Strategic Acquisition Position Custom Made Meals as an expanding regional player with recent asset acquisitions from Hearthside, indicating capacity growth and potential to take on larger grocery partnerships or co-manufacturing opportunities.

Retail Scale Leverage their presence in over 15,000 grocery retail locations nationwide to pursue national retail co-packing, private label programs, or category expansions for RTC entrees and appetizers with large supermarket chains.

Leadership Moves Note recent executive changes including CEO transition; approach with targeted executive briefings and strategic pitches around scalability, quality, and on-time delivery to align with new leadership priorities.

Strategic Partnerships Explore opportunities tied to Kroger and other major retailers’ demand signals, offering collaboration on plant-based or ready-to-cook formats and potential expansion into additional store banners or digital/off-pack channels.

Operational Capacity With revenue in the mid-range and asset integration from Hearthside, present manufacturing optimization, traceability, and co-manufacturing services as value adds to accelerate shelf presence and reduce time-to-market for new SKUs.