Blue Apron
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 |
Website |
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.
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