Epicured Inc.
THE LEADING FOOD AS MEDICINE COMPANY FOR THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY
DESIGNING, PREPARING, AND SERVING MICHELIN-STAR MEDICINE FOR ALL
Company Summary
Epicured is a nutrition-solutions company founded to translate scientific research into high-quality, accessible nutrition interventions. We improve lives and lower population health care costs by providing nutrition as a service on behalf of its health care partners. We bring the clinical and culinary world together, combining the knowledge of our Michelin-star chefs and registered dietitians with the expertise of medical professionals. With this team, we make “food as medicine”, as known as medically tailored meals, and distribute nationwide. Our meals are all ready-to-eat, therapeutically tailored, and culturally-sensitive (note, we are not a meal kit company).
Management
Richard Bennett, Co-Founder & CEO: +10 years in healthcare and venture, +5 years finance and investment banking.
Daniel Chavez Bello, Chief Culinary Officer: +25 years in global dining including El Bulli, Bouley, Mugaritz, advisor to Wegmans.
Justin Barry, Chief Operating Officer: +10 years startup operations with 1 exit.
Larry Clark, Chief Financial Officer: +25 years in finance, investment banking, previous CEO, serves on multiple boards.
David Gruppo, Chief Strategy Officer: +30 years experience in finance, law, investment banking, technology, and commercialization roles across sectors, globally.
Kathleen Lavin, Controller: +20 years in public and private accounting.
Blake Brossman, Self-Pay Lead: +20 years experience in e-commerce, built and sold PetCareRX.
Rob Mansfield, Wholesale Business Line Lead: +20years experience in CPG, wholesale, and retail operations.
John Gorman, Chair, Insurance Team: +30 years experience in healthcare insurance including as executive for Medicare, funded/founded/sold multiple healthcare companies.
Jessica Federer, Chair, Lifesciences Team: +20 years healthcare experience in clinical trials, Bayer Chief Digital Product Officer, and healthcare investor serving on multiple boards.
Customer Problem
Diet related disease kills 10,000 American weekly, causes 21,000 new cases of diabetes, 45% of all cardiometabolic deaths. Costs $1.1 Trillion Annually in excess health care costs and lost productivity. Nutrition interventions are proven to improve health care outcomes and reduce costs, but the health care industry doesn’t have the capability to translate, design, produce, distribute medically tailored nutrition to individuals homes.
Products/Services
The product capability includes solutions for:
Food and nutrition security (SDoH),
Medicare Advantage
Post-discharge meals
Medically tailored meals
Life sciences and clinical research
Target Market
Our product set is tailored to:
Health insurers
“Payvidors”
Health Systems
Employers
Clinical Research Organizations
Individuals (Self-Pay)
Business Model
An omni-channel business model positioning for material growth from regulatory and market trends in health care.