Meal of as a formal meal the breakfast can be given to the recipient in a basket or hamper. Lunch, the abbreviation for "luncheon", is a light meal typically eaten at midday. The origin of the words "lunch" and "luncheon" relate to a small snack originally eaten at any time of the day or night. During the 20th century the meaning gradually narrowed to a small or mid-sized meal eaten at midday. Lunch is commonly the second meal of the day after breakfast. The meal varies in size depending on the culture, and significant variations exist in different areas of the
Meal kit countries, and inspired a range of competitors. Three meal kit companies entered the U.S. market roughly contemporaneously in 2012: Blue Apron, HelloFresh (which was already operating in Europe), and Plated. According to "Inc Magazine", as of March 2017 there were over 150 meal kit companies in the United States. As of July 2017, according to Time Magazine, the meal kit business was estimated to be USD$2.2 billion globally, which represents under 1% of the estimated $1.3 trillion food market. The industry is expected to grown tremendously and estimates show that it could make up 1.3% of food and beverage sales