Raleigh company expects to deliver more than 2 million pounds of food this year
Local coordinators provide door-to-door delivery to their neighbors each week
Part of a wave of food companies whose business model relies on home delivery
Small containers for vegetables are dwarfed by larger boxes at The Produce Box warehouse in Raleigh, N.C. Tuesday, June 7, 2016. The Produce Box’s weekly delivery of fresh produce across North Carolina generated $7 million in revenue last year. Courtney Tellefsen founded the business in 2007 and built it without any outside funding. Starting out with about 20 customers they now have over 11, 000.
Small containers for vegetables are dwafed by larger boxes at The Produce Box warehouse in Raleigh, N.C. Tuesday, June 7, 2016. The Produce Box’s weekly delivery of fresh produce across North Carolina generated $7 million in revenue last year. Courtney Tellefsen founded the business in 2007 and built it without any outside funding. Starting out with about 20 customers they now have over 11, 000.
Dikeisha McDaneil fills containers with fingerling potatoes at The Produce Box in Raleigh, N.C. Tuesday, June 7, 2016. The Produce Box’s weekly delivery of fresh produce across North Carolina generated $7 million in revenue last year. Courtney Tellefsen founded the business in 2007 and built it without any outside funding. Starting out with about 20 customers they now have over 11, 000. Dikeisha McDaneil fills containers with fingerling potatoes at The Produce Box in Raleigh, N.C. Tuesday, June 7, 2016. The Produce Box’s weekly delivery of fresh produce across North Carolina generated $7 million in revenue last year. Courtney Tellefsen founded the business in 2007 and built it without any outside funding. Starting out with about 20 customers they now have over 11, 000.
Courtney Tellefsen holds a box of fresh vegetables at the Produce Box in Raleigh, N.C. Tuesday, June 7, 2016. The Produce Box’s weekly delivery of fresh produce across North Carolina generated $7 million in revenue last year. Tellefsen founded the business in 2007 and built it without any outside funding. Starting out with about 20 customers they now have over 11, 000.
Lori Ferrel, left, and Steven Bell carefully weigh, then box green beans at The Produce Box in Raleigh, N.C. Tuesday, June 7, 2016. The Produce Box’s weekly delivery of fresh produce across North Carolina generated $7 million in revenue last year. Courtney Tellefsen founded the business in 2007 and built it without any outside funding. Starting out with about 20 customers they now have over 11, 000.
Avery Gilchist loads some of the day’s work into the cold room at The Produce Box in Raleigh, N.C. Tuesday, June 7, 2016. The Produce Box’s weekly delivery of fresh produce across North Carolina generated $7 million in revenue last year. Courtney Tellefsen founded the business in 2007 and built it without any outside funding. Starting out with about 20 customers they now have over 11, 000.
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