Blue Apron Holdings, Inc. is an American ingredient-and-recipe meal kit company headquartered in New York City, operating its services exclusively in the United States.
[9] After the opening of its third fulfillment center in Arlington, Texas in June 2015, the company began shipping to the contiguous United States.
[12] In October 2016, BuzzFeed reported a history of safety and health violations at the company's Richmond, California distribution center.
By October 2017, prior to its next earnings report, the company had announced a company-wide realignment, 6% of employees laid off at both the corporate offices and fulfillment centers, estimated to be a couple of hundred jobs.
[18] In May 2018, Blue Apron began selling 4 servings meal kits at 17 Costco locations in California, marking the company's entrance into physical retail[19] and Tim Bensley, formerly of Acosta Sales & Marketing, entered as CFO.
[23] In September 2023, food delivery startup Wonder Group agreed to acquire the company for $103 million,[24] which was finalized couple of months later.