Frive is the current evidence-qualified prepared-meal delivery service retained in this UK update. It delivers cooked meals ready to heat and eat, with a 3-day plan advertised from £35 per week and clear weekly subscription conditions.
This edition focuses on prepared heat-and-eat meals rather than combining meal kits, hybrids and ready meals into one ladder. Frive’s current mainland-UK delivery scope, plan minimums, delivery charges, dietary handling and storage conditions are kept explicit.
Only Frive is included in this refreshed edition because it is the provider whose current prepared-meal evidence completed the full review used for this update. Legacy meal-kit, hybrid and other prepared-meal entries are omitted rather than ranked from older or incomplete evidence.
Current prepared-meal option at a glance
| Place | Best for | Service type | Order structure | Subscription changes | Storage / preparation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frive | Readers who want cooked weekly meal plans delivered ready to refrigerate, reheat and eat. | Prepared heat-and-eat meals: customers choose meals, Frive cooks them, then they are delivered ready to reheat. | Minimum 2 meals per day; choose a 3-day, 5-day or 6-day plan. | Rolling weekly subscription; Sunday changes by Tue 8pm, Wednesday changes by Fri 8pm. | Refrigerate at 0–5°C, follow the use-by date, and heat according to each meal’s label. |
Evidence-qualified UK prepared-meal delivery
Frive
Frive is a prepared heat-and-eat meal service, not a recipe kit. Its current plans run for 3, 5 or 6 days; the 3-day plan is advertised from £35 per week, and Frive’s terms require at least two meals per day.
- Current base plan price
- From £35 per week. 3 Day Meal Plan; advertised starting price; one delivery on Wednesday or Sunday. This is the advertised starting weekly price for the 3-day plan, not a universal per-meal price. The same page lists higher starting weekly prices for 5-day and 6-day plans, and current promotional discounts are excluded from this durable comparison.
- Minimum meal-plan commitment
- Frive terms require a minimum of 2 meals per day and offer 3-day, 5-day or 6-day meal plans.
- Subscription changes and cancellation
- Frive uses a rolling weekly subscription. Customers can cancel in account settings; skips or plan changes for Sunday delivery must be made by Tuesday 8pm, and for Wednesday delivery by Friday 8pm. Cancellation takes effect after already-paid orders have been delivered; changes are not accepted after the applicable delivery cut-off.
- Dietary and allergen options
- Frive currently labels low-carb, vegan and balanced meal options. Its FAQ says customers can flag allergens so affected meals are removed from their plan, and states its meals use halal-suitable ingredients with no pork or alcohol handled on the premises; Frive also warns that its facility handles nuts. These are service and ingredient-handling statements, not guarantees of suitability for every medical diet. Severe nut-allergy customers are told to contact Frive before ordering.
- Storage and preparation
- Frive says delivered meals should be refrigerated at 0–5°C; its FAQ states meals last 4 days in the fridge after delivery, and meals are reheated according to package instructions until thoroughly hot. Follow the use-by date and meal-specific heating instructions rather than treating four days as an unconditional shelf-life guarantee.
Delivery is not universally free and mainland-UK coverage has some Scottish exclusions; weekly changes must be made before the relevant Tuesday or Friday 8pm cut-off.
Sources: Frive meal plans · Frive terms and conditions · Frive FAQ · Frive homepage Checked 2026-09-22.
What to check before subscribing
Frive is the current evidence-qualified prepared-meal option in this edition for readers who want cooked meals delivered ready to heat. The £35 figure is a starting weekly price for the 3-day plan, not a per-meal price; check your plan size, delivery charge, postcode coverage and change deadline before subscribing.
Healthy meal delivery FAQs
Is Frive a meal kit or prepared-meal service?
Frive is a prepared-meal service. Customers choose meals, Frive cooks them, and the meals arrive ready to heat and eat rather than as ingredients to cook from scratch.
How much does Frive cost?
Frive’s 3-day meal plan is currently advertised from £35 per week. That is a starting weekly plan price, not a universal per-meal figure; 5-day and 6-day plans have different starting prices.
What is Frive’s minimum order?
Frive’s terms require at least two meals per day, with 3-day, 5-day and 6-day plan structures.
Does Frive charge for delivery?
Delivery is free when a 3-day plan spend reaches £40 or a 5-day/6-day plan spend reaches £70. Otherwise, Frive’s FAQ states delivery costs £6 per delivery.
Where does Frive deliver?
Frive states that it delivers to mainland UK, with some Scottish Highlands and other Scottish areas excluded because of delivery-time constraints.
How should Frive meals be stored?
Frive says meals should be refrigerated at 0–5°C and heated according to each meal’s label. Its FAQ says meals last four days in the fridge after delivery, but the use-by date on the packaging should be followed.
How this update was checked
We checked Frive’s current plans, FAQ, homepage and terms on 22 September 2026. We verified what the service actually delivers, the weekly price basis, minimum order, delivery-charge thresholds, subscription cut-offs, delivery geography, dietary handling and storage instructions. Marketing health outcomes were not used as recommendation evidence.
Desk research using current first-party Frive sources. No test orders, private business confirmations, medical claims or user-review scores were used.