D'Agostino

What D'Agostino does

D'Agostino Supermarkets, Inc. is a privately held, family-owned grocery chain founded in 1932 by Italian immigrants Nicola (Nick) and Pasquale (Patsy) D'Agostino, operating 27 D'Agostino and Gristedes locations across New York City. The company runs a traditional full-service supermarket model combining physical retail with three distinct revenue streams: in-store grocery sales across 25+ departments (produce, meat, deli, bakery, prepared foods, dairy, seafood, household, and specialty), online grocery ordering and delivery via an Instacart-powered platform, and a catering service (DAG) operating through a FoodStorm-powered portal at catering.dagnyc.com. The company serves individual NYC residents, event organizers, and corporate customers seeking premium full-service grocery with home delivery, a trained butcher counter, and prepared food offerings.

The underlying technology stack is entirely third-party: Instacart provides the e-commerce storefront, digital coupons, weekly circulars, and 'buy it again' functionality, while FoodStorm handles catering order management. The D'AG Reward Club Card loyalty program tracks purchase behavior to generate personalized offers and favorite product lists. Allegiance Retail Services, a cooperative of member retailers, manages shared data collection, loyalty infrastructure, and marketing services. The company has no proprietary technology, no disclosed AI/ML capabilities, and no public API or SDK.

The business model is straightforward transactional retail with three revenue streams all priced on a per-unit basis: groceries are sold at unit prices through physical and online channels, and catering items range from approximately $2.25 (desserts) to $140 (sushi platters). The customer base is horizontally segmented across individual grocery shoppers (primary), event and party planners (secondary), and specialty food brands seeking NYC shelf placement (secondary, on the supply side). The company remains under family ownership, with Nicholas D'Agostino II as CEO and Nancy D'Agostino as Director of Customer Engagement, with no disclosed private equity, venture capital, or institutional investment.

Name

D'Agostino

Legal name

D'Agostino Supermarket, Inc.

Website

https://dagnyc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1932

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

D'Agostino is a family-owned New York City supermarket chain founded in 1932, operating 27 full-service grocery locations across NYC. It serves individual residents, event planners, and corporate customers through in-store retail, Instacart-powered online ordering, and a FoodStorm-powered catering platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Supermarket Retail

NAICS

Supermarkets and Other Grocery Retailers (except Convenience Retailers) (44511)

SIC

Retail-Grocery Stores (5411)

akta.pro primary industry

Full-Line Supermarkets (National/Regional Chains) (CRAHAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Freshly Made Grab-and-Go (Sandwiches, Wraps, Salads) (CRAHAKAA)

Keywords

• Full-service supermarket
• Grocery retail
• Online grocery delivery
• Catering services
• Fresh prepared foods

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. In-store grocery sales: Traditional supermarket revenue from selling groceries, fresh produce, meat, seafood, dairy, deli items, bakery goods, and prepared foods across physical retail locations.
2. Online grocery shopping: E-commerce platform enabling customers to shop online with delivery or pickup options, generating revenue through product sales.
3. Catering services: Full-service catering operation offering event food preparation and delivery, including holiday menus, party platters, and custom catering orders for both individual and business customers.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

D'Agostino operates 27 full-service supermarket locations across New York City offering groceries, fresh produce, meat and seafood with trained butchers, dairy, deli, bakery, and prepared foods across 25+ departments. The chain supplements in-store retail with online grocery ordering and delivery through Instacart and a dedicated event catering service (party platters, holiday meals, sushi trays, whole meats) via a dedicated catering portal powered by FoodStorm.

Product overview

D'Agostino is a family-owned New York City supermarket chain offering a single integrated retail platform combining physical grocery stores with digital services. The core offering consists of the D'Agostino Supermarket with 27 locations, the Online Grocery Shopping platform, the D'AG Reward Club Card loyalty program, and the D'Agostino Catering sub-brand powered by FoodStorm. Additional services include the Eat Well wellness program with recipes and dietitian access, Weekly Circular promotions, and Digital Coupons. The supermarket stocks products across 25+ departments spanning produce, dairy, meat, seafood, bakery, deli, prepared foods, and general merchandise.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• D'Agostino Supermarket
• Online Grocery Shopping
• D'Agostino Catering

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Hoboken FarmsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 April 2026Hoboken Farms, a clean-label marinara sauce brand, secured distribution at D'Agostino as part of its national retail expansion into Midwest retailers. The brand was recently named a top pick by The New York Times Wirecutter.
• Eat Happy KitchenminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 26 March 2026Eat Happy Kitchen, a women-owned clean-label food brand, expanded into the New York City market with its full line of seed oil-free pasta sauces now available across all 27 D'Agostino and Gristedes locations.
• InstacartcoreTechnology or IntegrationInstacart provides the online grocery ordering and delivery platform integration for D'Agostino, enabling customers to shop online and receive home delivery or pickup.
• FoodStormcoreTechnology or IntegrationFoodStorm provides the catering order management system powering D'Agostino's catering portal (catering.dagnyc.com), enabling customers to browse menus and place catering orders online.
• Allegiance Retail ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAllegiance Retail Services is a cooperative that provides certain services to member retailers including D'Agostino. Allegiance manages data collection, loyalty programs, and marketing services for member stores.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Whole Foods Market: National premium grocery chain owned by Amazon with significant NYC presence, competing with D'Agostino for affluent urban shoppers while offering far greater capital, technology, and assortment depth.
• Trader Joe's: National specialty grocery chain with multiple NYC locations competing for premium urban shoppers through curated assortment and private-label value — a broader incumbent serving overlapping customer needs as D'Agostino.

Direct peers

• Citarella: Premium NYC-based specialty grocer and fishmonger with multiple Manhattan locations and a strong prepared-foods and catering offering, competing head-to-head with D'Agostino for affluent urban shoppers.
• Western Beef: NYC-area independent supermarket chain with multiple locations across the five boroughs, overlapping with D'Agostino's footprint and competing for price-conscious and value-oriented urban grocery shoppers.
• C-Town Supermarkets: Independent-banner supermarket group with numerous NYC locations, many operated through affiliated ownership, directly comparable in scale, assortment breadth, and urban full-service model to D'Agostino.
• Key Food: Cooperative-affiliated grocery banner operating numerous stores across NYC boroughs with a similar independent-supermarket model and competitive overlap with D'Agostino's Manhattan footprint.
• Fairway Market: Iconic NYC grocery chain historically known for full-service, premium, and assortment-heavy positioning — a directly comparable model to D'Agostino's full-service supermarket approach in the same metro.
• Gristedes: Family-owned NYC supermarket chain closely associated with D'Agostino; the two brands co-operate 27 locations across New York City and share similar full-service supermarket positioning in the same neighborhoods.
• Morton Williams: Independent, family-owned NYC supermarket chain operating multiple Manhattan locations with a comparable full-service model including butchery, prepared foods, and catering — directly competing with D'Agostino for the same urban customer base.
• Food Bazaar: Independent, family-owned supermarket chain operating across NYC and the tri-state area with a comparable broad-assortment, full-service format overlapping D'Agostino's customer base in outer-borough and metro neighborhoods.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/yourdagnyc
• Facebookfacebook.com/yourdagnyc
• Instagraminstagram.com/dagostinosupermarket
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dagostino-supermarket

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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