A North Philly-based produce service that gathers and ships out fruits and vegetables that would likely go to waste otherwise just raised millions to expand its delivery service to much of the East Coast.

Misfits Market, started last summer by Philly native Abhi Ramesh, sources produce from organic farmers that won’t get sold to a grocery store, usually because they’re cosmetically imperfect.

Since launch, the Misfits Market team has grown from four delivery people to a current staff of about 200 people delivering produce to 11 different states. About 100 new jobs were added between April and May of this year, Ramesh told Technical.ly Philly.

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