COVID-19 has caused many businesses to struggle for survival, but it’s actually turned out to be a boon for others. Consider meal kit company Blue Apron. Blue Apron was a pioneer in an industry that analysts initially predicted would change the face of grocery shopping. But as...
It is difficult to think of an aspect of consumers’ lives that has not been thoroughly disrupted by the pandemic. There is one area where the changes are both profound and easily overlooked, however: how consumers eat. With restaurants by and large still closed, consumers...
For those without much culinary experience, eCommerce innovators are assembling “how-to” kits to help teach them how to bake. Whisk Takers, in one case, offers kits with non-perishable ingredients and step-by-step recipes for baked goods that consumers can purchase through subscriptions or a la carte....
Aluminum foil is not a new product by any stretch of the imagination. Its precursor — tin foil — was used for cooking, starting in the early 1800s. In 1910, the world of foil enjoyed its most important historical innovation: The Swiss figured out how to make it out...
June 03, 2024
Consumers are increasingly engaging across multiple devices even for formerly passive activities, such as viewing films, creating a commerce opportunity for brands that can provide a frictionless shopping journey. In an interview with PYMNTS, Evan Bregman, general manager of streaming at food and lifestyle media company Tastemade, described the way the company is seizing on […]
June 12, 2020
It is difficult to think of an aspect of consumers’ lives that has not been thoroughly disrupted by the pandemic. There is one area where the changes are both profound...
February 10, 2020
Aluminum foil is not a new product by any stretch of the imagination. Its precursor — tin foil — was used for cooking, starting in the early 1800s. In 1910, the world of...
July 20, 2020
COVID-19 has caused many businesses to struggle for survival, but it’s actually turned out to be a boon for others. Consider meal kit company Blue Apron. Blue Apron was a pioneer in an industry that analysts initially predicted would change the face of grocery shopping. But as recently as late last year, the company was struggling to […]
January 05, 2018
Amazon has expanded into cooking with its latest round of new skills, with the announcement on Thursday (Jan. 4) of the launch of the Smart Home Skill API. In a...
November 16, 2017
It’s about to get easier for cooks to stay current on their ingredient lists. Amazon and Allrecipes have announced a new integration that will see AmazonFresh embedded within the site’s top...
