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Cypress Grove Cheese: Join the “Chevolution”

May 10, 2015 by Jon Langford

Our passion (and irrepressible appetite) for food means we’re constantly on the hunt for the most daring, different, and of course delicious artisanal eats from around the world. That’s why we’ve partnered with the Specialty Food Association (SFA) to bring you the cherry on top from the cream of the crop. Our friends at Cypress Hill are previous winners of the prestigious SFA sofi award (“sofi” stands for specialty outstanding food innovation) and for good reason: Their cheese is dangerously delicious! Read on to find out more about Cypress Hill and why we love them so…

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Interview with Hint Water CEO Kara Goldin

March 12, 2015 by Jon Langford

We all know how important it is to drink water, but let’s be honest, plain old H2O can be a little, well, bland. Hint CEO Kara Goldin felt so strongly about this that just over a decade ago she left her job as an AOL executive and began developing a sugar-free water beverage that offered a healthier alternative to sodas and drinks infused with diet sweeteners. Click through to read our interview with Kara.

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Meet Yaya: The Man Behind the Bakery that Never Sleeps

February 15, 2015 by Jon Langford

By 1 AM on any given day of the week, most New Yorkers are sound asleep. But for our head baker Yaya Doumbia, the day has only just begun. Click through for more about a day in the life of Yaya AND his famous shortbread cookie recipe.

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#FeelTheWarmth with FreshDirect and Uniqlo

December 22, 2014 by Tenley Allen

We’re excited to announce our partnership with Uniqlo on their #FeelTheWarmth campaign, which highlights people that are living winter to the fullest. Uniqlo reached out to FreshDirect to partner with them on this campaign, and provided 1,000 free Heattech shirts to our FreshDirect transportation team. The result was a 2 minute video that featured 4 of our drivers wearing the Uniqlo shirts.

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Our Trip to a Local Cranberry Bog

November 1, 2014 by Tenley Allen

It’s always such a joy to join the merchant teams on their #freshadventures, where they meet amazing farmers, ranchers, fishermen, and producers. Just recently, I had the thrill of joining the produce team on their visit to Pine Barrens Native Fruits, a fifth-generation cranberry farm in southern New Jersey.

Brenda, the bog’s owner, and Tom, the bog’s right-hand-man, gave us an extensive tour of the farm, which has been in the family since the mid-1800s and was founded by Brenda’s husband’s Great-Aunt Lizzy White.

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It’s a Farmer’s Life for Them!

August 20, 2012 by Tenley Allen

Wells Homestead Acres

“Farmers eat a lot of their own food,” declared Tom Wickham of Wickham’s Farm in Cutchogue, New York. “We grow what we like to eat, so you know it’s going to be good.”

This sentiment is shared by all of the local Long Island farmers with which FreshDirect partners. The products are grown to spec for all to enjoy.

When asked what the inspiration is for the crops he grows, Lyle Wells (Wells Homestead Acres) responded with, “We give ‘em what they want. That’s why we grow sugar snap peas and asparagus. If we could grow bananas, we would grow bananas.”…