DON’T CALL IT AN EXIT
INTRAPRENEUR
PATRICK VIHTELIC, HOME CHEF
MEAL-KIT MAVEN » Vihtelic founded Chicago-based meal-kit-delivery service Home Chef in 2013. Five years later, the company claimed the No. 3 spot on the Inc. 5000.
BANKER, CODER, FOUNDER » After four years as an investment banker, Vihtelic went to computer coding school so that he could build the first version of the company’s website himself.
A MULTIYEAR EARN-OUT » Kroger, the largest U.S. supermarket chain, acquired Home Chef in 2018 for $200 million, with future earn-out payments of up to $500 million, contingent on revenue and profitability milestones.
When did an investment banker become so interested in food?
It’s really a personal thing more than a professional thing. I took
