Daisy Mae's expands reach with delivery service throughout center city

In an attempt to bring more fresh produce, and expand Findlay Market's reach, Daisy Mae's Market is now delivering throughout much of Cincinnati's center city.

The new business endeavor first started a couple of months ago with their Healthy Breaks program that delivers 30 servings of seasonal fruit to offices in the downtown area for just $20.  But as the program settled in, owners at Daisy Mae's realized that the demand was a bit greater than they originally thought.

"We make a few of the Healthy Breaks deliveries each week, but we learned that many of those customers thought it would be nice to be able to order produce and take it home with them," explained Barb Cooper, marketing director at Daisy Mae's Market.

As a result, Cooper says that the program now brings custom, grocery list-type orders to office workers downtown who want to bring fresh produce home with them and not have to worry about making an additional trip on their way home.  She says that it's all part of their effort to make getting fresh, healthy produce as easy as possible and promoting Findlay Market as a central point for doing so.

"Whatever we're doing, whether it's Healthy Breaks, produce deliveries, or quick-pick produce where you can drive by and pick up your order on Race Street, we're doing it to promote Findlay Market," explained Cooper.  "Findlay Market's historical importance is a critical element of the urban core and we need to do everything to preserve that."

Those who do not take advantage of Daisy Mae's Healthy Breaks program can still have fresh produce delivered to their address as long as it is within the 45202 zip code.  Cooper says that those orders must be at least $15, but that they will deliver the order the next day.

Those interested can place an order online, call (513) 602-5601, or email their order to [email protected].  The produce offerings will change on a weekly basis so stay tuned to Daisy Mae's website.  Once the order is placed, Daisy Mae's will then respond with a price and a tentative delivery time.

Writer: Randy A. Simes
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