Farmdrop

Farmdrop
IndustryFood
Founded2012; 12 years ago (2012)
FounderBen Pugh[1][2][3]
DefunctDecember 17, 2021; 2 years ago (2021-12-17)
FateBankrupted
Headquarters
London
,
England
Area served
London
Key people
Eleanor Herrin, CEO
ProductsFoods
ServicesOnline grocer – food ordering and delivery
Revenue£3.9 M (2018)
Number of employees
214 [4] (2020)

Farmdrop was an online grocer with a focus on farm-to-table food sourced from local farmers, fishermen, and other producers;[5][6] as well as ethically sourced household products.[7]

On 17 December 2021 Farmdrop collapsed following a failure to secure additional funding.[8]

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  3. ^ O'Hear, Steve (14 June 2018). "Farmdrop picks up £10M Series B". TechCrunch. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
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  8. ^ Jones, Rupert (17 December 2021). "Online grocer Farmdrop goes bust and cancels Christmas deliveries". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 18 August 2023.