May 04, 2018
Blue Apron Looks To The Grocery Aisle After First Quarter...
Meal kit delivery service Blue Apron is trying to build momentum beyond the first quarter as it eyes new sales channels to attract more customers. The company reported slightly less...
May 04, 2018
Putting Southern Hospitality In A Box — And Delivering It
There is no shortage of services out there that promise the hungry and time-pressed a delicious meal in a box, broken down by ingredients and ready to be prepared with...
May 04, 2018
Propel CEO Sees App As Aid to Low-Income Consumers, Beyond...
An app designed to make life easier for food stamp recipients is expanding the commerce-related services it offers to low-income Americans, but a new challenge related to data could hamper...
May 01, 2018
Living Up To The Hype (Or Not)
The hype is everywhere. It’s easy to get swept up in a world full of the “next big things.” Easy — but as Karen Webster pointed out in her commentary...
April 30, 2018
Chef’d CEO: Why The Existing Meal Kit Model Doesn’t Work
The meal kit delivery industry is all about pre-packed sameness wrapped around a subscription model, with convenience as a key lure. But so are famous chef-inspired recipes, and all of...
April 25, 2018
Curing The Dinnertime Blues With Smarter AI
Managing a kitchen is not easy work — it’s a leading cause of stress for the people (mostly women, mostly mothers) who do it. The pressure is high to get...
April 24, 2018
Meal Subscription Services Take On The School Lunch
The usual school lunch menu suspects — pizza and chicken nuggets — appeal to some students, but those options may not work for students who are vegetarian or gluten-free. As...
April 24, 2018
Amazon’s Cashier-Less Store Evolved From Self-Checkout Machines
In the 1980s, David Humble was at the grocery checkout counter when something unusual happened: A customer became frustrated with a cashier’s slow pace, so he simply scanned one of...
April 23, 2018
Aggregation Apps Coordinate Rides And Food Deliveries
There are many on-demand apps, but few apps aggregate multiple services. Apps such as Accomplice, however, allow users to choose from multiple services and coordinate food deliveries with rideshares. When...