Sustainable Produce Urban Delivery

SPUD.ca
Private, Certified B Corporation
Industry Retail (Grocery)
Founded Vancouver, British Columbia (1997)
Area served
 Vancouver, Victoria, Calgary, Edmonton
Key people
 Peter van Stolk (CEO)
Products Grocery
Website spud.ca

Sustainable Produce Urban Delivery, or SPUD.ca, is an online grocery service operating along the west coast of North America that predominantly focuses in organic groceries. The company was founded as Small Potatoes Urban Delivery[1] in 1997.[2][3] Unlike several other online grocers, it survived the dot-com bust. Their main competition in Vancouver is fruitfull offices that also delivers snacks and fruit boxes to offices in the downtown core.

Be Fresh Local Markets

Be Fresh Local Market, located at 1900 West 1st Ave in Vancouver

In August 2015, Spud.ca opened its first retail store and café, located in the Kitsilano neighbourhood of Vancouver.[4] The stores are located in urban areas and carry a limited amount of products, in addition to ready-made meals.[5] The stores also serve as an order pick-up point for online orders.[6] Most locations are owned by Spud.ca; however, the company has partnered with existing small format retailers in Vancouver and provides these retailers with distribution.

References

  1. ↑ Vancouver Sun - Online groceries must be convenient, reliable and ‘reasonably priced’, says one experienced shopper
  2. ↑ Vancouver Sun - Sustainable Produce for a Family of 3
  3. ↑ Amazon to sell groceries online in Canada
  4. ↑ Sherman, David (8 September 2016). "Online grocer gets a storefront". Canadian Grocer. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  5. ↑ Korstrom, Glen (31 August 2015). "Spud.ca adding roots with new storefront". Vancouver Courier. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  6. ↑ Korstrom, Glen (30 August 2015). "Spud.ca joins trend of online retailers opening storefronts". Business In Vancouver. Retrieved 25 October 2016.

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