Many are the good reasons to eat Verdoora. W definitely invite you to take the plunge and experience them for yourself!
Verdoora is a fantastic solution, obviously for those who want to sustain a tasty and healthy lifestyle, but even for those who simply want to include more vegetables in their diet. Actually, Verdoora is for the perfect solution for all those who would like to eat more vegetables but struggle to find occasion to like them.
Because of Verdoora’s unique features, where you are left only with simple finishing touches, you can now enjoy delicious intricate meals, which would have required a lot of time and savoir-faire otherwise, not to mention the groceries shopping!
Verdoora's recipes stem from Mediterranean cuisine, which offers the greatest possible repertoire of fresh, lively, essential, seasonal, inventive, light and colourful vegetarian meals to choose from.
Not to mention, our menu changes twice weekly, allowing for a constant variety of dishes that you’ll never got bored of! Whether you’re cooking for yourself, family or friends... at home, work or wherever you might be going away for the weekend... There’s no better time to enjoy tastier and healthier meals, especially when it's so easy and quick. Verdoora is simply the perfect solution for all those who like the sound of that!
We only use the best ingredients. We avoid the use of any additives or preservatives and we never freeze any ingredients or meals. By following only very straight-forward and traditional processes for preparing and cooking and by implementing an innovative but efficient split packaging technology, Verdoora is able to produce the easiest, tastiest and healthiest possible meals.
Your well-being will massively benefit from a well-reputed Mediterranean diet and you’ll be able to decrease your consumption of meat and fish. Your body will thank you, and the planet will thank you even more!
If you are not looking to give up fish or meat at any meal, or if you believe that meal times are just about feeding your body with what it needs to get through the day, then Verdoora is probably not for you.
However, if you don’t relate to either of these conditions, then you will certainly enjoy the huge benefits of eating Verdoora!
Starting with health, the Mediterranean diet has proven to be one of the best all over the word with millions and millions of living representatives who live a longer, better and fitter life.
Regarding taste and pleasure, Verdoora offers a fantastic repertoire of fine meals, that you might not be able to cook yourself, but that are made accessible to you because we do most of the cooking!
With a variety of hundreds of different recipes per year on our menu, there is always something to cater to everyone’s different tastes… From light to hearty, cold to warm meals, household classics to unique new dishes and many more!
So what we’re trying to say is, you’ll have the best of both worlds: sourcing, preparing and cooking a variety of seasonal and tasty ingredients will be on us, and bringing our dishes to completion through a couple of quick and easy steps, taking pride in and fully enjoying them will be on you.
Whether you are living alone with a hectic schedule, or are a busy parent with a family to feed and little time to do so; quick, easy and convenient, Verdoora is the answer! Our meals are even packaged in sous-vide pouches that can be preserved in the fridge for days or even in the freezer for much, much longer.
Very simply, the answer is: yes, it absolutely is!
The Mediterranean diet is known to reduce risks of cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and cancers, as well as facilitating weight loss and increasing cognitive ability… (as shown by several scientific studies).
On the top of all of this, Verdoora’s amazing ingredients sourced from organic or traditional farmers, only add to these benefits.
In addition, Verdoora’s preparation and cooking processes use minimal amounts of salt and oil, preserving the genuine flavours of the fresh ingredients used and allowing you to add to taste, or to not add at all!
Finally, with a great variety of seasonal meals all year long, customers can build a very balanced diet.
All your orders are visible on our website. Once you have logged in, go to your profile (button between “Get Started” and “Cart”) and select "Your orders". You will see all your orders with their delivery date, status, portions number and total amount on the left column. When clicking on an order, the order's details will show up in the right column.
As we have just started, the website doesn't allow you to cancel an order yet but that will be possible soon.
Once you are logged in, go on “your profile” (button between “Get Started” and “Cart”) and select “Your Account”. Then, click on “Your Address”, “Login & Security”,” Your Payments”, depending on the data that you want to change, “edit” and make the contemplated changes.
These are the 4 actions suggested by the UK Health Security Agency to eat greener and protect the environment: Increase the amount of fruit and vegetables in your diet, try to buy food produced in season, plan what you eat in advance, and look at the packaging.
