Online meal delivery services are “next big wave of food companies,” Veestro CMO says

02-Jun-2015 Last updated on 18-Mar-2017 at 17:26 GMT

California startup Veestro is bringing to consumers’ doors healthy, plant-based frozen meals and with them the next evolution in the burgeoning direct-to-consumer meal kit and grocery delivery movement.

Tightly aligning with local market preferences key to online grocery success, experts say

21-May-2015

By Hank Schultz

Paying close attention to local market dynamics is the key to success in the online grocery marketplace, according to a webinar put on yesterday by consulting firm Profitero, which specialized in e-commerce insights. Food categories are underrepresented...

Restaurants increasingly eat into grocery sales, research shows

20-May-2015

By Elizabeth Crawford

For the first time, consumers are spending more money at restaurants than on groceries in America, likely reflecting more financial flexibility from savings garnered by shopping at less expensive box stores and from lower gas prices, according to recent...

Blue Apron delivers brand awareness for start-up suppliers along with meals to consumers’ doors

10-Dec-2014

By Elizabeth Crawford

Fresh ingredient and recipe delivery service Blue Apron helps start-ups and small ingredient suppliers build brand awareness and consumer demand by introducing at home cooks to new products and taking the guess work out of the prep.