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Cooks Venture

www.cooksventure.com

 
We are a group of farmers, cooks, and food professionals who couldn`t find what we wanted in the food system, so we are building it ourselves from the ground up, animal-by-animal, plant-by-plant, meal-by-meal. A truly transparent, regenerative supply chain for the future. That is our Venture, we are the Cooks.
  • Number of Employees: 100-250
  • Annual Revenue: $0-1 Million

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Funding

Cooks Venture raised $10M on 07/22/2020

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