How 3 Million Grocery Items Are Delivered To Homes Every Week | Big Business

Each week, e-grocer FreshDirect delivers 100,000 grocery orders direct to customers' doors. It all happens from its Bronx warehouse, the size of 11 football fields. Using an advanced AI system, temperature controls, nine miles of conveyor belt, and a fleet of delivery trucks, the company is able to cut out three steps in the normal grocery store supply chain. Business Insider visited the warehouse to see how the company moves 3 million grocery items a week in the face of unprecedented pandemic demand. MORE BIG BUSINESS VIDEOS: How Millions Of Pounds Of Coffee Are Processed At Hawaiian Coffee Farms | Big Business How 100 Billion Cranberries Are Harvested In 6 Weeks | Big Business How Ben & Jerry’s Makes Nearly One Million Pints A Day | Big Business ------------------------------------------------------