Healthy Ready-to-eat Meal Subscription Service Right to your Door

UpMeals Launches Healthy Ready-to-eat Meal Subscription Service Right to your Door

Meals crafted by restaurant notables Kissa Tanto, Tayybeh, and Chầm Chậm and numerous chef-created healthy meal and snack options now available direct to consumer. Vancouver, BC, November 24, 2021 – Today, UpMeals, the healthy, fresh and sustainable vending machine solution, launched its ready-to-eat meal subscription service, their first direct-to-consumer offering.  Available in two, three, and… Read more »

Co-Founder and CEO of UpMeals, Drew Munro, named as one of Business in Vancouver’s Forty under 40 award recipients

Co-Founder and CEO of UpMeals, Drew Munro, named as one of Business in Vancouver’s Forty under 40 award recipients

We’re thrilled to share that Co-Founder and CEO of UpMeals, Drew Munro, has been recognized alongside notable business leaders across British Columbia as one of BIV’s 2021 Forty Under 40.  For more than a quarter-century the BIV Forty under 40 awards have recognized entrepreneurs, executives and professionals under the age of 40 who have demonstrated… Read more »

UpMeals To Launch its SmartVending Machine in Canaccord Genuity’s Vancouver Office

UpMeals To Launch its SmartVending Machine in Canaccord Genuity’s Vancouver Office

We’re thrilled to share that one of our SmartVending Machines will soon feed employees at Canaccord Genuity Group in Vancouver’s downtown core. Canaccord Genuity is a leading independent, full-service financial services firm, with operations in two principal segments of the securities industry: wealth management and capital markets. Due to COVID-19, return to work plans must… Read more »