San Francisco-based healthy meal delivery service Thistle has raised $10.3M in its Series B funding round. The round was led by previous investors PowerPlant Ventures, with contributions from others including Alumni Ventures Group and Siddhi Capital.
Thistle Commits $250,000 to Support West Coast Food Service, Offering $25 For Customers to Dine Locally & Shun Delivery Apps
Thistle, the US plant-forward food and nutrition DTC brand, has announced its Thistle Dines Out initiative, committing $250,000 to support locally-owned restaurants and food trucks recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic. The company will pay West Coast consumers to eat at their local foodservice outlets for the entire month of June. “We’re thrilled to roll out the Thistle Dines Out initiative to support other business owners within the food ecosystem.” Thistle states to vegconomist that it will reimburse customers with up to $25 in their Thistle account for avoiding delivery apps and instead choosing to dine at locally-owned restaurants throughout the West Coast area. Participants in the Thistle Dines Out initiative are encouraged to avoid third-party delivery services and national or global dining chains will not …