The notion of eating more vegetables is the very essence of Verdoora. We make it easier and tastier by offering you a wide range of varied culinary delights where veggies are the star of the show!
Seasonal eating naturally makes part of the Mediterranean diet and also mirrors traditional farming which we highly promote. We source most of our fresh ingredients from traditional farmers.
Planning your meals in advance allows you to reduce food waste. Some estimates suggest that every year the food sector in the UK generates 15 million tonnes of food waste. Verdoora tackles reducing food waste in the following brilliant ways: we know what you order in advance and buy only what we need, we make exact portions so you don’t receive too much to finish, and because our meals are fresh but not finished, you can store them in the fridge or freezer and cook them when you are ready.
Verdoora is also one of the most advanced concepts in terms of packaging as our sous-vide pouches have virtually no impact on the environment. Firstly, Verdoora is headed towards 100% compostable packaging that you will be able to throw out along with your food waste (the non-compostable packaging being recyclable). Second, it drastically reduces the layers of packaging used between the raw ingredients sourced (which arrive to us in open wooden crates) and the final meals delivered to you.
Many are the good reasons to eat Verdoora but we definitely invite you to take the plunge and experience them for yourself!
Verdoora is a fantastic solution, obviously for those who want to sustain a healthy vegetarian lifestyle, but even for those who simply want to include more vegetables in their diet. Actually, Verdoora is for all veggie lovers, especially those who would like to eat more vegetables but struggle to find a great pleasure and healthy diet in the plant-based meals currently offered.
Because of Verdoora’s unique features where you are left only with simple finishing touches, you can now enjoy delicious intricate meals, which would have required a lot of time and savoir-faire otherwise, not to mention the groceries shopping!
Verdoora's recipes stem from Mediterranean cuisine, which offers the greatest possible repertoire of fresh, lively, essential, seasonal, inventive, light and colourful vegetarian meals to choose from.
Not to mention, our menu changes twice weekly, allowing for a constant variety of dishes that you’ll never got bored of!
Whether you’re cooking for yourself, family or friends... at home, work or wherever you might be going away for the weekend... There’s no better time to enjoy tastier and healthier meals, especially when it's so easy and quick. Verdoora is simply the perfect solution for all those who like the sound of that!
We only use the best ingredients. We avoid the use of any additives or preservatives and we never freeze any ingredients or meals. By following only very straight-forward and traditional processes for preparing and cooking and by implementing an innovative but efficient split packaging technology, Verdoora is able to produce the easiest, tastiest and healthiest possible meals.
Your well-being will massively benefit from a well-reputed Mediterranean diet and you’ll be able to decrease your consumption of meat and fish. Your body will thank you, and the planet will thank you even more!
Verdoora is the only food concept that allows you to eat varied, fresh and without having to spend hours in the kitchen. In a nutshell, it is the best of two words.
Like for recipe boxes, what you eat has the best possible taste and texture as it has just been cooked. Unlike recipe box, you don't have to cook for long (as we are doing most of it) but you are able to access, in no time, to a wide range of amazing meals coming the traditional Mediterranean cuisine.
Like for ready meals, you have very limited cooking and fantastic choice. But unlike ready meals, what you eat has the best possible taste and texture as it has just been cooked. Also, you can easily figure out how much our meals are healthy, tasty and prepared with top ingredients.
Cooking has never been made so easy!
Most of the work (washing, cutting, stirring, sweating, draining, chopping, mixing, pouring, adding, shaping, scrambling, immersing, bread crumbing, frying… and this is only for one recipe!!) has already been done by us.
When you receive your meals in sous-vide pouches, you are simply left with the last few easy and quick steps to complete the cooking process. These final cooking instructions can be found by scanning the QR Code placed on each pouch. Just scan and follow the instructions! As you are in control of the finishing touches, you can season or even fine tune your meals to best cater to your tastes.
