# Performance Kitchen | Food Is Medicine®

> Performance Kitchen | Food Is Medicine® is an Austin, Texas company that produces chef-crafted, dietitian-approved Medically Tailored Meals designed to help manage chronic conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, and renal disease. Founded in 2011 as a healthy consumer food brand sold in more than 10,000 retail stores, the company pivoted to lead the Food Is Medicine movement, delivering ready-to-eat meals that are increasingly paid for by health insurers and delivered directly to members' homes. Led by Chairman and CEO Mark Walker, a CPA and founder of athlete-backed Dugout Ventures, Performance Kitchen operates nationwide production and distribution reaching roughly 98% of the U.S.

- **Founded:** 2011
- **Headquarters:** Austin, Texas, United States
- **Founders:** Mark Walker (Chairman and CEO)
- **Team size:** ~33 employees
- **Products:** Medically Tailored Meals, Insurance-Covered Meal Program, Condition-Specific Menus, Direct-to-Consumer Retail Meals, Post-Discharge Nutrition & Education
- **Notable:** Pivoted from a retail CPG brand in 10,000+ stores to a leading Food Is Medicine company, First partner for Kroger Health's Medically Tailored Meals offering (2023), Added to the American College of Lifestyle Medicine's Corporate Roundtable

## Products & services

- **Medically Tailored Meals** — Chef-crafted, registered-dietitian-approved ready-to-eat meals designed to address chronic conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, and renal disease; ready in about five minutes.
- **Insurance-Covered Meal Program** — Meals paid for by qualifying health plans, including Medicaid and Medicare Advantage, delivered directly to eligible members' homes.
- **Condition-Specific Menus** — Meal lines built around heart health, diabetes, renal support, and cancer support, plus dairy-free, gluten-free, and plant-based options with culturally inspired recipes.
- **Direct-to-Consumer Retail Meals** — Healthy frozen and ready-to-eat meals available for direct purchase online by any customer.
- **Post-Discharge Nutrition & Education** — Medically tailored meals and education for post-hospital-discharge patients nationwide to support recovery and prevent readmission.

## Achievements

- Pivoted from a retail CPG brand in 10,000+ stores to a leading Food Is Medicine company
- First partner for Kroger Health's Medically Tailored Meals offering (2023)
- Added to the American College of Lifestyle Medicine's Corporate Roundtable
- Nationwide production and distribution reaching approximately 98% of the U.S.
- Raised roughly $85M across multiple funding rounds

## Latest updates

- **2023-09** — Kroger Health announced a collaboration with Performance Kitchen to offer its first Medically Tailored Meals.
- **2023-06** — Company refreshed its Food Is Medicine branding and header identity.
- **2022-01** — American College of Lifestyle Medicine added Performance Kitchen to its Lifestyle Medicine Corporate Roundtable.

## Links

- Website: https://performancekitchen.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/performancekitchenfim
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/PKFIM2
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrQjt-V9N5a4VpMqff7PKFg
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/performancekitchenfim/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PerformanceKitchenFIM/

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Last updated: 2026-07-18