2.6.2.1Vertical

Meal Prep & Diet Delivery

Companies delivering prepared meals and customized diet plans.

Market snapshot

These figures describe Nutrition & Weight Management (2.6.2), the segment that Meal Prep & Diet Delivery sits within — not Meal Prep & Diet Delivery on its own.

Market size
~$2.4B
Growth
~6.0%CAGR (2017–22, nominal)
Companies
~2,500
FragmentationFragmentedEstimate

U.S. Census Bureau 2022 CBP/Economic Census, NAICS 812191 (Diet & Weight Reducing Centers); figures predate the full GLP-1 disruption now reshaping the segment.

Business model & economics

Revenue model

Program, coaching, and increasingly medical/GLP-1 fees

Key economics

Recurring revenue
Moderate

subscription programs, but high churn

EBITDA margin
10–20%
Capex intensity
Low

Characteristics

  • GLP-1 drugs are rewriting the weight-management model.
  • Legacy diet-and-coaching programs collapsed or pivoted.
  • Winners are repositioning around medical weight loss.

M&A deal context

Deal activityModerate

Who’s acquiring

  • Telehealth & medical weight-loss platforms
  • Pharmacy & GLP-1-enabled providers
  • Distressed-asset acquirers

What’s driving deals

  • GLP-1 disruption forcing model change and distress.
  • Telehealth and pharmacy-enabled weight management scaling.
  • Pivot from traditional dieting to medical weight loss.

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