Our Experience With Imperfect Foods Overall, I did feel like Imperfect had slightly less to choose from since things seemed to sell out faster, and overall, there was just a bit less on offer. However, the selection was still excellent and felt comparable to my local grocery store or slightly less expensive.

Now that we're part of the Misfits Market family, we're working behind the scenes to build on the best parts of both companies. You can still customize each of your orders and you'll see some awesome new products added to our assortment!

Our mission: Eliminate food waste and build a better food system for everyone. If food can be saved, we will save it. With every bite into a misshapen apple, short piece of pasta, or oversized egg we can shape our world for the better.

It seeks to address food waste by sourcing groceries partially from “ugly” produce and excess inventory and delivering them to customers' doorsteps.

For its part, the USDA predicts that for 2023, grocery store prices will increase 6.6%. It expects increased prices for nine food categories to stick around, including poultry, dairy products, fats and oils, and cereal products. Prices of beef, pork and fresh fruits, on the other hand, should see modest declines.

Either service could work, depending on where you live, your budget, and your grocery needs. Imperfect Foods costs less because it offers more conventional produce than Misfits Market. It also has a larger selection of items.

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In 2022, the company changed its name from Misfit Foods to Phil's Finest, partly to resolve a trademark dispute with Misfit Market, an online outlet that sells misshapen and ugly produce to reduce food waste.

Imperfect Produce launched in 2015 as a crowdfunded startup with a mission to eliminate food waste. Six years and $239 million in funding later, the company has lost its way, seven employees who left within the past year said. It has also lost two CEOs, half its C-suite, and its pandemic sales bump.

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Imperfect Produce launched in 2015 as a crowdfunded startup with a mission to eliminate food waste. Six years and $239 million in funding later, the company has lost its way, seven employees who left within the past year said. It has also lost two CEOs, half its C-suite, and its pandemic sales bump.

However, prices and grocery availability vary significantly depending on where you live. On the whole, though, Imperfect Foods' prices tend to be on par with local grocery stores, especially for non-produce items like meat, dairy, and pantry staples, so the service may not end up saving you money.