Stop & Shop Expands Flashfood in New York

Ahold Delhaize USA banner Stop & Shop is expanding the Flashfood program to more locations across New York, mitigating food waste while helping customers save.

The digital marketplace reduces food waste at the retail level by connecting consumers with discounted food, including private label items, nearing its "best by" date. Stop & Shop is expanding Flashfood to over 60 stores in Long Island, New York City, Hudson Valley and Westchester County.

“Providing value and variety to our customers with a focus on reducing our carbon footprint is at the forefront of what we do,” said Tarik Stewart, regional vice president of Operations for Stop & Shop. “We’re proud to now offer the Flashfood marketplace to our New York customers to help offer sustainable shopping options with ways to also save significantly on groceries.”

Flashfood said that since partnering with Stop & Shop in 2021, over 30,000 shoppers across the Northeast have used the program, resulting in nearly $500k in grocery savings and over 233,280 pounds of food being saved from ending up in landfills.

Stop & Shop’s expansion throughout New York is part of the grocer’s 2023 rollout plans to make Flashfood available at more than 300 Stop & Shop locations across the Northeast. The retailer recently expanded the program in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.