Sustainable Produce Urban Delivery

SPUD.ca
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Type of business Private, Certified B Corporation
Founded Vancouver, British Columbia (1997)
Area served Vancouver, Victoria, Calgary, Edmonton
Key people Peter van Stolk (CEO)
Adrienne Uy (CFO)
Corbin Bourree (VP of Product)
Reza Bafandeh (VP of Supply Chain)
Jason McBurney (VP of Marketing)
Industry Retail (Grocery)
Employees 900~ (2017)
Website spud.ca

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.[1] The company was founded as Small Potatoes Urban Delivery in 1997.[2]

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.[3] The stores are located in urban areas and carry a limited amount of products, in addition to ready-made meals.[4] The stores also serve as an order pick-up point for online orders.[5] 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.[6] They operate a 74,000-square-foot warehouse in Burnaby to fulfill orders to Metro Vancouver residents.[7] In February 2018, Walmart announced that Food-X would handle their e-commerce grocery platform in Vancouver.[8]

Blush Lane

Blush Lane Organic Market is more than a grocery store. At Blush Lane the conceptual idea revolves around farmers and sustainability, with an organic orchard in Keremeos, BC. Blush Lane is directly connected to organic farmers, producers, growers, ranchers, creators and other individuals and companies that are equally as committed to protecting the environment. Whether through its stores, orchard or relationships, Blush Lane strive to respect the land, water and air that nourishes the planet. Currently Operating 5+ locations in the Alberta market - Blush Lane has expanded into areas such as prepared foods. Since the Acquisition of Blush Lane by SPUD - the organizations have worked to develop a seamless Omnichannel experience for the customers in the markets that they operate in.

References

  1. ↑ Penner, Derrick (31 October 2013). "Online groceries must be convenient, reliable and 'reasonably priced', says one experienced shopper". Vancouver Sun. Postmedia Network.
  2. ↑ Kronbauer, Bob (26 June 2012). "Sustainable Produce Urban Delivery (SPUD.ca!) for a family of 3". Vancouver is Awesome. Glacier Media.
  3. ↑ Sherman, David (8 September 2016). "Online grocer gets a storefront". Canadian Grocer. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  4. ↑ Korstrom, Glen (31 August 2015). "Spud.ca adding roots with new storefront". Vancouver Courier. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  5. ↑ Korstrom, Glen (30 August 2015). "Spud.ca joins the trend of online retailers opening storefronts". Business In Vancouver. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "Walmart to Expand Home Delivery to Vancouver with Food-X Partnership". Toronto Sun. 21 February 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ Shaw, Hollie (21 February 2018). "Walmart courts urban Vancouver customers with launch of fresh grocery delivery service". National Post. Retrieved 22 February 2018.

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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