How long has PurFoods been in business and what is your experience?

PurFoods has been in business for over 10 years and has sold and shipped over 10 million meals in that period. PurFoods was the first and leading fresh-prepared and fresh-delivered meal delivery company that shipped nationally across the United States. We're located close to our suppliers in the mid-west farm belt, which ensures we have access to fresh ingredients every day.

Why is PurFoods unique?

PurFoods, LLC is a "one stop shop" with complete capabilities in menu development, food production and packaging, customer fulfillment and customer service. This capability has made us an ideal partner for those wishing to provide customers with a high quality, premium product offering.

Are you USDA certified? USDA Organic Certified?

Yes, PurFoods, LLC is both USDA and USDA Organic certified. Meeting these standards allows us to ship our food to any state and ensures our commitment to maintaining its fresh-made quality and taste. We have also been inspected and approved as a supplier for national leading retailers.

Why are PurFoods meals unique?

Our meals are fresh-made in our Iowa kitchens and kept at just the right temperature throughout the packaging and shipping process to maximize their freshness. We're the first nationally delivered fresh-made meal company who has perfected the process for ensuring delicious meals arrive ready-to-eat at our customer’s door. We have developed a proprietary packaging and freshness system that not only locks in the fresh-made flavor but guarantees meals stay fresh in the refrigerator up to 14 days from delivery to the customer’s door.

How important is food safety to PurFoods?

Food safety is of the upmost importance to PurFoods and its experienced Food Safety team, which utilizes HACCP food safety standards. PurFoods food safety procedures have been rated in the top 10% of all companies inspected by Eurofins, the world's leading food testing laboratory group.

Why is menu customization so important and how is it accomplished?

A key component of customer satisfaction is allowing customers to customize their menu to match their meal and palate preferences. Because of its integrated meal development, web and phone based customer ordering capability and flexible meal production and fulfillment, PurFoods is uniquely capable to allow customers the widest range of choice. Our customers have the maximum flexibility to select the meals they like on a week-to-week basis, unlike some other plans which only have a fixed menu or limited choices.

Do you offer a broad variety of meals?

Yes, PurFoods has developed hundreds of meals which allow every customer to have the broadest selection and to rotate the meals they eat each week. The variety of selection lets customers have a varied diet and lets them enjoy using a meal plan for weeks and months. We rotate in new meals frequently to provide additional variety and address seasonal changes in tastes.

How does PurFoods ensure the nutritional value of its meals?

We control every aspect of the meals we produce and our in-house dietitian and chefs are involved in developing each of our meals to deliver proper nutrition and great taste. In addition, we ensure our meals are free from high fructose corn syrup, added transfats, hydrogenated oils or artificial sweeteners. We strive to maximize a healthy balance of lean proteins, whole grains and nutrient rich vegetables, while still maintaining great flavor and taste.

What type of meals do you offer and how can I taste them?

You can see our variety of meal plans overviewed on the "Our Products" tab of this website. Choose the plan that best meets your preferences. Select the link with that plan and proceed to ordering directly from that plan's website order section.

How do meals stay fresh for up to 14 days in the refrigerator?

Our cutting-edge FRESH-LOCK process keeps your food fresh in the refrigerator for approximately 2 weeks. We utilize a unique meal packaging process that strictly controls the meal environment to slow food degradation and extend its shelf life. The food is NOT vacuum-packed or freeze-dried. Our meals are delivered fresh to your door! For best results, you should place your meals immediately into your refrigerator upon opening your climate-controlled shipping cooler. Also, it's very important the meals stay sealed to preserve their freshness as once the seal is broken, the meal environment cannot be maintained and will not have the same shelf life.

How does the food arrive at the house?

The food arrives in a climate controlled cooler that has several layers of insulation and packaging material to keep your food safe and at the right temperature until it arrives at your house. The majority of the materials used are recycled and in turn can be recycled at curbside.

How do I heat the food?

Our meals are designed to be heated in the microwave for no more than 3 minutes, in the microwave safe containers in which they are shipped. Each meal includes specific heating instructions on the container for the components in that meal, which should be followed.

For best flavor and taste results, we recommend removing them from our container and heating your meals in your own oven safe dish, using these general oven heating guidelines:

Item

Oven Temp*

Cooking Time

Beef (med-rare)

350 degrees

12-20 minutes

Pork (medium)

350 degrees

12-20 minutes

Seafood

350 degrees

10-15 minutes

Chicken

350 degrees

12-15 minutes

Chicken (stuffed)

350 degrees

15-20 minutes

Pastas/Casseroles

350 degrees

20-25 minutes

Side dishes

350 degrees

10-15 minutes

*oven must be pre-heated first