Erewhon Market
5 stores - Southern California
Erewhon Market is an independent grocer that prides itself on giving smaller brands a chance.
Website: https://www.erewhonmarket.com/
Contact: https://www.erewhonmarket.com/vendor-portal/
Farmhouse Market
1 store - New Prague, MN
Farmhouse Market is a small, curated market sourcing local foods only, with an optional membership model.
Website: https://farmhousemarketnp.com/
Contact: farmhousemarketnp@gmail.com
Roche Bros Brothers-Marketplace
4 stores- MA
Brothers-Marketplace is a steadily expanding grocer committed to showcasing local goods.
Website: https://brothers-marketplace.com/
Contact: Arthur Ackles aackles@rochebros.com
Wegmans
101 stores - NY, PA, NJ, VA, NC, MD, MA,
Wegmans has a loyal customer base but can be difficult to break into as a supplier because of their strong private label program.
Website: https://www.wegmans.com/
Contact: Wegmans requests that you mail information about your product and your marketing plan, ATTN to the appropriate department, i.e. grocery, dairy, produce, health and beauty care. Address is 500 Brooks Avenue, Rochester, NY 14603
The Fresh Market
159 stores- Northeast, Southeast
The Fresh Market named USA Today’s 10 Best Readers’ Choice Awards for “Best Supermarket in America” for 2021.
Website: https://www.thefreshmarket.com/
Contact: https://www.thefreshmarket.com/rangeme
Market Basket- Tewksbury, MA
86 stores- New England
Market Basket is an established grocer with a concentrated presence in the New England area.
Website: https://www.shopmarketbasket.com/
Contact: https://www.shopmarketbasket.com/about-us/contact-us
Whole Foods- Austin TX
500 - National
Whole Foods earned a reputation as a large promoter, incubator and seller of emerging food and beverage brands. However, after the Amazon purchase, many makers have reported a disruption in the relationship and that Amazon no longer prioritized local suppliers. A few years after the sale, it’s not clear whether or not Whole Foods has been able to reconstitute their standing with makers.
Website: https://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/
Contact: https://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/company-info/information-potential-suppliers
Kelly Landrieu, Global Coordinator for Local Brands: Instagram | Linkedin
Chris Manca, Principle Forager - Whole Foods Market, Northeast Region: Linkedin
Rouse Market- Louisiana
76 stores - LA, MS, AL
Rouse Market has a strong presence in Louisiana and is eager to work with emerging makers and start-ups.
Website: https://www.rouses.com/
Contact: https://www.rouses.com/become-local-vendor/
Precycle
1-store - Brooklyn, NY
Precycle sells only bulk foods and does not permit packaging on the products they sell, which is likely cost-saving (and environmentally-friendly), but you may want to ask how your branding will be displayed and your product distinguished. Customers can bring their own containers or purchase reusable containers.
Website: https://www.precyclenyc.com/
Contact: https://www.precyclenyc.com/contact
Kroger
3010 stores - national
Kroger Co. has been busy supporting small food and beverage businesses. In 2018, they funded and helped launch PearlRock Partners, a platform to make early-stage investments and support the growth of emerging consumer brands. In 2019, they launched 8451, a data intelligence subsidiary that offers analytics-based solutions to Krogers, small CPG companies and affiliated makers. And then there’s Kroger’s Zero Hunger, Zero Waste Foundation, launched in 2018 to improve food security and reduce waste. They’ve been busy!
Contact: https://www.thekrogerco.com/vendors-suppliers/become-a-supplier/
New Supplier Checklist
PearlRock Partners
8451
Zero Waste Fund
Kowalski’s Market
11 stores - MN
Kowalski is a civic business and is an active participant in the local community and government and has a social-responsibility mission that includes strongly supporting local businesses.
Website: https://www.kowalskis.com/
https://www.kowalskis.com/our-people/local-partners-contact-form
Sprouts Farmers Market- Phoenix, AZ
360+ stores - National
Sprouts Farmers Market is a sustainability-focused national chain.
Website: https://www.sprouts.com/
Contact: https://about.sprouts.com/new-item-submission/
Central Market
10 stores - Texas
Opportunities for engagement from local suppliers in recipe making and cooking classes.
https://centralmarket.com/
Contact: New product hotline: (512) 646-8417
Lunds & Byerlys
27 stores - Minnesota
In addition to their two magazines, Real Food and Nourish, Lunds and Byerlys has a FoodE program that includes demo cooking events and an online submission form for recipe questions.
Contact: https://lundsandbyerlys.com/help/contact/
Recipes and Expertise: https://lundsandbyerlys.com/recipes/
Natural Grocers
162 stores - National
A health-focused store, Natural Grocers offers clear criteria for the food and beverage products they carry on their website.
