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title: "Prepared meal delivery services in the United States: Which are searched most?"
description: "Compare the services people in the US order ready made meals from. Share of Search among Factor, CookUnity, Tovala, Purple Carrot, Tempo, BistroMD, MegaFit Meals, Snap Kitchen, Trifecta Nutrition, Mosaic Foods and Territory Foods, the prepared meal delivery services Brandwave compares in the United States, using the same methodology, market, and reporting period. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/categories/us-prepared-meal-delivery"
publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Prepared meal delivery services in the United States: Which are searched most?

Compare the services people in the US order ready made meals from. Share of Search among Factor, CookUnity, Tovala, Purple Carrot, Tempo, BistroMD, MegaFit Meals, Snap Kitchen, Trifecta Nutrition, Mosaic Foods and Territory Foods, the prepared meal delivery services Brandwave compares in the United States, using the same methodology, market, and reporting period. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Competitive set**: Prepared meal delivery services
- **Market**: United States
- **Brands compared**: 11
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Highest Share of Search**: Factor, 47%

## Which brand is most popular in search among prepared meal delivery services in the United States?

- In September 2026, Factor was the most searched among prepared meal delivery services in the United States, with an estimated 409K branded searches, 47% of all searches for the 11 we track.
- CookUnity is in 2nd place, 12.4 percentage points behind at 34.6%.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Factor’s share of searches among prepared meal delivery services in the United States increased from 41.5% to 47%.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, CookUnity’s share of searches among prepared meal delivery services in the United States increased from 31.9% to 34.6%.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Tovala’s share of searches among prepared meal delivery services in the United States decreased from 7.9% to 5.7%.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Purple Carrot’s share of searches among prepared meal delivery services in the United States decreased from 6.4% to 3.8%.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, MegaFit Meals’ share of searches among prepared meal delivery services in the United States decreased from 2.3% to 1.4%.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Snap Kitchen’s share of searches among prepared meal delivery services in the United States decreased from 2.3% to 1.1%.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Factor’s share of searches among prepared meal delivery services in the United States peaked at 62.5% in January 2026 and was lowest at 36.9% in November 2025.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, CookUnity’s share of searches among prepared meal delivery services in the United States peaked at 34.6% in September 2026 and was lowest at 21.3% in January 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Tovala’s share of searches among prepared meal delivery services in the United States peaked at 9.9% in November 2025 and was lowest at 3.8% in April 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Purple Carrot’s share of searches among prepared meal delivery services in the United States peaked at 8.1% in November 2025 and was lowest at 2.8% in August 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Tempo’s share of searches among prepared meal delivery services in the United States peaked at 4.3% in October 2025 and was lowest at 2.5% in March 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, MegaFit Meals’ share of searches among prepared meal delivery services in the United States peaked at 2.4% in November 2025 and was lowest at 1.3% in January 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Snap Kitchen’s share of searches among prepared meal delivery services in the United States peaked at 2.4% in November 2025 and was lowest at 1% in January 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, BistroMD rose from 8th to 6th among prepared meal delivery services in the United States.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, MegaFit Meals fell from 6th to 7th among prepared meal delivery services in the United States.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Snap Kitchen fell from 7th to 8th among prepared meal delivery services in the United States.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Tempo, Trifecta Nutrition, Mosaic Foods and Territory Foods held steady: their share of searches among prepared meal delivery services in the United States each moved less than 0.5 percentage points.

## Top prepared meal delivery services in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In Brandwave's three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Factor and CookUnity appeared every time. Factor was recommended most often, coming first in three out of five answers. CookUnity was second, and Tempo was third. MegaFit Meals, which ranked seventh in searches, was not mentioned at all.

Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options.

| Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Factor | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| CookUnity | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Tempo | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Purple Carrot | 4th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Trifecta Nutrition | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| BistroMD | 6th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Tovala | 7th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| MegaFit Meals | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Snap Kitchen | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Mosaic Foods | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Territory Foods | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about prepared meal delivery services

- Asked ChatGPT "Which prepared meal delivery service should I use in the US?": 1. CookUnity, 2. Factor, 3. BistroMD, 4. Purple Carrot
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best prepared meal delivery services in the US?": 1. Factor, 2. CookUnity, 3. Tempo, 4. Trifecta Nutrition, 5. BistroMD, 6. Purple Carrot
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best healthy prepared meal delivery in the US?": 1. Factor, 2. CookUnity, 3. Tempo, 4. Trifecta Nutrition, 5. Purple Carrot
- Searched Google, AI Overview "prepared meal delivery": 1. Factor, 2. CookUnity, 3. Tempo
- Searched Google, AI Overview "best prepared meal delivery": 1. CookUnity, 2. Factor, 3. Tempo, 4. Purple Carrot, 5. Tovala

Not named in any answer: MegaFit Meals, Snap Kitchen, Mosaic Foods and Territory Foods.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in United States on October 22, 2026.

