FreshDirect Partnership Drives $ 1 Million in Donations to NY Common Pantry

July 3, 2020 FreshDirect

FreshDirect announced a major milestone in its ongoing partnership with NY Common Pantry, whose mission is to reduce hunger while promoting dignity, health and self-sufficiency for the populations they serve. The partnership, which was announced this past February, has raised $ 1 million in donations to NY Common Pantry in less than five months.

FreshDirect Express Launches, Offering Two-Hour Delivery Across Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens

June 25, 2020 FreshDirect

This new service gives customers the option to shop for what they want and when they want it, choosing from a curated selection of FreshDirect’s best products, delivered to their doorsteps within two hours, in a 60-minute window. Express service can be accessed via a toggle on the FreshDirect app or the upper left corner of the website.

Grocery Delivery Sales up 60%, FreshDirect CEO Says, Calling his Employees ‘First Responders’

Fresh Direct, founded in 1999 to deliver groceries and fresh food to New Yorkers, has suddenly become an essential service amid the social lockdown resulting from the coronavirus pandemic.

In New York, Grocery Deliveries go High-Tech

FreshDirect promises to deliver within mere hours fruit, fish and bottles of water ordered online, and it relies on its high-tech Bronx warehouse to keep up with demand.

FreshDirect Reveals Top Food Trends for 2020

November 13, 2019 FreshDirect

FreshDirect, the Northeast’s leading online fresh food grocer, today announced its top food trends for 2020. The trends list was curated by FreshDirect’s in-house team of food and wine specialists.