Website: https://www.naturalgrocers.com/our-five-founding-principles
Contact: https://www.rangeme.com/naturalgrocers
HyVee
240+ stores - IL, IA, KS, MN, MS, NE, SD, WI
An employee-owner grocer, HyVee playfully experiments with different formats in their stores, with a health-focused branch, an enhanced convenience store, and an organics only branch.
Website: https://www.hy-vee.com/
Contact: https://www.rangeme.com/hyvee
Fresh Thyme- Downers Grove, IL
48 stores - IL, WI, IA, MI, OH, MO, KY, MN, PA,
Fresh Thyme prioritizes stocking hyper-local products.
Website: https://www.freshthyme.com/
Contact: https://www.freshthyme.com/vendor-portal/
Publix- Lakeland, FL
1129 - FL, GA, AL, TN, SC, NC, and VA
Publix is employee-owned and is expanding their strong presence in Florida further in the south and into the mid-atlantic region. Publix has diversified into niche markets, including Aprons cooking schools, the health-focused GreenWise Market, the hispanic-foods stores Publix Sabor, and their in-store Pharmacy.
Website: https://www.publix.com/
Contact: https://corporate.publix.com/business/publix-business-connection/retail-product-supplier
GreenWise Market- Lakeland, FL
10 - FL, AL, and GA
GreenWise is the all natural branch of Publix, offering makers a concentrated niche market with the potential access to a larger market.
Website: https://greenwisemarket.com/
Contact: https://corporate.publix.com/business/publix-business-connection/retail-product-supplier
Harris Teeter
260 - DC, DE, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA
Harris Teeter supports connecting products to their sources by highlighting farmers and makers.
Website: https://www.harristeeter.com/
Contact: https://www.harristeeter.com/supplier-community
Heinin’s
23 - OH and IL
Heinin’s boasts of carrying more than 700 locally-made and locally-sourced items and regularly features these products on their website.
Website: heinens.com
Contact: https://www.heinens.com/new-vendor-requests/
Walmart- Bentonville, AR
4,000 - national
Walmart welcomes new emerging brands and will launch new products in ten stores, offering a localized approach and a workable scale for small companies.
Website: walmart.com
Contact: getstarted@walmart.com
Pharmaca- Boulder, CO
28 - CA, CO, OR, WA, NM, IL
A wellness store that carries special diet snacks, vegan jerky, chocolate, and cannabis infused beverages, and more.
Website: https://www.pharmaca.com
Contact: Mail samples, a catalog and your pricing sheet(s) to Pharmaca's home office:
Pharmaca Merchandising Dept.
4940 Pearl East Circle, Suite 301
Boulder, CO 80301
Bristol Farms- Carson, CA
14 stores - Southern California
Bristol Farms embraces local brands and prominently features founders of products they carry on their website.
Website: bristolfarms.com
Contact: https://www.rangeme.com/bristolfarms
Erewhon Market
5 stores - Southern California
Erewhon Market is an independent grocer that prides itself on giving smaller brands a chance.
Website: https://www.erewhonmarket.com/
Contact: https://www.erewhonmarket.com/vendor-portal/
Farmhouse Market
1 store - New Prague, MN
Farmhouse Market is a small, curated market sourcing local foods only, with an optional membership model.
Website: https://farmhousemarketnp.com/
Contact: farmhousemarketnp@gmail.com
Roche Bros Brothers-Marketplace
4 stores- MA
Brothers-Marketplace is a steadily expanding grocer committed to showcasing local goods.
Website: https://brothers-marketplace.com/
Contact: Arthur Ackles aackles@rochebros.com
Wegmans
101 stores - NY, PA, NJ, VA, NC, MD, MA,
Wegmans has a loyal customer base but can be difficult to break into as a supplier because of their strong private label program.
Website: https://www.wegmans.com/
Contact: Wegmans requests that you mail information about your product and your marketing plan, ATTN to the appropriate department, i.e. grocery, dairy, produce, health and beauty care. Address is 500 Brooks Avenue, Rochester, NY 14603
The Fresh Market
159 stores- Northeast, Southeast
The Fresh Market named USA Today’s 10 Best Readers’ Choice Awards for “Best Supermarket in America” for 2021.
Website: https://www.thefreshmarket.com/
Contact: https://www.thefreshmarket.com/rangeme
Market Basket- Tewksbury, MA
86 stores- New England
Market Basket is an established grocer with a concentrated presence in the New England area.
Website: https://www.shopmarketbasket.com/
Contact: https://www.shopmarketbasket.com/about-us/contact-us
Whole Foods- Austin TX
500 - National
Whole Foods earned a reputation as a large promoter, incubator and seller of emerging food and beverage brands. However, after the Amazon purchase, many makers have reported a disruption in the relationship and that Amazon no longer prioritized local suppliers. A few years after the sale, it’s not clear whether or not Whole Foods has been able to reconstitute their standing with makers.
