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Giant launches Local Produce Boxes program

Curated collection of fruit and vegetables sold online for delivery

Russell Redman

June 22, 2021

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The Local Produce Boxes boxes include six or more items from local farms in Maryland, Virginia and Delaware and are fulfilled through Giant Delivers.Giant Food

Giant Food has begun selling boxes of locally sourced fruit and vegetables online for on-demand delivery.

Called Local Produce Boxes, the program offers locally grown, in-season produce for order through GiantFood.com and fulfilled by the Giant Delivers service, Landover, Md.-based Giant said Tuesday. The boxes carry a retail price of $20 and contain six or more items from local farms in Maryland, Virginia and Delaware.

Giant said the Local Produce Boxes will be available throughout the summer without a subscription or purchase commitment. Items will vary weekly depending on farm harvests and seasonality. Customers can find out which local produce is in season by viewing a calendar at GiantFood.com. 

“We know our customers appreciate fresh and seasonal produce when they are in-store or ordering online just as much as we do,” Gregg Dorazio, director of e-commerce at Giant Food, said in a statement. “We look forward to bringing these specially curated Local Produce Boxes featuring summer’s tastiest produce to our customers.”

More than 20 farms are participating in the Local Produce Boxes program, Giant said, including Fifer Orchards and Vincent Farms of Delaware; Miller Farms, Houser Produce Farm, Calloway Bros. and Shlagel Farms of Maryland. and Kirby Farms of Virginia.

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Giant added that the Local Produce Boxes are part of an effort to work with 20 new farms in Maryland and 70 new farms in Virginia this year. The retailer said the program also furthers its sustainability and wellness initiatives by increasing food traceability and transparency and making healthy, locally sourced foods more accessible to customers.

Part of Ahold Delhaize USA, Giant Food operates 164 supermarkets in Virginia, Maryland, Delaware and the District of Columbia, including 152 full-service pharmacies, 82 full-service PNC Banks and 24 Starbucks locations. 

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About the Author

Russell Redman

Senior Editor
Supermarket News

Russell Redman has served as senior editor at Supermarket News since April 2018, his second tour with the publication. In his current role, he handles daily news coverage for the SN website and contributes news and features for the print magazine, as well as participates in special projects, podcasts and webinars and attends industry events. Russ joined SN from Racher Press Inc.’s Chain Drug Review and Mass Market Retailers magazines, where he served as desk/online editor for more than nine years, covering the food/drug/mass retail sector. 

Russell Redman’s more than 30 years of experience in journalism span a range of editorial manager, editor, reporter/writer and digital roles at a variety of publications and websites covering a breadth of industries, including retailing, pharmacy/health care, IT, digital home, financial technology, financial services, real estate/commercial property, pro audio/video and film. He started his career in 1989 as a local news reporter and editor, covering community news and politics in Long Island, N.Y. His background also includes an earlier stint at Supermarket News as center store editor and then financial editor in the mid-1990s. Russ holds a B.A. in journalism (minor in political science) from Hofstra University, where he also earned a certificate in digital/social media marketing in November 2016.

Russell Redman’s experience:

Supermarket News - Informa
Senior Editor 
April 2018 - present

Chain Drug Review/Mass Market Retailers - Racher Press
Desk/Online Editor 
Sept. 2008 - March 2018

CRN magazine - CMP Media
Managing Editor
May 2000 - June 2007

Bank Systems & Technology - Miller Freeman
Executive Editor/Managing Editor
Dec. 1996 - May 2000

Supermarket News - Fairchild Publications
Financial Editor/Associate Editor
April 1995 - Dec. 1996 

Shopping Centers Today Magazine - ICSC 
Desk Editor/Assistant Editor
Dec. 1992 - April 1995

Testa Communications
Assistant Editor/Contributing Editor (Music & Sound Retailer, Post, Producer, Sound & Communications and DJ Times magazines)
Jan. 1991 - Dec. 1992 

American Banker/Bond Buyer
Copy Editor
Oct. 1990 - Jan. 1991 

This Week newspaper - Chanry Communications
Reporter/Editor
May 1989 - July 1990

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