DoorDash has been expanding into supermarket aisles for a while now. In 2023, it announced partnerships with Cub Foods and Instacart. Earlier this year it rolled out a program with Chase for grocery benefits to cardmembers. And now it’s going deeper into the produce section with new partnerships featuring Fresh Encounter, Fruitful Yield, Plum Market, Robert Fresh Market, and Stew Leonard’s.
“It has been a monumental year for DoorDash’s grocery business with many beloved grocers — from the nation’s largest supermarket chains to neighborhood favorites — joining the platform,” said Fuad Hannon, VP of new verticals at DoorDash, in a statement. “On-demand delivery continues to play an essential role in consumers’ daily routines as the percentage of consumers that shop across grocery on DoorDash has continued to grow significantly. We’re proud to partner with these beloved local grocers so consumers can enjoy the best of their neighborhoods.”
DoorDash reports that more than 99 percent of its monthly consumers in the U.S. have access to a non-restaurant retailers on the DoorDash Marketplace. With the addition of these new partners — and just in time for the holiday season — consumers can now shop for more than 500,000 products available from regional grocers.
The new partners represent many regions:
- Fresh Encounter: A regional supermarket chain that operates 50 stores under a variety of banners in Ohio, Indiana, and Northern Kentucky, including Great Scot, Community Markets, Sack n Save, Germantown Fresh Market, Remke Markets, Chief Supermarkets, and Needler’s Fresh Market. The partnership with DoorDash marks Fresh Encounter’s first foray into third-party delivery.
- Fruitful Yield: A family owned health food store chain with 11 locations in the Chicagoland area.
- Plum Market: A natural and organic grocer offering a curated selection of locally sourced, organic, and specialty items, as well as beverage and wellness essentials from five locations in Michigan and Florida.
- Robért Fresh Market: A family owned chain with six locations in the Greater New Orleans area.
- Stew Leonard’s: Family owned and operated farm-fresh food store specializing in high-quality meat, seafood, produce, made-from-scratch baked goods, and meal solutions, with eight locations across Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York.
Consumers can now add and import their grocery lists and build their cart on DoorDash in minutes. These new partners will also be available on DashPass, DoorDash’s membership program that offers members $0 delivery fees, reduced service fees, and member-only benefits on eligible orders from thousands of restaurants, grocery, and convenience stores nationwide.
