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Food Box Competition: Meal-Kit Companies Prepare To Be Eaten

Subscription-box businesses that deliver fresh food face a range of challenges, from high operational costs to low customer retention. More and more of them are seeking partnerships and acquisitions to keep their doors open.

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Meal kits by mail have been popular since the start of the subscription-box wave; industry leader Blue Apron shipped its first boxes in August 2012. Since then, many more companies have jumped into the business -- according to FoodDive, 150 startups in five years! For a demographic that can afford the convenience, receiving an insulated box of fresh ingredients and an easy recipe is a compelling value. The size of the market has grown over time, and it is predicted to grow mor...

 

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