## Compare search popularity between leading brands

- [Factor vs CookUnity: compare search popularity](/demand/us/compare/cookunity-vs-factor-meals): 47% against 34.6% Share of Search.
- [Factor vs Tovala: compare search popularity](/demand/us/compare/factor-meals-vs-tovala): 47% against 5.7% Share of Search.
- [Factor vs Purple Carrot: compare search popularity](/demand/us/compare/factor-meals-vs-purple-carrot): 47% against 3.8% Share of Search.
- [Factor vs Tempo: compare search popularity](/demand/us/compare/factor-meals-vs-tempo-meals): 47% against 3.8% Share of Search.
- [CookUnity vs Tovala: compare search popularity](/demand/us/compare/cookunity-vs-tovala): 34.6% against 5.7% Share of Search.
- [CookUnity vs Purple Carrot: compare search popularity](/demand/us/compare/cookunity-vs-purple-carrot): 34.6% against 3.8% Share of Search.
- [CookUnity vs Tempo: compare search popularity](/demand/us/compare/cookunity-vs-tempo-meals): 34.6% against 3.8% Share of Search.
- [Tovala vs Purple Carrot: compare search popularity](/demand/us/compare/purple-carrot-vs-tovala): 5.7% against 3.8% Share of Search.
- [Tovala vs Tempo: compare search popularity](/demand/us/compare/tempo-meals-vs-tovala): 5.7% against 3.8% Share of Search.
- [Purple Carrot vs Tempo: compare search popularity](/demand/us/compare/purple-carrot-vs-tempo-meals): 3.8% Share of Search each.

## How did search popularity change for United States prepared meal delivery services in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Purple Carrot overtook Tempo to rank 4th among prepared meal delivery services in the United States, with 3.8% of the searches.
- In September 2026, CookUnity gained share of searches among prepared meal delivery services in the United States, from 31.6% to 34.6%.
- In September 2026, Factor lost share of searches among prepared meal delivery services in the United States, from 51.5% to 47%.
- In September 2026, BistroMD rose from 7th to 6th among prepared meal delivery services in the United States.
- In September 2026, MegaFit Meals fell from 6th to 7th among prepared meal delivery services in the United States.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Tempo in the United States rose 22.1% over 12 measured months, from 27.1K to 33.1K in September 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Snap Kitchen in the United States fell 33.1% over 12 measured months, from 14.8K to 9.9K in September 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Territory Foods in the United States fell 20.8% over 12 measured months, from 2.4K to 1.9K in September 2026.

## Share of Search ranking

| Rank | Brand | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | Change vs prior month | Owned by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Factor | 47% | 409K | -16.7% | HelloFresh |
| 2 | CookUnity | 34.6% | 301K | 0.0% | CookUnity |
| 3 | Tovala | 5.7% | 49.5K | 0.0% | Tovala |
| 4 | Purple Carrot | 3.8% | 33.1K | +22.1% | Purple Carrot |
| 5 | Tempo | 3.8% | 33.1K | 0.0% | Tempo |
| 6 | BistroMD | 1.4% | 12.1K | 0.0% | BistroMD |
| 7 | MegaFit Meals | 1.4% | 12.1K | -18.2% | MegaFit Meals |
| 8 | Snap Kitchen | 1.1% | 9.9K | -18.2% | Snap Kitchen |
| 9 | Trifecta Nutrition | 0.6% | 5.2K | -17.5% | Trifecta Nutrition |
| 10 | Mosaic Foods | 0.41% | 3.6K | 0.0% | Mosaic Foods |
| 11 | Territory Foods | 0.22% | 1.9K | 0.0% | Territory Foods |

