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Last updated - November 24, 2025
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Matthew Kenney Cuisine is a California-based lifestyle company founded by celebrity chef Matthew Kenney, focused on innovative, minimally processed plant-based cuisine and wellness. It operates across six business segments: hospitality, education, media, products, wellness, and services.
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Medium Risk
Based on the available data, we suggest consumers approach this Company with caution.
This advisory is based on a medium-risk score derived from OSINT, Adverse Media, Reviews, and Risk Factors identified in our research.
You may face moderate risks when engaging in consumer-related activities with this entity.
High Risk
Based on the available data, we recommend that employees exercise extreme caution or reconsider association with this Company.
This advisory stems from an aggregate risk score compiled from OSINT, Adverse Media, Reviews, and Risk Factors uncovered in our analysis.
You are likely to face significant risks by pursuing or maintaining employment with this entity.
Based on the available data, we urge investors and bankers to avoid financial involvement with this Company.
This advisory is informed by an aggregate risk score based on OSINT, Adverse Media, Reviews, and Risk Factors identified through our investigation.
Engaging in investment or lending activities with this entity poses a substantial risk to your financial interests.
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Monitor adverse media every 6 months
File SAR (Suspicious Activity Report) is warranted
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Several of his L.A.-area restaurants shut down rapidly amid mounting unpaid rent, vendor bills, and legal disputes.
Former staff claim that paychecks bounced regularly, and some workers were left without salary for weeks, suggesting chronic cash-flow issues.
Critics allege he used a network of LLCs to protect himself from liabilities, diverted money for personal expenses, and failed to repay an investor over a million dollars.
Several ex-employees note that Kenney was rarely present in his restaurants, leaving management weak and day-to-day issues like vendor payments largely unaddressed.
Yes — former employees say there was harassment, including racist language, and a hostile work culture that went unchallenged by leadership.
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Matthew Kenney, celebrity vegan chef, faces backlash: accused of racist/misogynist texts, dating 19yo employee
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Matthew Kenney co-founded NYC's iconic raw vegan restaurant Pure Food and Wine in 2004 with Sarma Melngailis;
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