Americans have embraced meal kit services, but most national options aren’t widely or easily available in Alaska.
Emily Brown, the administrative assistant of the Alaska Dinner Factory, reaches for canned food on shelves on July 31, 2024.
In many communities across the country, Americans have embraced meal-kit services like this — where all of the ingredients for a tasty dinner are delivered to your doorstep. But most national options aren’t widely or easily available in Alaska. So local companies like Alaska Dinner Factory are stepping in, and trying to fill the state’s meal-kit void.
Meals require minimal cooking on the stovetop, in the oven or a crockpot. Each meal is packaged with clear cooking instructions, Brown said. It’s not the only meal service that ships to rural parts of the state. Feed Me AK is an individual meal prep service and ships wherever Alaska Airlines flies. Instead of larger portions, the Anchorage-based company sells individual microwavable meals for as low as $10.50
Rotar was a bodybuilder who used to meticulously plan and prepare her meals. A friend suggested she turn it into a business. Originally, she thought other bodybuilders would make up the bulk of her customers. But she said her meals are most popular among working professionals.“Meal prep is kind of considered like a luxury item,” Rotar said. “If you get down to it, you can do it yourself.”
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