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Blue Apron hopes a new leader can reverse its decline.

Blue Apron Lays Off Over 300 Employees as Post-IPO Struggles Continue

The subscription meal service faced competition from Amazon and Whole Foods after a lavish initial public offering.
By John Bonazzo
Customers at Shaw's and Safeway will soon be able to buy Plated meals like this one.

Meal Kit Delivery Startup Plated Joins Forces With National Grocery Chain

The deal will bring Plated's meal kits into stores like Shaw's and Safeway and gives it an advantage over Blue Apron.
By John Bonazzo
Amazon Boxes.

How to Really Save Money With Subscription Shopping Services

For retailers, having a customer's payment information on file and having a license to keep charging them for a product is the holy grail. But consumers should be on their toes.
By Lisa Schmeiser
Which should you choose?

Which Subscription Meal Service Should You Try? Our Infographic Will Help You Choose

By Sage Lazzaro
This year many people used Samsung's Gear VR to watch the Rio Olympics.

5 Startup Categories That Made Great Leaps Forward in 2016

By John Bonazzo
Herbed gouda pancakes with quick tomato sauce & watercress.

We Tried Martha Stewart’s New Blue Apron Competitor—Here’s How It Stacked Up

By Sage Lazzaro
Forget the cardboard.

This New Blue Apron Competitor Ships Your Ingredients In a Wireless Mini Fridge

By Sage Lazzaro
Home Chef The price: -$9.95 per serving on meals -$4.95 per serving on smoothies and fruit selections Free shipping when you order three or more meals, or else shipping is $10 (but often free anyway with promotions) The plan: When you create your Home Chef account, you choose how many meals you want to receive each week (from two up to seven) and how many servings of each (either two or four), and you're then charged per serving. As per usual, you can change your plan at any time. Home Chef has the largest variety of meals out of any of these services. Each week, 10 dinners are available as are one smoothie recipe and one bag of season fruit. When you sign up, you're also asked to answer a few questions about your eating habits and desires (do you have any allergies? prioritize low-carb meals?, etc.), which the system uses to recommend meals. Recipes I tried: 1) Thyme- and rosemary-roasted pork tenderloin, with apple cider sauce and broccoli mash 2) Black bean burger, with roasted sweet potato fries 3) Mushroom parmesan penne pasta, with basil, tomatoes and a side of toasted baguette 4) Kale and avocado fall detox smoothie 5) S'mores smoothie Pros and cons of my experience: + The food was pretty good, and the bread was surprisingly fresh and delicious. + The recipe cards included wine and beer pairings. + The recipes included some nice cooking tips that can be used beyond these recipes + Calories, fats, carbohydrates, protein, fiber and sodium values were listed on the recipe cards. - There was an unnecessary amount of packaging and it was all plastic. It seemed very wasteful. - The spices weren't all labeled and the basil was slightly wilted. Overall, Home Chef has a lot of good things going for it. The options and variety of recipes is by far the best, and when you go on the site to choose your meals, everything from allergens to low-calorie and low-carb indicators are clear and visible before you even click the recipes. The food was all pretty good and simple to make. My rating: 3.5/5 Pictured: Thyme- and rosemary-roasted pork tenderloin, with apple cider sauce and broccoli mash

We Tried Blue Apron, Hello Fresh and Their 4 Competitors—One Was Clearly the Best

By Sage Lazzaro
A munchery meal (Photo: Courtesy Munchery).

For New Yorkers, Will Gourmet Delivery Become the New Seamless?

By Kristina Headrick

TechStars New York Picked Its Spring 2013 Class

By Nitasha Tiku
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