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So I work for GREE (the company pictured in the article), and while I do like ZeroCater, I actually think Munchery is way better. Just a personal opinion. ZeroCater's service is awesome and their food selection is good, but I always feel kinda sick after eating. I think because they source their meals from restaurants.

Why do I like Munchery more? Because its made by chefs who typically use healthy ingredients. They change it up alot and I've even heard stories of some employees calling the chefs to see what's on the menu for the evening. Pretty cool! And after dinner, I feel great!

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Hi Christopher, We actually have a ton of personal chefs and caterers. If you talk to your office manager at GREE, we'd be happy to switch it up.

Employee ratings help determine what gets ordered, so what's probably happening is that people are up voting restaurants more.

Ah I see. I really like the personal style. I'll try to rally others to my cause! Its nice to see where your food comes from and who makes it. I feel privileged that we get food in the first place, but always prefer the lunch that comes served by chefs over the stuff that comes dumped out of plastic containers.

Ironically, the complaint goes the other way at Google. We have in-house chefs that source the best ingredients and design the healthiest meals possible, and then people complain about the food being too healthy. (Lately the pendulum seems to have swung in the other direction, however. Last night I had waffles with whipped cream, bourbon butter, and syrup for dinner. Oh well, you only live once...)

Munchery chefs' rule #1: taste is King. By using fresh and local ingredients, healthiness comes naturally.

Reading this article and this thread taught me that there is actually competition in this space. We've used ZeroCater at Sincerely since the beginning and have honestly never considered switching. They are that good.

We use ZeroCater at Instagram and at least what we get has been consistently fresh and at least SEEMS healthy. They also make sure to take into consideration some of the vegetarians we have on staff. I'm not involved in the ordering process, but at least from the eaters perspective, it's pretty great.

They are usually very accommodating to different dietary restrictions. And the food is usually very delicious (SF has some amazing restaurants!) But restaurant food just tastes...heavy? I loved when we had Osha one day and grilled brisket + mac n cheese the next, but I certainly couldn't have that style of food everyday.

Sorry to be late to the conversation. I want to note that at Munchery, we work ONLY with independent chefs and caterers to serve you meals. There are no restaurants in the mix. Thank you for your feedback and I'm glad to hear you are enjoying the service!

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