Food Shop Delivery to Ski Resorts

Looking to get your food shop delivered to Tignes, Val d’Isere or Val Thorens? We plan on delivering our grocery boxes to these ski resorts for the 2021 / 22 season. We may also roll it out to more resorts, such as Alpe d’Huez, Les Deux Alpes, Les Menuires, La Plagne, Les Arcs and Meribel. Of course, we understand you may want at least one evening meal out in a restaurant or eatery, but you’ll still need the essential food, drink and household cleaning items to stock up your kitchen and fridge.

SUSUTAINABLE AND ECO-FRIENDLY ONLINE GROCERIES

Your food box will be delivered in re-usable boxes and we’ll be trying to use low emission vehicles. They’ll be no plastic bags or cardboard boxes. Crucially, all our set packs will be sized perfectly for your group, so they’ll be less food waste.

We’re planning on offering classic British brands too, so you can lower your carbon footprint by not bringing them on the plane. Locally produced products will be sourced whenever possible to reduce your impact on the environment.

HOW WILL THE SHOPPING BOX DELIVERY SERVICE WORK?

1. Create an Account

We’re going to make this as simple as we can for you – just like our Ski Transfer booking site. Create an account, tell is which resort you’re staying in, how many people are in your group, what time you’ll arrive in resort and a preferred delivery time. We’ll then guide you through the shopping process. Your profile and shop will also be saved for your next trip, to save you time if you use us again.

2. Choose Your Products

You can either select one of our food parcels or build your own shopping basket. Our parcels will include cleaning products and various foodstuffs for your holiday. You’ll still be able to add or delete items, including drinks.

If you build your own shopping basket, you can choose from our range of carefully selected fresh fruit and veg, meat, cheeses, pasta, snacks, soft drinks, spirits and beers. You’ll also be able to select any of our mini-packs, including:

Essentials Pack : With just one click you’ll have added all the basics like toilet paper, dishwasher tablets, washing up liquid, olive oil etc.

Meal Packs : You can choose from a range of meals and all the ingredients will be added to your cart. You can then either add or delete items.

3. Payment & Confirmation

You can return to and edit your saved cart at any time. There’s no deposit to pay. We’ll just ask for full payment a week before your arrival date. Upon payment we’ll send a confirmation email and then a few days before your arrival we’ll send you our proposed delivery time. We’ll try to make it as close to your preferred time as possible.

4. Delivery

We’ll text you when we’re getting close. If you’re in an accommodation block, we may ask you to meet us outside to help our staff bring our boxes up to your apartment.

We’ll have it all boxed up for you. Well, actually the order will be in crates but Ben’s Crates doesn’t have the same ring to it.

IS THERE A FOOD OR SHOPPING DELIVERY SERVICE IN THE FRENCH ALPS?

One of the only good things to come out of the pandemic is the incredible rise in food delivery services. These delivery services do exist in France and they are run by the French supermarkets, the equivalents of Tesco and Sainsbury’s in the UK. However, they are geared to French households looking to do their weekly food shop. So the websites are in French and it’s full of stuff you’ll never need if you’re just going on holiday for a week. Some of them also don’t deliver to the mountains.

We’re developing a really easy-to-use English website that cuts out all the unnecessary stuff. We’ll only offer you what we think you want on a self-catered ski holiday in an apartment or chalet. Even better, we’ll gear the options to your group size. This means less waste and less packaging. It’s a more sustainable and eco-friendly way to do your ski holiday shop.

The likes of Deliveroo and Just-Eat don’t operate, as far as we are aware, in the ski resorts. However, a new company called Luge Livraison seem to be catering for deliveries from restaurants but their choice seems very limited. There is also a meal delivery service called huski. They create a selection of ready-made quality meals such as Tartiflette, Fondues, Raclettes, Lasagne and Beef Mondeuse. Their kitchens are based in Bourg St Maurice and they deliver them to your accommodation. It’s perfect for your for your arrival day when you’re too tired to cook or go to a restaurant.