If you dabble in online shopping, here’s a new local-food option
Most food bloggers simply stop at writing about recipes and restaurants. One husband and wife team have gone further, however, and they’ve swapped writing for retail with Cambridge’s first online supermarket to support the local food economy.
Nazima and Pierre Corne, founders of FranglaisKitchen.com, have set up Cambridge Food Collective, which will be launched on 8 September.
By keeping margins low and prices competitive, they want an alternative to the reliance on large-scale supermarkets.
“We aim to bring high-quality produce direct to people at a reasonable price by cutting out the infrastructure costs of the supermarket,” said Pierre.
Customers go to the site, add products to a basket and order like any other online store, except that all the food is picked, packed and delivered on the same day. This results in the freshest food, with less waste.
Each Tuesday online orders will be sent to each supplier. They then deliver to Cambridge Food Collective’s hub, on Clifton Road, on Thursday mornings.
“We hope to increase our delivery days from one day to several in a week,” said Nazima.
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www.cambridgefoodcollective.com
