Blue Apron Files for IPO
sec.gov
Blue Apron Files for IPO
1–10 of 167 posts
Re: Blue Apron Files for IPO
#2> Blue Apron, Inc. was incorporated in Delaware on December 5, 2011 under the name Petridish Media, Inc. and changed its name to Blue Apron, Inc. on August 29, 2012.
That's going to be a fun tidbit if they ever have an E. coli outbreak.
Re: Blue Apron Files for IPO
#3The amount of pollution / trash this company produces seems pretty counter to their mission statement.
Re: Blue Apron Files for IPO
#4The amount of pollution / trash this company produces seems pretty counter to their mission statement.
We canceled after a week precisely for this reason. I couldn't believe how much trash a single shipment generated.
Re: Blue Apron Files for IPO
#5There is a lot of hate for this company on HN. They are trying to help people cook healthy food, they are doing a good thing, and have an actual product. Good for them! And I hope the engineers / common workers get some money too :)
Re: Blue Apron Files for IPO
#6The amount of pollution / trash this company produces seems pretty counter to their mission statement.
From what I recall when we had it, it was a lot less trash than going to the store and getting everything packaged individually. And I'm sure the shipping is less polluting than having all the customers drive around too.
Re: Blue Apron Files for IPO
#7The amount of pollution / trash this company produces seems pretty counter to their mission statement.
We canceled after a week precisely for this reason. I couldn't believe how much trash a single shipment generated.
what's a single shipment typically composed of? Curious since I was thinking of trying it.
Do you mean like cardboard/plastic packaging? I was thinking materials would come in re-usable container. Not fancy, but even somewhat "cheapy" re-usable material.
Re: Blue Apron Files for IPO
#8The amount of pollution / trash this company produces seems pretty counter to their mission statement.
Do you have evidence that a meal kit produces more "trash" than the packaging required to ship all of the included products to a store? Additionally, your argument is incomplete without addressing the efficiencies that meal kit companies gain by limiting food waste. The real question is what provides a more efficient food system, a grocery store or a meal kit?
Re: Blue Apron Files for IPO
#9The amount of pollution / trash this company produces seems pretty counter to their mission statement.
From what I recall when we had it, it was a lot less trash than going to the store and getting everything packaged individually. And I'm sure the shipping is less polluting than having all the customers drive around too.
> From what I recall when we had it, it was a lot less trash than going to the store and getting everything packaged individually.
But all the stuff Blue Apron sends you is individually packaged (down to stuff like a single green onion in a bag)...
Re: Blue Apron Files for IPO
#10The amount of pollution / trash this company produces seems pretty counter to their mission statement.
You can ship the boxes, gel packs, and foil bag back to them for recycling. They give you a free shipping label.
https://support.blueapron.com/hc/en-us/articles/202510818-Ho...