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Brand | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Factor | 262K | 41.5% | 1 |
| Oct 2025 | CookUnity | 201K | 31.9% | 2 |
| Oct 2025 | Tovala | 49.5K | 7.9% | 3 |
| Oct 2025 | Purple Carrot | 40.5K | 6.4% | 4 |
| Oct 2025 | Tempo | 27.1K | 4.3% | 5 |
| Oct 2025 | MegaFit Meals | 14.8K | 2.3% | 6 |
| Oct 2025 | Snap Kitchen | 14.8K | 2.3% | 7 |
| Oct 2025 | BistroMD | 9.9K | 1.6% | 8 |
| Oct 2025 | Trifecta Nutrition | 4.8K | 0.76% | 9 |
| Oct 2025 | Mosaic Foods | 3.6K | 0.57% | 10 |
| Oct 2025 | Territory Foods | 2.4K | 0.38% | 11 |
| Nov 2025 | Factor | 185K | 36.9% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | CookUnity | 165K | 33% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | Tovala | 49.5K | 9.9% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | Purple Carrot | 40.5K | 8.1% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | Tempo | 18.1K | 3.6% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | MegaFit Meals | 12.1K | 2.4% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | Snap Kitchen | 12.1K | 2.4% | 7 |
| Nov 2025 | BistroMD | 8.1K | 1.6% | 8 |
| Nov 2025 | Trifecta Nutrition | 4.8K | 0.96% | 9 |
| Nov 2025 | Mosaic Foods | 2.9K | 0.58% | 10 |
| Nov 2025 | Territory Foods | 1.9K | 0.38% | 11 |
| Dec 2025 | Factor | 409K | 56% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | CookUnity | 165K | 22.6% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | Tovala | 49.5K | 6.8% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | Purple Carrot | 40.5K | 5.6% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | Tempo | 22.2K | 3% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | MegaFit Meals | 12.1K | 1.7% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | Snap Kitchen | 12.1K | 1.7% | 7 |
| Dec 2025 | BistroMD | 8.1K | 1.1% | 8 |
| Dec 2025 | Trifecta Nutrition | 6K | 0.82% | 9 |
| Dec 2025 | Mosaic Foods | 3.6K | 0.49% | 10 |
| Dec 2025 | Territory Foods | 1.9K | 0.26% | 11 |
| Jan 2026 | Factor | 884K | 62.5% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | CookUnity | 301K | 21.3% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | Tovala | 74K | 5.2% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | Purple Carrot | 49.5K | 3.5% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | Tempo | 40.5K | 2.9% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | MegaFit Meals | 18.1K | 1.3% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | BistroMD | 14.8K | 1% | 7 |
| Jan 2026 | Snap Kitchen | 14.8K | 1% | 8 |
| Jan 2026 | Trifecta Nutrition | 9K | 0.64% | 9 |
| Jan 2026 | Mosaic Foods | 5.4K | 0.38% | 10 |
| Jan 2026 | Territory Foods | 2.9K | 0.21% | 11 |
| Feb 2026 | Factor | 491K | 57.2% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | CookUnity | 201K | 23.4% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | Tovala | 49.5K | 5.8% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | Purple Carrot | 40.5K | 4.7% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | Tempo | 27.1K | 3.2% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | MegaFit Meals | 14.8K | 1.7% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | Snap Kitchen | 12.1K | 1.4% | 7 |
| Feb 2026 | BistroMD | 9.9K | 1.2% | 8 |
| Feb 2026 | Trifecta Nutrition | 6.5K | 0.76% | 9 |
| Feb 2026 | Mosaic Foods | 3.6K | 0.42% | 10 |
| Feb 2026 | Territory Foods | 1.9K | 0.22% | 11 |
| Mar 2026 | Factor | 491K | 54.6% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | CookUnity | 246K | 27.4% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | Purple Carrot | 49.5K | 5.5% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | Tovala | 40.5K | 4.5% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | Tempo | 22.2K | 2.5% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | MegaFit Meals | 14.8K | 1.6% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | Snap Kitchen | 12.1K | 1.3% | 7 |
| Mar 2026 | BistroMD | 9.9K | 1.1% | 8 |
| Mar 2026 | Trifecta Nutrition | 6.8K | 0.76% | 9 |
| Mar 2026 | Mosaic Foods | 3.6K | 0.4% | 10 |
| Mar 2026 | Territory Foods | 1.9K | 0.21% | 11 |
| Apr 2026 | Factor | 491K | 55.8% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | CookUnity | 246K | 28% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | Purple Carrot | 40.5K | 4.6% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | Tovala | 33.1K | 3.8% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | Tempo | 22.2K | 2.5% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | MegaFit Meals | 12.1K | 1.4% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | Snap Kitchen | 12.1K | 1.4% | 7 |
| Apr 2026 | BistroMD | 9.9K | 1.1% | 8 |
| Apr 2026 | Trifecta Nutrition | 6.8K | 0.77% | 9 |
| Apr 2026 | Mosaic Foods | 3.6K | 0.41% | 10 |
| Apr 2026 | Territory Foods | 1.9K | 0.22% | 11 |
| May 2026 | Factor | 409K | 51.4% | 1 |
| May 2026 | CookUnity | 246K | 30.9% | 2 |
| May 2026 | Tovala | 40.5K | 5.1% | 3 |
| May 2026 | Purple Carrot | 33.1K | 4.2% | 4 |
| May 2026 | Tempo | 22.2K | 2.8% | 5 |
| May 2026 | MegaFit Meals | 14.8K | 1.9% | 6 |
| May 2026 | Snap Kitchen | 9.9K | 1.2% | 7 |
| May 2026 | BistroMD | 8.1K | 1% | 8 |
| May 2026 | Trifecta Nutrition | 6.8K | 0.86% | 9 |
| May 2026 | Mosaic Foods | 3.6K | 0.45% | 10 |
| May 2026 | Territory Foods | 1.6K | 0.2% | 11 |
| Jun 2026 | Factor | 401K | 54% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | CookUnity | 201K | 27% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | Tovala | 49.5K | 6.7% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | Purple Carrot | 27.1K | 3.6% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | Tempo | 22.2K | 3% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | MegaFit Meals | 12.1K | 1.6% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | Snap Kitchen | 12.1K | 1.6% | 7 |
| Jun 2026 | BistroMD | 8.1K | 1.1% | 8 |
| Jun 2026 | Trifecta Nutrition | 5.2K | 0.7% | 9 |
| Jun 2026 | Mosaic Foods | 2.9K | 0.39% | 10 |
| Jun 2026 | Territory Foods | 1.9K | 0.26% | 11 |
| Jul 2026 | Factor | 401K | 51.6% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | CookUnity | 246K | 31.6% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | Tovala | 33.1K | 4.3% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | Purple Carrot | 27.1K | 3.5% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | Tempo | 27.1K | 3.5% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | MegaFit Meals | 12.1K | 1.6% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | BistroMD | 9.9K | 1.3% | 7 |
| Jul 2026 | Snap Kitchen | 9.9K | 1.3% | 8 |
| Jul 2026 | Trifecta Nutrition | 5.5K | 0.71% | 9 |
| Jul 2026 | Mosaic Foods | 3.6K | 0.46% | 10 |
| Jul 2026 | Territory Foods | 1.9K | 0.24% | 11 |
| Aug 2026 | Factor | 491K | 51.5% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | CookUnity | 301K | 31.6% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | Tovala | 49.5K | 5.2% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | Tempo | 33.1K | 3.5% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | Purple Carrot | 27.1K | 2.8% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | MegaFit Meals | 14.8K | 1.6% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | BistroMD | 12.1K | 1.3% | 7 |
| Aug 2026 | Snap Kitchen | 12.1K | 1.3% | 8 |
| Aug 2026 | Trifecta Nutrition | 6.3K | 0.66% | 9 |
| Aug 2026 | Mosaic Foods | 3.6K | 0.38% | 10 |
| Aug 2026 | Territory Foods | 1.9K | 0.2% | 11 |
| Sep 2026 | Factor | 409K | 47% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | CookUnity | 301K | 34.6% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | Tovala | 49.5K | 5.7% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | Purple Carrot | 33.1K | 3.8% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | Tempo | 33.1K | 3.8% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | BistroMD | 12.1K | 1.4% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | MegaFit Meals | 12.1K | 1.4% | 7 |
| Sep 2026 | Snap Kitchen | 9.9K | 1.1% | 8 |
| Sep 2026 | Trifecta Nutrition | 5.2K | 0.6% | 9 |
| Sep 2026 | Mosaic Foods | 3.6K | 0.41% | 10 |
| Sep 2026 | Territory Foods | 1.9K | 0.22% | 11 |

