Blue Apron bets on fairy tale veggies as core of meal kits
Blue Apron plans to buy half a million pounds of fairy tale eggplant this year and aims to repeat with 40 other specialty crops. The startup, backed by venture capital, pursues a model of delivering curated recipes and portions to bypass supermarkets, fueling rapid growth and options like HelloFresh and Purple Carrot in a crowded market.
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Scooter's Coffee acquires Coffeesmiths three Iowa stores
Omaha based Scooter's Coffee has purchased Coffeesmiths three stores in Cedar Rapids and Marion. The sale closed May 28 and the locations at 7037 C Ave. NE Cedar Rapids 2300 Edgewood Rd. SW Cedar Rapids and 690 Marion Blvd. Marion will serve Scooter's beverages starting June 13 and be rebranded this summer. Coffeesmiths founders Jim and Lisa Smith opened Coffeesmiths in 2004 with later expansions.
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Iowa May unemployment rate holds at 3.9 percent
Iowa’s unemployment rate stayed at 3.9 percent in May though the number of unemployed rose to 66,500 from 66,200 in April. Total employed declined to 1,644,800 as private industry shed 3,700 jobs and government fell by 500, with gains in education health services offsetting some losses.
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