Two Local Austin Food & Tech start-ups team to host Canned Food Drive for Hunger Action Month. All Proceeds will benefit the Capital Area Food Bank of Austin.
Austin, TX (PRWEB) September 17, 2014 -- The two early-staged Austin start-ups are doing their part for Feed America’s Hunger Action Month (September) to better serve the community and promote healthy food access for all. There are currently over 46 million Americans that struggle with food insufficiency.
Balancing food affordability & proper nutrition are a big part of what these two emerging start-ups specialize in for Austin’s working families.
Demand Food believes with one tap of a button, a freshly prepared meal should be delivered in minutes, for just $9.99. They make it incredibly easy for busy professionals, working moms, and college students to have access to fast & healthy meals.
Stretch Recipes is on a mission to help everyone eat better and save more. They build technologies and provide Chef taught cooking classes to empower people on tight budgets & fixed incomes to stop sacrificing personal health for immediate cost.
The Free tickets to Friday’s event are bookable on Eventbrite. The two start-ups ask that you bring a can or two to help benefit hungry families across the Austin area.
To book tickets:
http://www.eventbrite.com/e/canned-food-drive-happy-hour-tickets-12926715153?aff=eac2
For more information on the Capital Area Food Bank of Austin:
http://www.austinfoodbank.org/how-to-help/donate-food.html
For more information on Demand Food:
http://www.demandfood.com
For more information on Stretch Recipes:
http://www.stretchrecipes.com
About Stret¢h Recipes
Formed in 2014 by Lauren Foster, Stretch Recipes is on a mission to help everyone eat better and save more. The Company has won the Audience Choice Award at the Austin Tech Crunch Meet-Up, is one of six finalists for the UnLtd USA incubation and mentorship program and is a showcase start-up at the Summit in Dublin this November.
About Demand Food
Gone are the days you don’t know what to eat. Whenever you get hungry, Demand Food delivers you a healthy, freshly prepared meal for just $9.99. The company has already delivered over a thousand meals to people since its formation in June 2014. The founders, Alex Badalyan and Chad Whitaker, believe in a future where food comes to you, so you can stay focused on doing the things you love.
Contact:
Stretch Recipes
Lauren Foster
Founder, CEO/President
info(at)stretchrecipes(dot)com
Demand Food
Alex Badalyan
Co-Founder/CEO
alex(at)demandfood(dot)com
Lauren Foster, Stretch Recipes, http://stretchrecipes.com/blog/, +1 (512) 804-8804, [email protected]
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