Companies’ perks include free food – and exercise to help work it off

BOULDER — When it comes to perks offered at start-up high-tech companies and others in the Boulder Valley, it’s all about food and drink.

And when you’ve gained 10 pounds from that M&M dispenser in a local employee break room or from the catered breakfasts and other yummy treats, it’s all about the ski passes and the health club memberships.

But back to the food.

At SendGrid Inc., employees can eat as much free Chipotle menu-item food as they want, said Josh Ashton, a spokesman for the cloud software company. SendGrid’s office in downtown Boulder on Pearl Street near Ninth Street is located…