Our Mission
Daily Table is a nonprofit community grocer dedicated to providing fresh, tasty, convenient and nutritious food to communities most in need at prices everyone can afford
We believe that delicious and wholesome food should be available to all. We help communities make great food choices by making it convenient and affordable to choose tasty and fresh meals and groceries. By partnering with a network of growers, manufacturers, and other suppliers, we source high-quality food at low costs and make it available to everyone in our communities at prices designed for even a SNAP budget.
Our stores provide a selection of fresh produce, grocery staples and made-from-scratch prepared foods at prices low enough to fit within every budget. We believe in providing a shopping experience that fosters a sense of agency around your health (you can afford to eat well!), and the dignity of providing a helping hand, not a handout. We believe in creating livable wage jobs, with a strong preference for hiring directly from our neighborhoods.
Our History
2012
Founded by Doug Rauch, former president of Trader Joe’s, Daily Table was created to help address the challenges of hunger and obesity.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts became our first funder.
2013
We entered a partnership with Codman Square Health Center to open our first store.
2015
We opened our first store in Dorchester in Codman Square, a diverse residential community in Boston.
2017
We signed a lease with Madison Square Community Development to open a store in Nubian (previously Dudley) Square.
We started our Teaching Kitchen program in collaboration with Codman Square Health Center, offering free cooking and nutrition classes for the community.
2018
We opened our second store in Roxbury in Nubian Square.
We partnered with the Mayor’s Office of Food Access and the Fair Food Network to launch the Double Up Food Bucks program.
2020
We signed a lease for our third store in the greater Boston area, which we hope to open by the end of the year.
We launched our online shopping service.
2021
We opened our third store in Central Square in Cambridge.
We have big plans to open additional stores in the greater Boston area!
Our Model
America is in desperate need for scalable solutions to food insecurity.
We are a scalable economically-viable solution.
Our unique retail model means that every dollar donated is matched at the cash register with more than two dollars of earned revenue. As we grow, we become more financially sustainable and less dependent upon philanthropy. Literally every shopper is a funder!
Our goal is to generate funding through the delivery of our mission, not simply for the delivery of our mission, allowing us to focus all of our attention on our mission instead of fundraising.
