With more of us spending significant amounts of time at home because of Covid-19, our attention has turned increasingly to how and what we eat. Today, one of the startups that has seen a lift in its business as a result of that is announcing a round of funding to expand its operations.
Tovala, the smart oven and meal kit service — has closed a Series C of $30 million. David Rabie, the Chicago startup’s co-founder and CEO, told TechCrunch that it plans to use the funding in large part to open a second facility, most likely in Utah, to help with fresh food distribution to the western half of the U.S. Other investments will include improving customer service and bringing in more talent.
It will also slowly start to bring in more options for pre-made meals and recipes: Rabie said it is working on ways of working with leading restaurants and chefs to create meals to sell and cook in the Tovala oven.
“We think we can come closer to the restaurant experience because of the oven,” said Rabie. “By pre-mak ..
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