Garg: Gobble plans to hit multi-billion dollar valuation and revenue levels
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Ooshma Garg is the founder and CEO of meal kit company Gobble. She outlines Gobble's five-year vision and growth trajectory following a deal with Walmart.
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“We have our plan to reach the multi-billion dollar valuation and revenue levels in the next upcoming years with a number of these efforts, and we just recently closed a deal with Walmart”
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