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Meal Kits

Telehealth Service Puts A Retail Spin On Its Business Model
Telehealth Service Puts A Retail Spin On Its Business Model
April 10, 2020  |  Retail

The rapidly evolving telehealth category has a new business model. Fruit Street – a virtual one-stop-shop digital diabetes prevention program (DPP) – has partnered with...

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Restaurants Turn To Grocery And Meal Kits To Survive
Restaurants Turn To Grocery And Meal Kits To Survive
April 09, 2020  |  Coronavirus

While there are almost no areas of the economy that have not been affected by the COVID-19 epidemic, few have been harder hit than the...

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Blue Apron Sees Upside Potential In Meal Kits Despite Industry Challenges
Blue Apron Sees Upside Potential In Meal Kits Despite Industry Challenges
February 19, 2020  |  Earnings

The meal kit industry is full of challenges – from subscriber churn to competition in a crowded field. But some firms see opportunities in the...

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Merger, Sale Among Ingredients For Meal-Kit Maker Blue Apron
Merger, Sale Among Ingredients For Meal-Kit Maker Blue Apron
February 19, 2020  |  Subscription Commerce

After more customer losses and financial dips, Blue Apron is exploring strategic options going forward that might include putting itself up for sale, according to...

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Reinventing Microwave Meals For The Health-Conscious
Reinventing Microwave Meals For The Health-Conscious
December 16, 2019  |  Retail

One of the unfortunate secrets of meal kits that come with pre-measured ingredients is that although they are touted as a time-saving innovation, they don’t...

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Taking New Approaches To Meals And Snacks With Food Innovation
Taking New Approaches To Meals And Snacks With Food Innovation
October 31, 2019  |  Today In Data

eCommerce innovators and established brands are taking new approaches to food commerce. FIX, for instance, is changing the meal delivery model by ditching subscriptions and allowing customers to shop for...

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Blue Apron’s Financials Sour With Shifting Meal Kit Industry
Blue Apron’s Financials Sour With Shifting Meal Kit Industry
October 31, 2019  |  Retail

The third quarter of 2019 saw decreased revenue for meal kit subscription service Blue Apron, a company that is trying to gain new ground in...

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Subscription Commerce May Be Saturated, But New Entrants Emerge
Subscription Commerce May Be Saturated, But New Entrants Emerge
October 31, 2019  |  Payment Methods

With meal kits, streaming services and food delivery apps all vying for consumer attention, it’s easy to declare the subscription commerce market at a saturation...

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Fixing Meal Delivery By Ditching The Subscriptions 
Fixing Meal Delivery By Ditching The Subscriptions 
October 30, 2019  |  Retail

When Blue Apron announces earnings tomorrow on Halloween, the current speculation is that it will be something of a scary experience for investors in the...

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