Blue Apron
| Blue Apron Logo | |
Type of site | Private |
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| Founded | August 2012 |
| Headquarters | New York City, U.S. |
| Area served | United States |
| Founder(s) | Matt Wadiak Matt Salzberg Ilia Papas |
| Key people | Matt Salzberg, CEO Matthew Wadiak, COO Ilia Papas, CTO |
| Industry | Online food ordering |
| URL | www |
Blue Apron Inc. is an American meal delivery service that provides customers across the United States with weekly pre-proportioned meals.[1] Founded in August 2012, the company ships 8 million meals per month.[2]
Public health and safety violations
Since establishing a packaging and distribution facility in Richmond, California, Blue Apron has had several health citations, and encounters with the Richmond police department. In August 2015, after a two-week inspection from the California Division of Occupational Health sand Safety, lead to "proposed penalties of $11,695" for unsafe work conditions.[3] In the first three and a half years since opening the Richmond facility, four arrests have been made due to violence, or threats of violence, at the facility.[4][5][6]
References
- ^ "Blue Apron's Got Big Plans For Dinner -- But So Do Its Hungry Rivals". Forbes. September 5, 2016.
- ^ "Meal kits put to the test". The Times Herald. September 5, 2016.
- ^ "Inspection Report: Blue Apron". California Division of Occupational Health and Safety. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ O'Donovan, Caroline. "The Not-So-Wholesome Reality Behind The Making of Your Meal Kit". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ "Incident Report: Richmond Police Department". Richmond Police Department. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ "Incident Report". Richmond Police Department. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
External links
Online food ordering services | |
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| Meal delivery | |
| Meal kits | |
| Online grocery delivery | |
| Reservations | |
| Defunct | |
| Software | |
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