▁founded ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁by ▁Doug ▁R auch , ▁the ▁former ▁president ▁of ▁Tr ader ▁Joe ' s . ▁The ▁not - for - pro fit ▁company ▁a ims ▁to ▁sell ▁health y ▁food ▁at ▁a ▁price ▁point ▁suitable ▁for ▁working ▁poor ▁families . ▁It ▁is ▁designed ▁to ▁comp ete ▁with ▁fast ▁food ▁restaur ants . ▁Daily ▁Table ▁s ells ▁in exp ensive ▁produce ▁and ▁pre - pack aged ▁me als . ▁Its ▁prices ▁are ▁significantly ▁lower ▁than ▁the ▁lowest ▁options ▁at ▁a ▁traditional ▁gro c ery ▁store . ▁The ▁company ▁is ▁able ▁to ▁achieve ▁these ▁prices ▁by ▁s our cing ▁food s ▁close ▁to ▁their ▁" s ell - by " ▁exp iration ▁dates . ▁Dist rib utors ▁of ▁these ▁food s ▁would ▁prefer ▁to ▁don ate ▁or ▁disc ount ▁these ▁products ▁before ▁disc arding ▁them . ▁Daily ▁Table ▁cons iders ▁itself ▁the ▁first ▁not - for - pro fit ▁super market ▁of ▁its ▁kind . ▁ ▁Daily ▁Table ▁opened ▁its ▁first ▁store ▁in ▁Dor chester , ▁Massachusetts , ▁on ▁June ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁It ▁is ▁set ▁up ▁like ▁a ▁bout ique ▁gro c ery ▁with ▁wood ▁cr ates ▁and ▁a ▁window ▁to ▁a ▁food ▁prepar ation ▁area . ▁The ▁company ▁has ▁plans ▁to ▁expand ▁to ▁Detroit , ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁New ▁York , ▁and ▁San ▁Francisco . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁Category : 2 0 1 5 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Massachusetts ▁Category : Super mark ets ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States