Purfoods is a Family-Owned Company

PurFoods is a family-owned company founded in 1999, which started with the whole family personally picking and boxing customers orders to ship. We’ve since expanded to become the first and leading company to offer fresh-made food shipped nationally from our USDA certified kitchen. Centrally located in Iowa, we can access produce by the nearby farm belt plus reach our customers on the coasts, and all states in between, within 3 days or less. Read about our teams and partners.

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PurFoods Company Photo

The Purfoods team, a few of whom are pictured here, are deeply committed to our family and company values of creating a product of the highest quality and safety so we always deliver the highest customer satisfaction.

Purfoods Culinary Operations and Dietitian Team

Our Culinary and Nutrition Management Team have advanced degrees in Food Sciences and Culinary Arts. Our Chefs have trained at prestigious Culinary Institutes and have worked at leading hotels and restaurants. Our registered and licensed dietitian is experienced in child nutrition and long-term and end–of–life care programs. Our Chief Operating Officer has extensive food industry experience and degrees from Cornell and Rutgers in Food Sciences. These leaders and the rest of our team look to create meals that delight your palate and meet your healthy eating goals.

Rick Anderson, Purfoods President and Founder

Rick Anderson, Purfoods President and Founder
 
• Over 30 years as President and Founder of Anderson Construction Company
• Over 35 years experience in operations management and company leadership
• Premium Standard Farms –5 years, Head of Project Design, Construction, Permitting
• B.S. in Construction Engineering

Mike Anderson, Head of Purfoods Senior Program and Co-Founder

Mike Anderson, Head of Purfoods Senior Program and Co-Founder
 
• Co-founder of Purfoods
• 10 years with PurFoods leading Business Development
• Iowa State University Business and Entrepreneurship

Beth Burrough, Chief Marketing Officer and Partner

Beth Burrough, Chief Marketing Officer and Partner
 
• 15 years with Johnson & Johnson, Worldwide-Vice President, Consumer and Pharmaceutical Marketing
• Worked on Worldwide Oral Care (REACH/J&J Floss), TYLENOL, REMICADE, STAYFREE, MYLANTA, PEPCID
• 4 years with Bank of New York –Private Banking, Marketing and Loan Officer
• B.A. from Princeton University and M.B.A from Harvard Business School

Barb Anderson, Co-Founder and

Barb Anderson, Co-Founder and "Mom" of Mom's Meals
 
• Co-founder of Purfoods
• 10 years with Purfoods
• B.S. in Textiles and Clothing and Food and Nutrition from Iowa State University
• Certified Teaching Degree

David Ramsay, Strategic and Financial Advisor, Partner and Co-Founder

David Ramsay, Strategic and Financial Advisor, Partner and Co-Founder
 
• 12 years with Morgan Stanley, Merchant Banking Division
• 4 years Co-Founder and Partner Rhone Capital, Private Equity
• 8 years Co-Founder and Partner Care Capital, Healthcare Venture Capital
• B.A. from Princeton University, M.B.A from Stanford