Therefore, with Verdoora, you can stop resorting to ready meals on your busier days. Seeing as ready meals have already been cooked once, a large part of their natural flavours and textures will be lost by the time you reheat them. Verdoora allows you to eat your meals as soon as the cooking process is complete, straight from the pan, with all of their fresh, natural flavours. Verdoora is all about maximising your enjoyment and minimising your work.
Aside from very basic cooking equipment (normal oven, hobs, pots, pans…), our recipes sometimes require: Parchment paper, Baking tray (for salted cakes) or tins (for parmigiana) and oven moulds if you order our amazing and delicate salted flans. We would also recommend an olive oil spray bottle and of course the very basic essentials of salt, pepper, olive oil, and parmesan!
They most certainly do not, and this is one of the main reasons why Verdoora’s meals are so healthy! We only use top-quality fresh ingredients and follow traditional cooking processes to prepare your meals. Artificial or chemical preservatives, as well as added sugar or non-natural ingredients are simply banned from our kitchens.
This not only makes a huge difference in the taste of all of our food products, but is also absolutely essential for staying healthy and in good shape.
Before purchasing your meal, you can check the allergen information for it on the website. By clicking on the meal's name or picture, a pop-up window will open showing you a list of allergens contained in the meal. After ordering, you will also find the list of allergens on the sticker put on the meal’s sous-vide pouches (where you will also find the ingredients and the use-by-date).
Generally, our meals will last in the fridge for about 5 days. However, for our salads we recommend eating it much earlier to enjoy their full freshness and taste. You will find every meal’s use-by-date on the sticker on the sous-vide pouches (where you will also find the ingredients and the allergens).
Generally, our meals can be kept in the fridge for 5 days. Though, we recommend to not wait the use-by-date to eat the salad with salad leaf but to eat the at the earliest to enjoy their full freshness and taste. You will find the use-by-date on the sticker put on the meals’ sous-vide pouches (where you will also find the use-by-date and the allergens).
Whilst there are many advantages of sous-vide packaging, the ones more commonly recognised are: advanced food preparation, portion control, reduced food wastage, safer food storage and higher standard of food hygiene… In fact, when packaged sous-vide, food preparation using fresh ingredients can be stored for several days while preserving all of their nutritional quality, texture, taste and freshness. It is also easier to store in the fridge, takes up less space and can be transported very easily while reducing the risk of cross-contamination between ingredients.
Let’s break down some of the science behind it:
- In sous-vide pouches, oxidation is eliminated (air has huge impact on food, as soon as food is in contact with oxygen, taste is altered, freshness is impacted and colours change). By removing any oxygen from the pouches, the food preserves its aromas, colours, tastes & textures. Also, without the presence of oxygen, certain types of bacteria cannot develop.
- Sous-vide pouches allow for the delicate flavours and oils to be preserved (consuming more natural oils and especially veggie oils is highly recommended by nutritionists. In these pouches, the oils and the ingredients that they are mixed with, will preserve for four to six days in the fridge or in the freezer for much longer)
- The food doesn’t dry out.
Verdoora menu is designed to mostly satisfy flexitarians, in addition to vegan and vegetarian. With a lot of vegetarian option, It is catered towards vegetarians of course, but with many popular fish and meat option, it is also perfect for families and anyone who might want to find alternative to meat and fish and increase the portion of veggies in their diet.
Given the many reasons why including lots of vegetables in your diet is so important (for your health of course but most importantly, in terms of variety of texture and taste), it is not surprising that more and more people aim to eat more of them.
The big question is how to best do so. Generally, shopping for, preparing and cooking vegetables tend to be much harder than for meat or fish. Similar issues arise when exploring available options for online food shopping.
This is not all that surprising given the amount of work and technical knowledge that are required to follow great veggie recipes, especially some of the more delicious but complex Mediterranean meals.
Because Verdoora takes care of the hard parts, you can easily enjoy more vegetables, whilst exploring some of the most amazing dishes from Mediterranean cuisine. All this, without actually having to learn the intricacies of making our hundreds of recipes, spend hours in the kitchen or have to spend time sourcing really tasty, fresh vegetables to use.
