Diet to go
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Diet-to-Go is a privately held company that was founded in 1991 by Hilton Davis.
Diet-to-Go is a service that offers a national diet delivery food product and local food pickup meals. The company was formed originally as a local diet delivery company in Virginia. In 1997, the company started one of the first frozen diet meal mail-order products in the United States
. The original product was created under the guidance of Dr. Gabe Mirkin to be a low-fat diet product.
The local food pick-up program is a partnership between local businesses including fitness clubs such as Gold's Gym
and World Gym
. These locations act as fresh food pick up locations currently in four cities across the U.S. including San Francisco, Baltimore, Philadelphia and Washington D.C..
Local and frozen meals are currently inspected daily by the USDA and follow the association guidelines of the American Heart Association
, American Cancer Society
and the American Diabetes Association
. The company currently produces roughly 30,000 meals per week.
Diet-to-Go maintains a large warehouse in Lorton, VA and two food preparation kitchens in San Francisco and Washington D.C..
"Good Food, Delivered" by Anna Kuchment, Newsweek, March 19th, 2007
"The Best Tasting Frozen Meals", Women's World, October 12, 2004
"More Than 75 Services That Make Life Easy", Washingtonian
, January 12th, 2001
"Eating Well in America", Eating Well Magazine, July 30th, 1997
Diet-to-Go is a service that offers a national diet delivery food product and local food pickup meals. The company was formed originally as a local diet delivery company in Virginia. In 1997, the company started one of the first frozen diet meal mail-order products in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The original product was created under the guidance of Dr. Gabe Mirkin to be a low-fat diet product.
The local food pick-up program is a partnership between local businesses including fitness clubs such as Gold's Gym
Gold's Gym
Gold's Gym International, Inc. is an international chain of co-ed fitness centers originally started in California by Joe Gold. Each gym features a wide array of exercise equipment, group exercise classes and personal trainers to assist clients...
and World Gym
World Gym
World Gym was founded in 1976 by Joe Gold during the glory days of “Muscle Beach” in Venice, California. Since that time, World Gym has evolved into an internationally recognized brand....
. These locations act as fresh food pick up locations currently in four cities across the U.S. including San Francisco, Baltimore, Philadelphia and Washington D.C..
Local and frozen meals are currently inspected daily by the USDA and follow the association guidelines of the American Heart Association
American Heart Association
The American Heart Association is a non-profit organization in the United States that fosters appropriate cardiac care in an effort to reduce disability and deaths caused by cardiovascular disease and stroke. It is headquartered in Dallas, Texas...
, American Cancer Society
American Cancer Society
The American Cancer Society is the "nationwide community-based voluntary health organization" dedicated, in their own words, "to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education, advocacy, and...
and the American Diabetes Association
American Diabetes Association
The American Diabetes Association is a United States-based association working to fight the consequences of diabetes, and to help those affected by diabetes...
. The company currently produces roughly 30,000 meals per week.
Diet-to-Go maintains a large warehouse in Lorton, VA and two food preparation kitchens in San Francisco and Washington D.C..
Sources
"Busy People Happy to Pay for More Free Time" by Liz Spayd, The Washington Post, July 17th, 1994"Good Food, Delivered" by Anna Kuchment, Newsweek, March 19th, 2007
"The Best Tasting Frozen Meals", Women's World, October 12, 2004
"More Than 75 Services That Make Life Easy", Washingtonian
Washingtonian (magazine)
Washingtonian is a monthly magazine distributed in the Washington, DC area since 1965. The magazine describes itself as "the magazine Washington lives by." The magazine's core focuses are local feature journalism, guide book-style articles, and real estate advice.-Editorial Content:Washingtonian...
, January 12th, 2001
"Eating Well in America", Eating Well Magazine, July 30th, 1997