Jason Weedon
Chicago, IL (USA)
Role(s):
Founder/Owner/Principal
Gourmet Gorilla Inc. Local and Organic Food for Kids
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Location:
Chicago
Industry:
Food Service/Restaurant
Year Founded:
2009
Number Employees:
1-10 people
Description:
Gourmet Gorilla Inc., Local and Organic Food for Kids incorporated in Feb 2009. Since its incorporation in Chicago it has obtained annual contracts with 10 pre and elementary schools for hot lunch food service, and 3 cps schools for retail style box lunch and after School snack programs. Sourcing ingredients from local and organic farms, meals are designed to be kid friendly and qualify for reimbursement by the federal school lunch program. Focusing on pre-schools Gourmet Gorilla will have gross annual revenues of between $450,000 - $850,000 in September serving 450-850 hot lunches on a daily basis with a 20% profit margin. Gourmet Gorilla's vision is to grow to a $4,000,000 company in three years. We have current kitchen capacity for up to 4000 meals a day. Other streams of revenue include breakfasts, snacks, and private catering to the institutions that we serve. Finalist for (URL removed)
Gourmet Gorilla Inc. would prefer to receive funding from these types of sources:
-Equity Funding (Venture Capital, Angel, Private Equity, etc.)
-Loan/Lease Funding
-Line of Credit
At this point in time, we fully intend to use the funds that we raise for the following purposes:
-Operating/Growth Capital/Cash Flow (Payroll, Sales & Marketing, etc)