# Local Food Movements SPUD.ca and SPUD.com Stock Your Fridge with Organic Groceries By Tiana Reid | Published 2012-03-07 | Social Good Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spud-ca References: [facebook](https://www.facebook.com/spudvancouver) & [spud](http://www.spud.ca/) Founded in 2007, SPUD.ca creates a way in which consumers can buy [sustainable and fresh produce](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/grubmarket) with ease. Since then, SPUD.ca has expanded to six places: Los Angeles and Orange County, the San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle and Eastern Puget Sound, Calgary, Victoria and Southern Vancouver Island and Greater Vancouver. SPUD stands for "sustainable produce urban delivery." "Not only was there an opportunity to directly connect communities with local farmers and food producers, but ordering food online and using a [just-in-time home delivery](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tops-friendly-markets) method means a better product for customers," write SPUD.ca on their website. "[Organic produce and artisan groceries](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/freshdirect-and-uber-eats) can be ordered and delivered in their peak freshness – providing customers with a superior tasting and highly nutrient rich product." For info on all of the areas in which groceries are delivered, visit [SPUD.com](https://www.spud.com/). **Contact Information** SPUD.com [website](https://www.spud.com/) SPUD.ca [website](https://www.spud.ca/) SPUD.ca Vancouver on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/#!/Spudvancouver) ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.7/10 - Popularity: 34% | Activity: 69% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Social Good](https://www.trendhunter.com/socialgood) > [Social Business](https://www.trendhunter.com/socialbusiness) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Local Food Movements:** Opportunity for businesses to directly connect communities with local farmers and food producers. - **Online Food Delivery:** Disruptive innovation opportunity for businesses to provide just-in-time home delivery of sustainable and fresh produce. - **Organic and Artisan Grocery Market:** Opportunity for businesses to offer organic produce and artisan groceries for peak freshness, superior taste, and high nutrient content. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **E-commerce:** E-commerce platforms can capitalize on the trend of online food delivery, providing convenient access to sustainable and fresh produce. - **Food and Beverage:** Food and beverage companies can tap into the growing demand for local, organic, and artisan grocery products. - **Supply Chain and Logistics:** Opportunity for supply chain and logistics companies to optimize the delivery process for online food orders, ensuring peak freshness and timely delivery. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Emerging Food Brand Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/emerging-food-brand.md) - [Canadian Grocery Delivery Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/canadian-grocery.md) - [Mobile Produce Markets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/grow-on-the-go.md) - [Canadian Seafood Delivery Services](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/canadian-seafood-delivery-service.md) - [30-Minute Grocery Pickup Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fresh-street.md) - [Zero-Emissions Fresh Deliveries](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/urbe-square-roots.md) - [Sustainable Salad Meal Kit Deliveries](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/frache-noodle-salad.md) - [Food Bank Delivery Programs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/athome-donation-pickups.md) - [Homemade Food Delivery Partnerships](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/homemade-food-marketplace.md)