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What happened to Freshly, and what to order instead

Freshly closed in January 2023, a little over two years after Nestlé bought it. It sold single prepared meals to heat, and the closest services today are Factor and CookUnity, with Splendid Spoon for plant-based meals.

Single meals to heat: sizes, and the price of six
ServiceMeals a deliverySix mealsOrder onceLonger break
Splendid Spoon Prepared meals6, 12, 18from $59.94 $9.99 a meal, before shippingNoSkip a week; no pause stated
Factor Prepared meals4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14$65.94–$83.94 $10.99–$13.99 a meal, before shippingNoDeactivate, then reactivate when you are ready
CookUnity Prepared meals4, 6, 8, 12, 16$72.33–$88.13 $10.39–$12.69 a meal, with shippingYesPause up to 8 weeks
Purple Carrot Ready to Eat (beside its kits)6$90.00–$120.00 $13.00–$18.00 a meal, with shippingNoPause for 6, 8 or 10 weeks
Marley Spoon Balance (beside its kits)6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 18In its cartNoPause; length not stated

Freshly has closed

Freshly delivered heat-and-eat single meals across the contiguous United States. Nestlé bought it in October 2020 and shut it down in January 2023 (Wikipedia, read 8 Oct 2026). There is no Freshly plan to order, pause or cancel now.

The closest services today

If you liked meals that arrive cooked and heat in minutes, the table above lists every service here that sells single prepared meals, with its box sizes and the price of six. Factor sells 4 to 14 meals a week and CookUnity 4 to 16, and CookUnity also takes one-time orders. Splendid Spoon’s meals are all plant-based. Factor vs CookUnity sets the two largest side by side.

Or cook a little

If you would rather cook, a kit sends the ingredients for each recipe; some menus have quick or oven-ready recipes that take less work. Meal kits vs prepared meals explains the difference, and the matcher shows every box that fits your household.