In the past, Wantable Inc. created an office culture around perks like free lunch, coffee and tea.
But in the last year, with many employees working from home, those in-person perks didn t matter. Instead, the company needed to focus on adapting its culture into the socially distant reality of living through the COVID-19 pandemic.
The company is recognizing benefits from virtual meetings and other new practices.
Wantable, which operates an online personal styling service and try-before-you-buy retailer made the Southeastern Wisconsin Top Workplaces list for the first time this year.
The privately held company was founded by Jalem Getz in 2011 and has grown to around 240 employees. The majority of those employees were hired in the last year.
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Farmer’s Fridge has expanded its presence in southeastern Wisconsin with home delivery of its fresh, ready-made meals.
The Chicago-based startup, which launched in 2013, has fresh food vending machines in offices, university buildings, hospitals and airports across the greater Chicago area,
Milwaukee, Indianapolis, Philadelphia, New York City and parts of New Jersey.
When the COVID-19 pandemic wiped out 85% of its business last March, Farmer’s Fridge quickly shifted its model.
“We have these delivery drivers, we make food that’s really good, and there’s a lot more people looking to eat at home, and the options are still hard to get w