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FreshDirect just did the best thing ever!
Yes, that’s right–your favorite online grocery delivery company has been dreaming up ways to make everyone’s lives even easier during the COVID-19 outbreak, and this recent announcement is the best we’ve heard yet!
The grocery company is now carrying a selection of prepared meals for delivery! And we couldn't be more excited about their decision to support local restaurants.
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In a partnership with caterer and on-site dining management firm Restaurant Associates, FreshDirect is offering fully-cooked menu items like eggplant parmesan and beef meatballs in New York City. This is so amazing--and we are so thankful.
FreshDirect has already saved us countless times with groceries during the lockdown, and now you can count on them for fully cooked meals, too. #Winning
“The devastation this health pandemic is causing across the New York restaurant industry hits close to home, as I started my career in restaurants, as a cook,” FreshDirect co-founder and CEO David McInerney said in a statement.
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“By partnering with Restaurant Associates, we have the opportunity to bring some of their employees back to work, while offering our customers great meal solutions.” We love this!
But that's not all: for each meal purchased, FreshDirect and Restaurant Associates will donate a meal to New Yorkers in need through New York Common Pantry, the city's largest food pantry.
