NationsBenefits to acquire prepared meals company DeliverLean

NationsBenefits, an American healthcare company, has agreed to acquire DeliverLean, a food manufacturer specializing in health and wellness, for an undisclosed price.

Established in 2011 by Scott Harris, DeliverLean has two food manufacturing divisions. The first is DeliverLean CARE, which is said to be a specialized manufacturer of fresh, prepared meals for meeting the dietary requirements of seniors.

The other division is GRBNGO, which is a pre-packaged grab-and-go food service solution that serves airports, hospitals, hotels, convention centers, schools, and stadiums, with service throughout the US southeast.

DeliverLean is claimed to produce more than 10 million meals per annum from its 65,000 square foot commercial production facility.

Scott Harris — DeliverLean CEO and Founder said: “After a decade-long journey, DeliverLean is thrilled to announce our acquisition by NationsBenefits, a premier healthcare provider who shares our food as medicine approach. It’s unique for a healthcare provider to invest in a food company to ultimately improve outcomes and lower health care costs by empowering people through fresh, healthy food.

“NationsBenefits’ model of centralizing benefits allows us to serve health plan members nationally.”

The acquisition of the prepared meals company is said to be part of NationsBenefits’ vision to grow its offering of healthy foods benefits to meet the increasing requirements of health plans with Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D Plans.

NationsBenefits said that the food as medicine solution of DeliverLean, which is being rolled out with the NationsMarket brand name, will help Medicare Advantage plan members as well as low-income populations in staying healthier by addressing nutrition and giving specific and actionable direction for motivating behavioral changes in their diets.

Glenn M. Parker — NationsBenefits Founder and CEO said: “The DeliverLean team has created the best healthy, prepared meals solution in the market.

“By joining forces and expanding our healthy foods suite of solutions, this enhances our strategy of using supplemental benefits to improve member outcomes.”

The deal is likely to close in Q3 2022.