## What is being compared

- **BistroMD**: Measured on the search terms “bistro md” and “bistromd”, summed into one figure.
- **CookUnity**: Measured on the search term “cookunity”.
- **Factor**: Measured on the search terms “factor 75”, “factor meals” and “factor75”, summed into one figure.
- **MegaFit Meals**: Measured on the search term “megafit meals”.
- **Mosaic Foods**: Measured on the search term “mosaic foods”.
- **Purple Carrot**: Measured on the search term “purple carrot”.
- **Snap Kitchen**: Measured on the search term “snap kitchen”.
- **Tempo**: Measured on the search term “tempo meals”.
- **Territory Foods**: Measured on the search term “territory foods”.
- **Tovala**: Measured on the search term “tovala”.
- **Trifecta Nutrition**: Measured on the search terms “trifecta meals” and “trifecta nutrition”, summed into one figure.

- [BistroMD](/demand/us/brands/bistromd)
- [CookUnity](/demand/us/brands/cookunity)
- [Factor](/demand/us/brands/factor-meals)
- [MegaFit Meals](/demand/us/brands/megafit-meals)
- [Mosaic Foods](/demand/us/brands/mosaic-foods)
- [Purple Carrot](/demand/us/brands/purple-carrot)
- [Snap Kitchen](/demand/us/brands/snap-kitchen)
- [Tempo](/demand/us/brands/tempo-meals)
- [Territory Foods](/demand/us/brands/territory-foods)
- [Tovala](/demand/us/brands/tovala)
- [Trifecta Nutrition](/demand/us/brands/trifecta-nutrition)

## Methodology

- [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which brand is most popular in search among prepared meal delivery services in the United States?

In September 2026, Factor was the most searched among prepared meal delivery services in the United States, with an estimated 409K branded searches, 47% of all searches for the 11 we track.

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