Purple Carrot
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Meal kits |
| Founded | July 2014 |
| Founder | Andy Levitt |
| Headquarters | Massachusetts |
Area served | United States |
Key people | Rishi Bhatia, CEO[1] |
| Services | Meal delivery service |
| Revenue | $43,000,000[2] (2018) |
Number of employees | 70+[3] |
| Parent | Oisix ra daichi Inc.[4] |
| Website | www |
Purple Carrot is a Massachusetts-based plant-based meal kit company that delivers pre-portioned ingredients and recipes to subscribers weekly in the United States.[5][6] Purple Carrot was acquired by the Japanese meal-kit service Oisix ra daichi Inc. in May 2019 for $12.8 million.[2]
References
- ^ Carrot, Purple. "PURPLE CARROT APPOINTS RISHI BHATIA AS NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
- ^ a b Crets, Stephanie (May 24, 2019). "Roundup: A Tokyo-based meal-kit company buys Purple Carrot". Digital Commerce 360. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ "The Purple Carrot: Revenue, Competitors, Alternatives". growjo.com. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
- ^ "Purple Carrot to Be Acquired by Largest Japanese Organic Food Delivery Service, Oisix ra daichi Inc., Fueling Opportunity to Bring Plant-Based Meal Kits Global". www.businesswire.com. May 22, 2019. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
- ^ Strom, Stephanie (November 2, 2015). "Mark Bittman to Join the Meal Kit Firm Purple Carrot". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
- ^ Severson, Kim (April 4, 2016). "It's Dinner in a Box. But Are Meal Delivery Kits Cooking?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
Online food ordering services | |
|---|---|
| Meal delivery | |
| Meal kits | |
| Online grocery delivery | |
| Reservations | |
| Defunct | |
| Software | |
