RelayFoods.com

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Retail Relay, Inc.
Type Private
Industry Online Grocery/Retail
Founded 2008 (2008)
Headquarters Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
Area served Central Virginia, Northern Virginia, Washington D.C. and Maryland
Employees Approx. 100
Website www.relayfoods.com

Retail Relay, Inc., branded RelayFoods.com since 2010,[1] is a privately held American online grocery service and farmers market, operating in select US cities. The company is headquartered in Charlottesville, Virginia, and serves customers in the Washington/Baltimore metro area and across northern and central Virginia.

Relay Foods integrates the offerings of hundreds of local farmers and artisan, organic, and conventional producers to deliver a curated selection of high quality, local, and gourmet foods and grocery staples directly to customers.

Mission

Relay Foods' mission is to make eating quality, healthy, and sustainable food simple. To accomplish this, Relay educates people about the food they eat, creates connections between producers and end consumers, and brings food to easily accessible locations for customers to pick up.[2]

Relay Foods has been certified as a B Corp since December 2012, a classification that reflects the company’s commitment to local communities, the health of the environment, and its workers’ quality of life.[3]

History

RelayFoods.com was founded in 2008 by Zachary Buckner and Arnie Katz.[4] It began operating in Charlottesville, Virginia, and expanded to Richmond, Virginia, in July 2010.[5]

Relay received venture capital funding from Battery Ventures in February 2011.[6] It bought Arganica Farm Club in 2012[7] to become the largest online grocer in the Mid-Atlantic region, serving the Washington DC, Northern Virginia, Annapolis, and Baltimore markets.[8]

In April 2013, Relay raised an additional $8.25 million to expand, redesign its website, and launch a mobile application.[9] The company began serving Williamsburg, Virginia, in May 2013 and Lynchburg, Virginia, in September 2013.[10][11] The new mobile site was launched in August 2013.[12]

Current Locations

Relay Foods currently serves the following locations.

  • Maryland: Annapolis, Baltimore
  • Virginia: Charlottesville, Lynchburg, Richmond, Williamsburg, Culpeper, Staunton, Fishersville, Fredericksburg
  • Washington, DC metro area

See also

References

  1. ↑ McNair, Dave (June 18, 2010). "Retail Relay changes name, opens online farmer's market" The Hook. Retrieved 15 March 2011
  2. ↑ http://www.relayfoods.com/About/MissionAndPurpose
  3. ↑ http://www.bcorporation.net/community/relay-foods
  4. ↑ Henderson, John (August 9, 2008). "Retail Relay service aims to unite local businesses with customers" Daily Progress. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
  5. ↑ Llovio, Louis (March 6, 2011). "Dinner is a click away for online shoppers" Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
  6. ↑ Battery Ventures
  7. ↑ Mirabella, Lorraine (August 28, 2012) "Online grocer Relay Foods launches service in Baltimore" The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  8. ↑ PRWeb (August 28, 2012). "Relay Foods Establishes Largest Online Food Marketplace in Mid-Atlantic U.S." Yahoo! News. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  9. ↑ Perez, Sarah. "Online Grocer Relay Foods Raises $8.25 Million To Expand, Redesign & Go Mobile". Tech Crunch. Retrieved 3 June 2013. 
  10. ↑ "Relay Foods Expands Grocery Delivery Service to Williamsburg". Market Watch. Retrieved 3 June 2013. 
  11. ↑ Eleanor Kennedy (September 2013) "Locally sourced grocery delivery service expands into Lynchburg". News Advance. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  12. ↑ Alice Truong (August 22, 2013). "Relay Foods Lets You Order Local Produce From Your Phone." Fast Company. Retrieved 23 September 2013.

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