Solution

Nourish Markets bridges the gap between quality and convenience by fusing culinary excellence with automation and local sourcing. Our chef-driven, tech-enabled markets and smart-fridge systems make fresh, organic meals available 24/7 in high-traffic locations. Behind each market is a central kitchen hub using automation that manufactures, packages, and distributes meals through a scalable wholesale and licensing model. This structure allows us to expand efficiently while keeping quality, freshness, and cost under control. From airports to cafés and grocery partners, Nourish delivers a consistent “farm-to-anywhere” experience that redefines fast food as something truly nourishing, sustainable, and accessible for everyone.

Product / service

Nourish Markets is a vertically integrated food company leverage techonoloy to manufacture, package, and distribute fresh, organic meals and clean-label products for people on the go. In-house, our culinary team crafts chef-driven salads, bowls, wraps, breakfast parfaits, and sweet treats made from locally sourced, organic ingredients. We partner directly with local farmers and producers to ensure freshness, transparency, and sustainable sourcing.

Our expanding menu will soon include hot meals, entrées, and soups prepared in small batches from our central kitchen hubs. In addition to our prepared foods, we also sell and distribute a curated selection of clean-label snacks, beverages, coffees, and creamers through our 24/7 autonomous markets, wholesale partners, and retail distributors. Every product reflects our commitment to real ingredients, thoughtful sourcing, and uncompromising quality.

Projected impact

Nourish Markets is designed to create measurable social, environmental, and economic impact across the communities we serve. Our primary social impact comes from making fresh, healthy, and affordable food accessible in places where nutritious options are often limited, including airports, train stations, campuses, workplaces, and local cafés. This benefits travelers, commuters, students, employees, and families who rely on convenient meals but want healthier choices.

Environmentally, our model reduces waste by producing meals in small batches, sourcing ingredients from local and regional farms, and using efficient smart-fridge markets that minimize spoilage. As our production volumes grow and our distribution routes become more efficient, we expect to further reduce food miles and improve sustainability through partnerships with regenerative farmers and ongoing packaging improvements.

Economically, Nourish Markets supports regional agriculture, local suppliers, and independent cafés and retailers through our wholesale program. As we expand, we will continue to create employment opportunities in food production, culinary operations, logistics, and retail management. By offering a scalable model that pairs technology with local sourcing, we aim to strengthen local food systems and generate positive financial outcomes for farmers, partners, and communities across the US.

Theory of change

Nourish Markets is built on the belief that nourishing food should be convenient, affordable, and available wherever people move throughout their day. Our approach combines fresh, locally sourced meals with automated retail technology, kitchen production automation and robotics, and a regional wholesale distribution model. This integrated system allows us to place high-quality food in locations that typically lack nutritious options while supporting local suppliers and reducing environmental impact.

Short Term (1–2 years):
We expand access to fresh meals by deploying automated markets and growing our wholesale partnerships. Customers gain healthier, ready-to-eat options in places like airports, train stations, cafés, and workplaces. At the same time, we strengthen relationships with local farms and suppliers, increasing demand for local organic ingredients.

Medium Term (3–5 years):
As production scales and distribution becomes more efficient, we reduce food waste, improve unit economics, and expand into more communities across the Northeast. Our model supports job creation in culinary production, logistics, and retail operations. Increased purchasing from local and regional farms helps grow the local food economy and improves resilience in supply chains.

Long Term (5+ years):
With a larger network of automated markets, retail partners, and licensed operators across the US, Nourish Markets becomes a recognized platform for convenient, healthy meals across high-traffic environments. Over time, we aim to influence consumer expectations and shift market demand toward cleaner, more sustainable food. This leads to widespread availability of healthier choices, stronger regional food systems, and long-term economic opportunities for farmers, suppliers, and community partners.

Our approach is effective because it pairs technology with local sourcing and scalable distribution, enabling us to reach more people while maintaining quality, supporting local economies, and promoting environmental sustainability.

Beneficiaries

Travelers, commuters, students, and working professionals benefit from increased access to fresh, nutritious meals in places where healthy options are limited. Our automated markets and wholesale offerings provide convenient, affordable choices that support better daily nutrition.

Traction

Nourish Markets has achieved significant momentum across retail, wholesale, and production in the past year. We launched our first automated market at BWI Airport in Fall 2024, which quickly became the top performing vending-style concept in the airport with more than $30,000 in monthly revenue generated from only four smart fridges. In 2025 we expanded our capabilities by upgrading to a fully operational FDA production facility, with USDA certification targeted for early 2026. Our wholesale division grew rapidly in Fall 2025 with placements at Philter Coffee, HiLO House, and eight Brew Haha Café locations across Delaware, bringing us to 10 wholesale sites and more than $70,000 in recurring monthly revenue.

