Plated's $300M Albertsons Exit
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Plated is a meal kit delivery service that was acquired by Albertsons for $300M after operating for 5 years. The service delivers pre-portioned ingredients and recipes to customers' homes.
Similar meal kit services include:
- Blue Apron - Another popular meal kit delivery service
- Home Chef - A meal delivery service owned by Kroger
- HelloFresh - A global meal kit provider
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Josh Hix
Best known as the co-founder of meal prep delivery service Plated, Josh Hix is a serial entrepreneur with several successful tech startups under his belt. The 2003 Georgia Institute of Technology graduate embarked on his first startup endeavor directly after graduation. Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering freshly in-hand, Hix co-founded ZeeWise, a database aggregation and rollup tool for franchise and retail businesses. He served as the company’s CTO for five years, and continues to sit on the board.