Freshlocal Solutions
| File:Sustainable Produce Urban Delivery logo.png | |
| Type of business | Private, Certified B Corporation |
|---|---|
| Founded | Vancouver, British Columbia (1997) |
| Area served | Vancouver, Victoria, Calgary, Edmonton |
| Key people | Peter van Stolk[1][2] (CEO) |
| Industry | Retail (Grocery) |
| Employees | ~900 (2017) |
| URL | spud |
Sustainable Produce Urban Delivery, or SPUD.ca, is an online grocery service operating in British Columbia and Alberta that predominantly focuses on selling organic groceries.[3] The company was founded as Small Potatoes Urban Delivery in 1997.[4]
Be Fresh Local Markets
In August 2015, Spud.ca opened its first retail store and café, located in the Kitsilano neighbourhood of Vancouver.[5] The stores are located in urban areas and carry a limited amount of products, in addition to ready-made meals.[6] The stores also serve as an order pick-up point for online orders.[7] 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.
Food-X
Food-X is a subsidiary of Spud which operates the back-end operations, warehousing, and fulfillment of grocery items on behalf of partner retailers.[8] They operate a 74,000-square-foot warehouse in Burnaby to fulfill orders to Metro Vancouver residents.[9] In February 2018, Walmart announced that Food-X would handle their e-commerce grocery platform in Vancouver.[10]
Blush Lane
Blush Lane Organic Market is a grocery store chain in Alberta, acquired by Spud in 2017.[11]
References
- ^ foodnavigator-usa.com. "Soup-To-Nuts Podcast: Food-X Technologies offers solutions to grocers navigating e-commerce". foodnavigator-usa.com. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
- ^ Dobie, Cayley. "Food-X is saving the planet, one grocery delivery at a time". Burnaby Now. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
- ^ Penner, Derrick (31 October 2013). "Online groceries must be convenient, reliable and 'reasonably priced', says one experienced shopper". Vancouver Sun. Postmedia Network.
- ^ Kronbauer, Bob (26 June 2012). "Sustainable Produce Urban Delivery (SPUD.ca!) for a family of 3". Vancouver is Awesome. Glacier Media.
- ^ Sherman, David (8 September 2016). "Online grocer gets a storefront". Canadian Grocer. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ Korstrom, Glen (31 August 2015). "Spud.ca adding roots with new storefront". Vancouver Courier. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ Korstrom, Glen (30 August 2015). "Spud.ca joins the trend of online retailers opening storefronts". Business In Vancouver. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ "Walmart to Expand Home Delivery to Vancouver with Food-X Partnership". Toronto Sun. 21 February 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ Kwan, Tammy (21 February 2018). "Walmart Canada teams up with Food-X to launch sustainable grocery delivery service in Metro Vancouver this summer". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ Shaw, Hollie (21 February 2018). "Walmart courts urban Vancouver customers with launch of fresh grocery delivery service". National Post. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ Falconer, Kirk (13 December 2018). "SPUD.ca secures $11 mln to advance Food-X delivery platform". Private Equity Hub. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
Further reading
- Li, Wanyee (4 January 2015). "Vancouver-based company makes online grocery shopping easy". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
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