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Universal Yums

International snack subscription service

Universal Yums logo
21-100 employees
  • B2C
  • Food
  • Delivery
  • eCommerce
Roseland, NJ

Company mission

To open minds, one mouth at a time by introducing customers to new products and flavors and educating them about different cultures around the world.

Led by a woman

6% employee growth in 12 months

Our take

Since its initial boom in popularity circa 2010, the subscription box model has had its ups and downs, but it appears that it’s back on the rise. The Covid-19 pandemic played a large role in this turnaround, with customers buying back into delivery services and the trend has help up in the few years post pandemic.

Universal Yums, which launched in 2014 and steadily gained acclaim, is one company at the forefront of this revival, and it's aiming to keep the momentum going.

The company sends subscribers a monthly snack package, with each month featuring food from a different country, along with informative content about that cuisine and culture. As consumers are now much more curious about food than ever before, Universal Yums’ culturally educational factor could prove key.

Having recently doubled the size of its warehouse HQ and aiming to increase its headcount significantly, the company is now looking to enter another stage of aggressive growth.

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Steph

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Benefits

  • Excellent health benefits
  • Free mental health benefits
  • Generous PTO
  • European-inspired summer vacation time
  • Aggressive annual salary increase potential
  • Free Friday lunches
  • Parental leave (for all parents)
  • Free monthly subscription box
  • Free international trip on your 5-year anniversary
  • Unlimited free snacks (obviously!)

Leadership

Forbes 30 under 30. Before launching Universal Yums, worked at Proctor & Gamble as a Package Development Engineer.

Monique Zauner

(Co-founder)

Met co-founder Elias while working at Proctor & Gamble as an Associate Manager, Consumer & Market Knowledge.