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Ritual lays off 38 employees — June 21, 2023

Ritual, a food company based in Canada, laid off 38 employees on June 21, 2023. At the time, the company was at the Series C stage. The layoff was reported by this source.

Company
Ritual
Employees laid off
38
Date
June 21, 2023
Industry
Food
Country
Canada
Company stage
Series C
Total raised (pre-layoff)
$134M

Source: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-food-ordering-service-ritual-lays-off-nearly-half-of-employees/

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