Food and drink
Food and drink: the closure stories and lessons of 27 startups.
27 startups
Quandoo Türkiye
The Turkish operation of the Berlin-based online restaurant booking platform
Closed2015 – 2024Bowery Farming
A vertical farming start-up that grew greens in warehouses without pesticides
Closed2017 – 2023AppHarvest
A company that grew soil-free crops in giant greenhouses in Kentucky's coal country
Closed2015 – 2023Zume
The start-up that went from robot-made pizza baked in the delivery van to packaging
Closed2013 – 2021Zomato Türkiye
The restaurant discovery platform that grew by buying Mekanist, and came and went twice
Closed2010 – 2019Munchery
The service delivering chilled, chef-prepared dinners to people's homes
Closed2018 – 2019Scotty Yemek
The food delivery service of Scotty, the motorbike ride app, bringing restaurant meals by courier
Closed2017 – 2019ŞefGibi
The Turkish start-up sending weekly meal kits with recipe cards and pre-portioned ingredients
Closed2015 – 2017Maple
A David Chang-backed service that cooked meals in its own kitchens and delivered them with its own couriers
Closed2013 – 2017Papyon
Yemeksepeti's restaurant discovery and online table booking platform
Closed2013 – 2017Sprig
The food start-up that brought healthy chef-made meals to your door in 20 minutes
Closed2015 – 2017TheFork Türkiye
The Turkish version of TripAdvisor's online restaurant booking and discount platform
Closed2014 – 2016BolBol
The food-ordering platform from the founder of Çiçeksepeti that charged restaurants no commission
Closed2011 – 2016Dinner Lab
A pop-up supper club that opened up-and-coming chefs' tables to members and spread to 31 cities
Closed2011 – 2016Kitchit
A San Francisco start-up that sent a chef to your home and brought the restaurant experience to your kitchen
Closed2014 – 2015Dazo
The Bengaluru mobile start-up delivering food from daily changing menus
Closed2011 – 2013Flowtab
The Los Angeles start-up that promised drinks ordered by phone, with no queueing at the bar
Closed2000 – 2025RateBeer
Beer rating website
Closed2010 – 2021ehrana
Food and drink
Closed2015 – 2021Foodstirs
Cooking and lifestyle company
Closed2019 – 2021GarfieldEats
Canadian ghost restaurant
Closed2012 – 2019Plated
American meal kit service owned by Albertsons Companies, Inc
Closed2006 – 2018hungryhouse
UK-based platform for the online ordering of takeaway food
Closed2008 – 2013Productora y Distribuidora Venezolana de Alimentos
Food supply network in Venezuela
Closed1993 – 2012Inmarko
Russian ice cream and frozen food producer
Closed2005 – 2011Cardinal Foods ASA
From Norway
Closed1990 – 2010Powwow Water
British producer of bottled spring water
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