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At CEO (Boardroom Media) we track over 1,000,000 startups and over 5,000,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top Chicago based CEO’ operating in the Food Delivery space. If you think a CEO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected].
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Rich Scalise
Co-Founder & CEO of Hearthside Food Solutions
Rich Scalise co-founded Hearthside in 2009, transforming the contract manufacturing industry. Rich brought 37 years’ executive industry experience—including bakery, protein, dairy, and contract manufacturing to this role. His previous roles include President of Ralcorp Frozen Bakery Products, which he grew from $275 million to over $700 million through consistent organic growth and four acquisitions, and ConAgra, where he served for 18 years, culminating in his role as President and Chief Operating Officer of ConAgra’s $3 billion Refrigerated Foods Division. Under his leadership Rich Scalise, Hearthside is now the industry’s largest contract manufacturer and one of the industry’s fastest growing companies. Rich is a previous Chairman of the American Bakers Association and is active in multiple industry boards and associations.
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About Hearthside Food Solutions: Hearthside Food Solutions is the industry’s largest food contract manufacturer, and also the largest private bakery in the US.
Linxin Wen
CEO & Co-founder of Chowbus
Linxin Wen is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Chowbus.
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About Chowbus: Chowbus is a delivery platform that provides authentic Asian food sourced from local independent restaurants and stores.
David Rabie
Founder & CEO of Tovala
David is our co-founder and CEO. He’s a self-professed food nut with an MBA from Chicago Booth. Before starting Tovala, he worked for the co-founder and CEO of Veggie Grill and ran Groovy Spoon – a bi-coastal chain of frozen yogurt stores. He also spent time working at Google and Foundation Capital. His favorite ingredient is avocado.
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About Tovala: Tovala is a food-tech company that offers a meal service paired with a countertop smart oven.
Nick Wernimont
CEO/Founder & Chief Health & Wellness Strategist of Factor_
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About Factor_, Factor_: Factor is a subscription-based prepared meal delivery service that delivers dietitian-designed, chef-crafted meals.
Nick Anastasiades
Co-Founder, CEO of 2ndKitchen
Nick is a management consultant, graphic designer, and creative strategist in San Francisco, CA. Nick has works at the Strategy and Operations arm of Deloitte Consulting and is the founder and chief designer of LLOBE Design, one of the fastest growing design agencies in the San Francisco Bay Area. Nick also founded Side/Project/SF, a community that links ambitious entrepreneurs through groundbreaking side-projects.
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About 2ndKitchen, LLOBE: 2ndKitchen enables businesses without a kitchen to serve food seamlessly using a custom menu from nearby restaurants.
Matt Maloney
Co-Founder & CEO of Grubhub
Matt Maloney is a Co-Founder & CEO at Grubhub company.
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About Grubhub: Grubhub is a online and mobile food ordering and delivery marketplace dedicated to connecting diners with local restaurants.
Sterling Douglass
Co-Founder and CEO of Chowly
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About Chowly, Chowly: Chowly provides innovative tech solutions to connect restaurant POS platforms with third-party online ordering solutions.
John Nelson
CEO/Co-Founder of Vroom Delivery
John Nelson joined Vroom Delivery as CEO, Founder in 2016.Mr. Nelson holds an MBA from University Of Chicago Booth School Of Business with concentrations in both finance and entrepreneurship and an undergraduate degree in Economics from Rice University. Previously, Mr. Nelson co-founded a successful online educational business, UniversityTutor.com and has five years’ experience in private equity while at Oakwood Global Finance in London, England.
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About Vroom Delivery: Vroom Delivery is the first eCommerce platform specifically designed for the $233B convenience store industry
Christopher Hunter
Co-Founder & CEO of Koia
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About Koia, Phusion Projects: Koia is a food and beverage company that specializes in manufacturing plant protein drinks.
Jordan Buckner
Founder & CEO of Chopbox
Jordan is a food entrepreneur inspired by his family to bring people back around the dinner table for fresh cooked meals. Prior to ChopBox, Jordan co-founded a food start-up that delivered fresh prepared lunches to local Chicago businesses. Jordan is an avid food enthusiast, and wants to make delicious food accessible to more people.
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About Chopbox: Chopbox is a ready-to-cook meal delivery service that offers a wide variety of recipes.
