Wonder
Wonder is a food-delivery platform that integrates AI, robotics, and automated systems to prepare and deliver restaurant-quality meals within 30 minutes from 2,500-square-foot kitchens. The company, founded in 2018, operates 110 locations across the Northeast and aims to expand to 400 by 2027, offering meals from celebrity chefs and casual fare. Through acquisitions like GrubHub, Blue Apron, and Tastemade, Wonder has expanded its services and is planning an IPO in 2027.
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The food-delivery platform Wonder wants to own the dining experience from start to finish. Unlike a typical delivery app like GrubHub (which Wonder acquired in 2025), Wonder operates like an Amazon warehouse, with AI, robotics, conveyor belts, and automated scanners assembling a stream of restaurant-quality meals that are prepared in 2,500-sq.-ft. kitchens and delivered to the customer in 30 minutes. “We bring great food to places that are food deserts—places that don’t have fast casual,” says founder and CEO Marc Lore. Launched in 2018 as a food-delivery startup, Wonder now operates in 110 locations (where customers can also dine in or pick up) across the Northeast, with the goal of reaching 400 by the end of 2027.
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