We believe Food Is Medicine.
A prescription for food should be as serious as a prescription for insulin — and should arrive at your door with the same care.
"Most nutrition education happens without food in the room. We bring the food. "
Why I started FareRx.
I'm not a doctor or a dietitian. I'm a dad of four.
I've watched people I love try to manage diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart disease with advice nobody could actually follow. A printout at discharge. A frozen meal in the mail. A call center that asked for an account number before it asked how they were.
The prescriptions were the easy part. The food was what nobody could solve.
So we built FareRx the way our grandmothers would have built it. Fresh groceries delivered by a neighbor. A dietitian you call by first name. A kitchen you can walk into. Hospitality as the whole business model.
Food is personal. That's not a slogan. It's the entire reason this company exists.
— Mike Cangi, Founder & CEO
To deliver nutrition as medicine — with the hospitality of a neighbor and the rigor of a clinic.
A country where every person with a chronic condition has fresh food, a real dietitian, and someone who knows their name.
How we got here.
FareRx Founded
Our first medically tailored grocery pilot launches in Philadelphia — a direct partnership with a regional health plan to deliver fresh, dietitian-designed groceries to members with chronic conditions.
Built for SSBCI
Programs expand under Medicare Advantage Special Supplemental Benefits for the Chronically Ill (SSBCI), pairing weekly deliveries with nutrition support for diabetes, depression, and chronic-illness cohorts.
100K Bags Delivered
FareRx crosses 100,000 cumulative grocery bag deliveries and is recognized in national Food Is Medicine coverage.
The Outcomes Report
We publish pre/post results from 102 matched member pairs across four SSBCI cohorts — 72–84% of members more likely to stay with their plan, and 89–92% maintaining or improving medication adherence.
Teaching Kitchen & Clinical Care
FareRx opens the Teaching Kitchen & Cardiometabolic Care Center in Philadelphia, connecting grocery delivery to credentialed dietitians and reimbursable nutrition care.
SOC 2 Type II Certified
FareRx earns its SOC 2 Type II report — independent, ongoing attestation of how we safeguard member health data — as we scale Food Is Medicine with health plans and employers nationwide.
Four things we believe.
Hospitality Is the Business Model
Every interaction — a delivery, a phone call, a cooking class — is a chance to make someone feel known. We don't measure NPS. We measure whether Mrs. Johnson picked up the phone last week.
Analog in a Digital World
No app required. No chatbot. A real person, same number, who picks up before the second ring. Technology serves the relationship, not the other way around.
Everything Has a Story Worth Honoring
The member. The neighborhood. The recipe. The bag. We don't manufacture "branding" — we document craft. Our work is old school in the best way.
Family Is the Why
The member is someone's mother, someone's son. We treat them the way we'd want our own family treated — even when it's harder, even when it costs more, even when a spreadsheet says otherwise.
The people behind FareRx.
Dietitians, clinicians, drivers, and Member Hospitality reps who treat this like a family business — because that's what it is.
Philadelphia entrepreneur and hospitality operator. Founded FareRx to make Food Is Medicine feel like a neighbor, not a program.
Runs day-to-day operations at our Philadelphia hub — sourcing, packing, delivery, and member hospitality.
Leads the clinical nutrition team — a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) and Licensed Dietitian-Nutritionist (LDN) who designs every FareRx menu and oversees member nutrition care.
Oversees the cardiometabolic clinical program and physician supervision.
Want to work with us?
Whether you're a member, a health plan, or a clinician — we'd love to talk.
