Meal Kits

Blue Apron CEO: Meal Kits Now Prioritize Long-Term Profitability Over Immediate Growth

Blue Apron CEO: Meal Kits Now Prioritize Long-Term Profitability Over Immediate Growth
Blue Apron CEO: Meal Kits Now Prioritize Long-Term Profitability Over Immediate Growth
June 26, 2023  |  Retail

As meal kit providers look to weather the challenges of inflation, many have been forced to rethink their business models. Blue Apron CEO Linda Findley...

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Three-Quarters of Consumers Order From Aggregators to Skip Meal Prep
Three-Quarters of Consumers Order From Aggregators to Skip Meal Prep
April 20, 2023  |  Aggregators

Time-crunched consumers use restaurant aggregators, but other brands are promising similar convenience without the cost. By the Numbers Research from PYMNTS’ new, exclusive report “Connected...

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1 in 7 Food Subscribers May Cancel by Next Payment
1 in 7 Food Subscribers May Cancel by Next Payment
April 18, 2023  |  Subscriptions

Consumers are cutting back on their product subscriptions, with many rethinking their food purchasing. By the Numbers Research from PYMNTS’ new study, “Subscription Commerce Readiness...

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Meal Kit Providers Maximize Convenience to Maintain Loyalty
Meal Kit Providers Maximize Convenience to Maintain Loyalty
April 05, 2023  |  Loyalty & Rewards

Amid inflationary pressures, meal kit providers are securing consumers’ loyalty with more convenience and flexibility. Blue Apron, for one, is turning its focus to its...

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Blue Apron Willing to Lose Customers to Boost Profitability
Blue Apron Willing to Lose Customers to Boost Profitability
March 16, 2023  |  Earnings

As Blue Apron looks to improve its margins, the company is making some difficult tradeoffs. On a call with analysts Thursday (March 16) discussing the...

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Cost of Delivery Forces Many Meal Kits to Shutter
Cost of Delivery Forces Many Meal Kits to Shutter
March 14, 2023  |  Subscriptions

The meal kit sector’s difficulties may have more to do with logistics than consumer demand. In an interview with PYMNTS, Ragoth Bala, co-founder of direct-to-consumer...

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HelloFresh Seizes on Ready-to-Eat Growth Opportunity as Consumers Seek Immediacy
HelloFresh Seizes on Ready-to-Eat Growth Opportunity as Consumers Seek Immediacy
March 08, 2023  |  Retail

Meal kit providers are finding that many consumers prefer speedy convenience to cooking from scratch. Berlin-based multinational meal kit company HelloFresh said on a call...

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Kroger Expands Home Chef as Consumers Cut Restaurant Spending
Kroger Expands Home Chef as Consumers Cut Restaurant Spending
March 06, 2023  |  Retail

Kroger is growing its prepared food capabilities to meet consumers’ inflation-related demand for cheaper meals. The U.S. grocer’s meal kit and heat-and-eat meal subsidiary, Home...

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