Albertsons Cos. is buying the Plated meal-kit service, the first acquisition of a prepared-meals company by a national grocery chain as supermarkets scramble to keep shoppers coming to their stores. The New York-based Plated, which does business as DineInFresh Inc., will operate as a subsidiary of the U.S.’s second largest grocery chain, the companies said. Customers will be able to buy a rotating selection of meals like chicken...

Source: Wall Street Journal September 20, 2017 20:18 UTC