Dec 8th, 2022 |
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Is the Pharmacy of the Future a Farmacy? A Conversation with Josh Hix, Founder, Season
Food has long been associated with health and healing. So it’s kind of remarkable that food isn’t typically a part of medical treatment for chronic diseases like diabetes. Josh Hix wants to change that. He’s the founder of Season. It’s a platform which allows health providers to give patients meal plans and recipes and even connects them to grocery delivery sites to help treat chronic diseases with wholesome foods. Interestingly enough, it was Hix’s previous company, Plated, a meal-kit startup that was acquired by Albertsons in 2017 - that made him consider launching a company centered around food as a vehicle for health benefits. But the story of how he ended up as a veteran founder starts much earlier - during a childhood marked by a lot of moving and a lot of math…