GourmetFuel co-founder Emma Buckley said the company had evolved from a sports-focused meal business to a healthy option for people who wanted the convenience of the meal deliveries.is positioning itself for significant growth following the repayment of a €1 million investment.
GourmetFuel is also planning to increase its meals delivered from 65,000 per month to 120,000, and to open its services to corporates as well as individual customers. “Receiving an investment like we did was big to us, it was a big, big amount of money for us,” said Mr Buckley. “It’s nice to be able to take on the obligation and repay it on time at the agreed price. It’s a real confirmation and affirmation that we’re doing well and we’re doing the right things. It was, for me personally. a real sense of achievement, being able to see them on the day four years later, and say here you go, this is what we said we promised and this is what we’ve delivered.
“There’s an awful lot of businesses out there who are conscious about their employees’ health and wellbeing who would put some form of contribution towards either sustaining them while they’re in work or giving them some sort of an allowance for the purchase of things that can make them healthy,” Mr Buckley said. “Those employees can place orders on our own website.