Looking ahead, we are on track for major expansion across the region. We are in discussions with Good Karma Café, Rival Bros, and Kimberton Whole Foods to launch wholesale distribution throughout Philadelphia and nearby communities. At BWI Airport we will install two additional Nourish Markets to build on the strong performance of our current site, and we are preparing to open one to two locations at Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station as part of its redevelopment. We are also initiating license partnership rollouts with national operators including HMSHost, WHSmith, and Sodexo to scale our airport presence across the Northeast.

Our progress has attracted strong support. After a detailed due diligence process, the State of Delaware committed $300,000 through its SSBCI program. We are currently raising $1 million on a $5 million post-money SAFE with $735,000 already committed. Nourish is positioned for significant growth as we scale wholesale distribution, expand our footprint in transit hubs, and build the operational foundation required for nationwide impact.

Investors

Profile Image	Name	Organization	Investor Type	Funding Amount	Date
	Todd Roselle	Blue Rocks Financial	Equity	250000 USD	15-Feb-2024
	Steve Cohen	Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP	Equity	50000 USD	15-Jan-2025
	Scott Serpico	USAA	Equity	100000 USD	15-Jun-2025
	Ryan Robinson	Freedom Dental Health System	Equity	25000 USD	15-Aug-2025
	Tara Viswanathan	Rupa Health	Equity	10000 USD	15-Jan-2025
	State of Delaware	SSBCI Program	Equity	300000 USD	15-Nov-2025

Business model

Nourish Markets operates a hybrid business model that combines food manufacturing, wholesale distribution, autonomous retail, and licensing. At the center of our model is our small batch kitchen hubs, where we use automation and robotics to manufacture fresh, organic meals and partner directly with local farmers for ingredients. These meals are sold through three primary channels.

1. Autonomous Retail Markets
We deploy 24/7 smart-fridge markets and compact storefronts in airports, train stations, and high-traffic locations. These sites offer chef-crafted meals, snacks, and beverages with low labor costs and high revenue per square foot.

2. Wholesale Partnerships
We distribute our prepared meals and clean-label products to cafés, grocery stores, universities, and corporate partners. This channel provides recurring revenue and rapid market entry without the need for real estate or build-out.

3. Licensing and Operator Partnerships
We partner with major airport and transit operators to license the Nourish Markets concept. This allows for large-scale expansion across the Northeast and beyond while keeping capital expenditures low and maintaining brand control.

By combining production, distribution, and automated retail, we create a scalable model that delivers high-quality food at competitive prices while expanding efficiently into new markets.

Market & competition

The Northeast travel corridor is one of the busiest in the United States, and airports in this region are actively upgrading food and beverage programs to meet growing demand for healthier, convenient options. Travelers at major hubs like JFK, Newark, LaGuardia, Philadelphia, Boston, Dulles, and Reagan National increasingly expect fresh salads, bowls, and cleaner grab and go choices rather than traditional fast food. Automated concepts such as Farmer’s Fridge now operate vending machines across many of these airports, offering salads, grain bowls, yogurt, and snacks through refrigerated vending that is stocked daily. At Philadelphia International Airport, concepts like The Urban Juicer focus on smoothies, juices, and healthy wraps and salads made on site for travelers who want fresher options.

On the supply side, the Northeast and Mid Atlantic regions are served by several large manufacturers that produce fresh prepared and grab and go items at scale. FreshPoint Mid Atlantic (formerly The Coastal Companies and Hearn Kirkwood) operates large refrigerated facilities in Maryland and manufactures fresh cut produce, prepared foods, and private label grab and go items, box lunches, and meal solutions for major retailers and foodservice customers throughout the region. Evermade Foods in Virginia produces private label prepared meals and is investing specifically in new shelf stable grab and go lines for distribution across the Mid Atlantic.

Within this landscape, Nourish Markets sits at the intersection of several categories. Large manufacturers focus on high volume private label production with limited consumer brand presence, while most airport and travel concepts emphasize either beverages or a narrow range of packaged items. Nourish differentiates by combining a regional production facility, direct sourcing from local farms, chef crafted organic meals, and branded autonomous markets, along with a wholesale program that supplies cafés and grocery partners. This integrated model positions Nourish as a next generation, farm to anywhere platform that can serve the Northeast demand (and then national demand) for healthy convenience while building a recognizable brand rather than remaining behind the scenes as a commodity producer.

Vision & strategy

Our vision is to build a future where healthy, real food is accessible to everyone, everywhere. We aim to make wholesome eating the new standard in travel hubs, neighborhoods, workplaces, and communities across the country. Nourish Markets is creating a national network of chef-driven kitchens, autonomous markets, and wholesale partners that bring fresh, organic meals directly to the places people move through every day.

Our strategy combines thoughtful sourcing, culinary excellence, and scalable technology. We manufacture meals in regional kitchen hubs, distribute them through a growing wholesale network, and place automated markets in high-traffic locations that traditionally lack healthy options. By pairing efficient operations with a licensing model, we can expand quickly while maintaining quality and affordability. Everything we do supports a simple goal: to transform fast food into something that truly nourishes people and creates lasting community impact.