The rise of
home meal kit companies and services by rivals including Hello Fresh, Tastebox, Thomas Farm Kitchen and Youfoodz have meant the marketplace is increasingly crowded.
Not exact matches
With Pat Vihtelic at the helm of
Home Chef, the
meal -
kit service delivering more than 1.5 million
meals per month, UX helps bridge the gap between online and offline interactions with the
company.
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Home Chef, a Chicago - based
meal kit company, is exploring options including a potential sale, according to Reuters.
The
meal -
kit industry — made up of
companies that send specific recipes and corresponding ingredients directly to a consumer's door for
home cooking — is becoming increasingly crowded.
There are dozens of other
companies, including Blue Apron, delivering
meal kits to consumers
homes.
Answering the call from the other side is a surge in
meal kit home - delivery
companies, such as Blue Apron Inc., Meez
Meals LLC, and Hello Fresh AG.
Subscription - based delivery
company Oatbox has raised C$ 1.55 m ($ 1.17 m) to strengthen its position in the competitive North American
home delivered
meal kit market.
Canaccord Genuity and Macquarie Capital have been hired to help fresh ingredients and
meal delivery
kit company Marley Spoon find a
home on the ASX - boards.
The
company last year launched a
meal kits and speciality foods site which features
kits from partners like
Home Chef and Takeout
Kit, along with other snack boxes and food crates from third parties.
The
meal kits will also be made available for 2 - hour delivery through Instacart, same - day and scheduled
home delivery, and for in - store pickup through Albertsons
Companies Drive Up and Go service.