Yes, we regularly offer vegan meals but our menu does not primarily focus on them, so there may not always be the option! Click on the meal you'd like to order and check the ingredients, you will easily see if your meal is a vegan one.
That said, much like all our other meals, our vegan dishes contain only top-quality natural ingredients, and are made following traditional processes without using any additives, preservatives or artificial ingredients.
Indeed, our meals comes from the cuisine of the countries surrounding the Mediterranean Sea. An illustrative but very short list of such meals could include: ratatouille, focaccia, parmigiana, spanakopita, risotto, salad, socca, gazpacho, pizza, zucchini balls, hummus, chermoula, pasta…
Based on the variety of ingredients and recipes that this beautiful cuisine offers, it is our pleasure to give you easy access to this fresh, lively, essential, seasonal, inventive, light, savoury and coloured cooking repertoire for your greatest enjoyment.
Delivered in sous-vide pouches, our meals can be stored in the fridge for days and in the freezer for much longer. Contrary to ready meals, this innovative packaging solution offers you a total flexibility about when to eat. You can plan your meals in advance as you prefer, postpone or anticipate at the last minute, adjust your meals calendar to your agenda,
Pay attention to the due date. Until there, enjoy the total flexibility of Verdoora and chose your moment to finalise and eat your meals.
Yes, you can absolutely freeze your meals.
Many food companies produce on a continuous cycle, freeze their meal once produced and unfreeze them just before delivering or deliver them frozen. Aside the huge amount of energy that is requested to do so, this prevents you to freeze your meal again.
In our case, we receive fresh ingredients every morning, prepare your meals in our kitchens straight away and deliver them to you a day or two straight after. None of our ingredients are, or ever were frozen. Hence, you are able to freeze the meals if necessary!
Our suppliers are meticulously selected in order to make sure that your meals are cooked with the best ingredients.
As nature lovers, we care a lot about the environment and the impact that agriculture has on it. Hence why we promote diversified farming, local sourcing, seasonal products and traditional agriculture...
To be selected, our suppliers must be sustainable, by either growing organic products, or by cultivating products traditionally.
Treating nature as it should be and protecting our planet is at the heart of Verdoora’s concept.
It could not be easier!
Both the digital and the food experience have been conceived in such a way as to be simple and straightforward.
Look at the menu, let us know what has taken your interest and check out. You’ll receive an invoice via email to confirm your shopping and the parcel a few days after. Then, simply enjoy the delicious meal you have been looking forward to!
We request no data to let you look at our menu, and no specific subscription is necessary for you to place an order. Similarly, you can choose whatever you want and select any number of portions you need. There is no minimum number of meals, number of portions or number of deliveries you have to abide by.
However, there is a minimum purchase amount of £25 and you can’t order more than 10 portions of the same item!
When ordering for the first time, you’ll have to provide some of your personal data, share some delivery information with us and have your card details with you if you decide to pay by card.
Several Businesses have already chosen Verdoora, either for regular requests or for specific events when needed. For business matters, please use our details available in "Get in Touch" to contact us. We will get back to you as soon as possible. Looking forward to it!
For your first order, you will be asked for some personal data (name, surname, email, address...) Please also provide us with accurate and complete delivery instructions (what to do if you aren’t at home to receive the parcel...) The more the driver knows, the smoother the delivery. Finally, if you decide to pay by card, you will be requested to add your card details to your profile (please note that the CVV number is always asked for payment as we never store it). Otherwise, you'll be able to pay by Paypal.
Yes! Most of our clients are already ordering from the website on their mobile. Whilst there is an App in the works, you will quickly become familiar with the website design as displayed on your mobile. In the meantime, see below a couple of useful tips:
- Set your delivery date and number of portions, in the section at the top of the page, just under Verdoora
- Your cart total amount will be displayed on the top right of the screen, aside the menu hamburger.
- To see your cart details, scroll up the page with your finger on the "date delivery & portions" section.
- Vice versa, to change your delivery date and number of portions, scroll down the cart section with your finger and the top of the page will show up back.
You can order whenever you want!
