[mattbillenstein]

I think it's a really hard business -- I talked to the guys at Spring awhile back, and investors in that company and they were very bullish on their prospects given Sprig controlled the whole chain (supply and price thereof) vs places that just deliver food.

But after talking with some people who used the service, the feedback was that the food was just "okay" -- and at least in SF, you're competing with the endless supply and diversity of great delivery food via services like eat24 e al...

And given the economics -- it's hard to find a price point that works as a business; with the overhead of food prep and delivery, then people don't really want to pay $15 for just average delivery food.

[jmyc8]

Thanks! Did you mean Sprig? Looked into them and came across this article: https://techcrunch.com/2017/05/26/on-demand-food-startup-spr... that speaks about other similar-models of startups closing as well.

And I agree - I think it's as difficult business model when there are so many other options for the general consumer to purchase from.

I'm currently really interested in food-tech, and how different models/channels/markets could allow for a startup that does end-to-end operations to be successful.

[mattbillenstein]

Yeah, Sprig -- muscle memory typo ;)

It's an interesting space, it's just all the moving pieces to do it profitably. I would try to talk to those guys about the macro issues if you're considering pursuing something in this space.