Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2024
UK unsolicited-marketing enforcement
The UK's Information Commissioner's Office fined HelloFresh £140,000 after finding that the company had sent millions of marketing texts and emails and had contacted people who had asked it to stop.
2024
Alleged child labor at Illinois facility
The U.S. Department of Labor investigated allegations that migrant minors worked night shifts at a HelloFresh cooking and packaging facility in Aurora, Illinois. The investigation also examined staffing agency Midway Staffing. The supplied material does not state a final finding.
2024
UK warehouse dismissals and working-condition allegations
A UK trade union criticized the dismissal of 79 workers and alleged that employees had faced restrictive toilet-break policies, poor working conditions, and questionable termination procedures. The union said it would challenge the dismissals.
2021
U.S. warehouse union-election disputes
Workers at HelloFresh facilities in Aurora, Colorado, and Richmond, California, pursued union representation. Management hired Kulture Consulting and held meetings opposing unionization. Workers voted against union representation at both sites, amid allegations of interference and intimidation; the Aurora result was contested by the union.