Aside from the fact that we need two days to cook your meals and deliver them at their best level of freshness, you can choose your meals from the menu at anytime. The available menu for next 14 days will always be accessible.
You can order whenever you want but must remember 2 important deadlines as we have two fixed delivery days, every week…
More precisely:
- if you want your order delivered on Thursday, choose your meals from the Thu delivery menu and make sure that you post your order by Monday same week (so we have two days to cook).
- if you want your order delivered on Monday, choose your meals from the Mon delivery menu and make sure that you post your order by Wednesday the week before (so we have two days to cook).
Deliveries occur every Monday and Thursday, generally between 1 and 6pm. Unfortunately, we can't be more specific nor commit for the delivery time due to the fact that drivers adjust their delivery route in real time to optimize the delivery job.
Orders must be checked out of carts by Monday or Wednesday to be delivered on Thursday or Monday next week, respectively.
There is a minimum purchase amount of £30 and you can’t order more than 10 portions of the same item in teh same order!
Many Food delivery companies request subscriptions when ordering.
We don't.
Order what you like when you like - No subscription necessary!
Mix and match starters, main courses and extras. Go for light or substantial meals - it’s totally up to you!
All of your past and present orders are visible on our website. Once you have logged in, go to your profile and select "Your orders". You will see all your orders with their delivery dates, statuses, portion numbers and total amounts on the left column. When clicking on an order, the order's details will show up in the right column.
As we are a new business, the website doesn't allow you to cancel an order yet but that will be possible soon!
You can pay by card or by using Paypal. We accept Visa, Amex, Mastercard and Maestro debit or credit cards. Stripe is our payment processing platform.
Once you have created your profile, you’ll need to log in to check out any orders. The website will recommend you use your registered card, add a new card or pay with PayPal. Select your payment method, approve our Terms & Conditions and place your orders!
An invoice will automatically be sent to the email address that is in your customer profile. Please note that your email will also be used by the website as your ID.
The invoice contains your client number and order number as well as your order's full details (for each meal: delivery date, name, quantity, price... plus aggregate numbers)
Deliveries occur every Monday and Thursday, generally between 1pm and 6pm. Unfortunately, we can't be more specific nor commit to a delivery time due to the fact that drivers adjust their delivery route in real time to optimize the delivery job.
- if you want a delivery on Thursday (you have friends for dinner on Friday night or family to feed during the weekend), choose your meals (from the Thu delivery menu) and don't forget to check out your order by Monday same week (so we have two days to cook).
- if you want a delivery on Monday ( you want some soups or other light meals for the start of your week), choose your meals (from the Mon delivery menu) and don't forget to check out your order by Wednesday the week before (so we can cook for you on Tuesday and Wednesday).
Do not worry!
Many of our clients are now back to working at the office, meaning no one is home when we deliver. When filling in your profile on the website, clearly mention the delivery instructions you'd like the driver to have when he arrives if you are not at home or if there is no one to open the entrance door.
For more information regarding deliveries where no one can collect the parcel or there is no safe place to leave the parcel, please see our terms and conditions.
Simply visit the website and log-in to your account, click on "Your Account" and select "Login & Security". Now, edit your email (used as your ID) and your password, change, save your new email and password and you are done.
Simply visit the website and log-in to your account, click on "Your Account" and select "Your Address". Now, edit your Address and Delivery Instructions, change, save and you are now done.
Would you like to change you payment details (your card has expired, you want to keep two or more cards on the website, you want to replace or cancel your card), simply visit the website and log-in to your account, click on "Your Account" and select "Your Payment". The website page display the recorded cards that can be used to pay. Click on the red-orange bin if you want to delete the card. Click on add Credit or Debit card if you want to add another card.
Please note that, contrary to other websites, you don't have to permanently hold a card on the website to have your customer profile on. You can insert your card's details when paying, add the CVV number to finalise your purchase and then delete your card, as described above, as soon as you are finished.
The idea was explored in 2021 and refined in the following months.
The real development started in 2022. For the first few months, our innovative concept was tested by a limited group of selected clients who now are, for most part, recurring customers!
The company is currently owned by its founder, its employees and by some satisfied clients.