Study Reveals the Most (and least) Wasteful Meal Kit Companies
The global meal kit industry witnessed a significant boom in response to growing consumer demand for healthy and convenient meals at affordable prices — with the industry expected to be worth $11.6 billion in the U.S. alone.
With household food waste accounting for around 27 million tons of waste per year, meal kits are growing in popularity with the idea they can be used to reduce food waste and even carbon footprints. However, while these meal kit services are helping reduce food waste, these single-serve meals create a different problem of packaging waste.