Convenience, coffee, food and fuel retailer EG America is partnering with on-demand delivery service platform Doordash to bring fast at-home delivery of convenience staples to consumers across the country.
EG America offers its own Farmhouse Blend coffee and brands including Cumberland Farms, Certified Oil, Fastrac, Kwik Shop, Loaf N’ Jug, Minit Mart, Quik Stop, Sprint, Turkey Hill and Tom Thumb, according to a press release on Monday (Sept. 19).
More than 800 EG stores are now available on Doordash, and more than 1,300 EG convenience store locations are planning to be integrated by the end of October.
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“Convenience is the driving principle behind all of our brands, and delivery strengthens our reputation for it,” said George Fournier, president of EG America. “DoorDash has been at the forefront of a nationwide shift towards convenient, on-demand home delivery for everything from groceries to snacks to full meals, and we’re excited to be a part of it.”
Headquartered in the U.K. and founded in 2001 by the Issa family, the EG Group is a convenience retailer with established partnerships with global brands. The business provides grocery and merchandise, food service and fuel and employs over 50,000 people in more than 6,300 sites across the U.S., U.K. and Ireland, Continental Europe and Australia.
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“Convenience continues to be a key determining factor for consumers looking for faster and easier ways to get the essentials they need exactly when they need them,” said Shanna Prevé, vice president, business development at DoorDash.
DoorDash was founded in 2013 and now connects local businesses in 27 countries across the world. The company is also working to build infrastructure for local commerce and enable merchants to succeed in the convenience economy.
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