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The 400,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art FreshDirect Campus opened in the Bronx in mid-July.
In total, there are nine miles of conveyor belts inside the FreshDirect facility.
The new headquarters gives FreshDirect expanded receiving and shipping capabilities.
With far more space than its previous facility, FreshDirect’s Bronx campus enables it to add thousands of new grocery products.
Robotic pick towers and smart routing technologies allow the online grocer to handle increased volume.
Staff work from stationary pack stations for a more efficient and ergonomic environment.
To gain expertise, employees who pick products for customer orders work with the same 20 to 30 products.
Areas are temperature-controlled for specific departments such as meat, seafood, deli, frozen, produce and bakery.
Fresh deli orders are prepared for packing and delivery.
Prepared foods also are a linchpin of FreshDirect’s fresh assortment.
Just launched in Manhattan, same-day service is next planned for Brooklyn and Westchester County.
FreshDirect’s new home in the Bronx is adjacent to upper Manhattan.
