Online platform makes it easier for grocers, chefs to source local food

Posted by Jamie Oberdick on 03/18, 2014 at 08:41 AM

The advantages to this for the consumer is better prices, and also more choices for local food. This is because, for example, if a chef has an idea for a recipe and wants to find a local ingredient to make it, they can find the right local vendor to provide that ingredient. Direct Local Food claims that their site enables that to happen without losing the personal relationships that are common and treasured in the local food community. It’s a rather innovative system and tool for local food and has a lot of potential. Plus, it’s growing—they launched in June 2013 in Boise, ID, and are expanding to additional areas.

Perhaps soon they will be used by local grocery store chains such as Wegmans and Giant to give local food fans more choices as to where they can buy locally-sourced food. Speaking of that, in the near future, Local Food Journey will take a look at how grocery stores like Wegmans work with local food vendors to offer Pennsylvania products at their grocery store.

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