'Freshies Fresh' delivering veggies at doorstep
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, May 18 2021:
Located at Chingmeirong Mamang Leikai, 'Freshies Fresh' has been delivering fresh vegetables at the right price to people without the need for the latter to leave the comfort of their home during the current Covid-19 pandemic.
The vegetable-only outlet opened with strict adherence to Covid-19 SOPs has been of big help to public in facing the pandemic.
Speaking in this regard, Freshies Fresh CEO Santa Nahakpam informed that the outlet's vegetables have been procured from different parts of the state.
It has been working to ease the problem faced by farmers in selling their produces along with the problems of consumers who are not able to procure them.
Clubs from different localities purchase the vegetables in bulk while numerous home delivery orders are undertaken by the outlet, he added.
Santa Nahakpam further informed that they have been delivering 70-100 orders per day in places located within 10 square km of the outlet.
The vegetables can be ordered through Facebook and Instagram pages of Freshies Fresh.
The aim of opening the outlet has been to form a professional organisation for farming and marketing of agriculture and horticulture produces.
It first started on online basis in 2018 and in June 2019 it was expanded into 1200 sq ft brick and mortar retail outlet based on community farming model which is first of its kind in Manipur.
Presently, they are able to provide around 2-3 tonnes of vegetables per day to various clubs and households, he revealed.