Website: https://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/
Contact: https://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/company-info/information-potential-suppliers
Kelly Landrieu, Global Coordinator for Local Brands: Instagram | Linkedin
Chris Manca, Principle Forager - Whole Foods Market, Northeast Region: Linkedin
Rouse Market- Louisiana
76 stores - LA, MS, AL
Rouse Market has a strong presence in Louisiana and is eager to work with emerging makers and start-ups.
Website: https://www.rouses.com/
Contact: https://www.rouses.com/become-local-vendor/
Precycle
1-store - Brooklyn, NY
Precycle sells only bulk foods and does not permit packaging on the products they sell, which is likely cost-saving (and environmentally-friendly), but you may want to ask how your branding will be displayed and your product distinguished. Customers can bring their own containers or purchase reusable containers.
Website: https://www.precyclenyc.com/
Contact: https://www.precyclenyc.com/contact
Kroger
3010 stores - national
Kroger Co. has been busy supporting small food and beverage businesses. In 2018, they funded and helped launch PearlRock Partners, a platform to make early-stage investments and support the growth of emerging consumer brands. In 2019, they launched 8451, a data intelligence subsidiary that offers analytics-based solutions to Krogers, small CPG companies and affiliated makers. And then there’s Kroger’s Zero Hunger, Zero Waste Foundation, launched in 2018 to improve food security and reduce waste. They’ve been busy!
Contact: https://www.thekrogerco.com/vendors-suppliers/become-a-supplier/
New Supplier Checklist
PearlRock Partners
8451
Zero Waste Fund
Kowalski’s Market
11 stores - MN
Kowalski is a civic business and is an active participant in the local community and government and has a social-responsibility mission that includes strongly supporting local businesses.
Website: https://www.kowalskis.com/
https://www.kowalskis.com/our-people/local-partners-contact-form
Sprouts Farmers Market- Phoenix, AZ
360+ stores - National
Sprouts Farmers Market is a sustainability-focused national chain.
Website: https://www.sprouts.com/
Contact: https://about.sprouts.com/new-item-submission/
Central Market
10 stores - Texas
Opportunities for engagement from local suppliers in recipe making and cooking classes.
https://centralmarket.com/
Contact: New product hotline: (512) 646-8417
Lunds & Byerlys
27 stores - Minnesota
In addition to their two magazines, Real Food and Nourish, Lunds and Byerlys has a FoodE program that includes demo cooking events and an online submission form for recipe questions.
Contact: https://lundsandbyerlys.com/help/contact/
Recipes and Expertise: https://lundsandbyerlys.com/recipes/
Natural Grocers
162 stores - National
A health-focused store, Natural Grocers offers clear criteria for the food and beverage products they carry on their website.
Website: https://www.naturalgrocers.com/our-five-founding-principles
Contact: https://www.rangeme.com/naturalgrocers
HyVee
240+ stores - IL, IA, KS, MN, MS, NE, SD, WI
An employee-owner grocer, HyVee playfully experiments with different formats in their stores, with a health-focused branch, an enhanced convenience store, and an organics only branch.
Website: https://www.hy-vee.com/
Contact: https://www.rangeme.com/hyvee
Fresh Thyme- Downers Grove, IL
48 stores - IL, WI, IA, MI, OH, MO, KY, MN, PA,
Fresh Thyme prioritizes stocking hyper-local products.
Website: https://www.freshthyme.com/
Contact: https://www.freshthyme.com/vendor-portal/
Publix- Lakeland, FL
1129 - FL, GA, AL, TN, SC, NC, and VA
Publix is employee-owned and is expanding their strong presence in Florida further in the south and into the mid-atlantic region. Publix has diversified into niche markets, including Aprons cooking schools, the health-focused GreenWise Market, the hispanic-foods stores Publix Sabor, and their in-store Pharmacy.
Website: https://www.publix.com/
Contact: https://corporate.publix.com/business/publix-business-connection/retail-product-supplier
GreenWise Market- Lakeland, FL
10 - FL, AL, and GA
GreenWise is the all natural branch of Publix, offering makers a concentrated niche market with the potential access to a larger market.
Website: https://greenwisemarket.com/
Contact: https://corporate.publix.com/business/publix-business-connection/retail-product-supplier
Harris Teeter
260 - DC, DE, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA
Harris Teeter supports connecting products to their sources by highlighting farmers and makers.
Website: https://www.harristeeter.com/
Contact: https://www.harristeeter.com/supplier-community
Heinin’s
23 - OH and IL
Heinin’s boasts of carrying more than 700 locally-made and locally-sourced items and regularly features these products on their website.
Website: heinens.com
Contact: https://www.heinens.com/new-vendor-requests/
Walmart- Bentonville, AR
4,000 - national
Walmart welcomes new emerging brands and will launch new products in ten stores, offering a localized approach and a workable scale for small companies.
Website: walmart.com
Contact: getstarted@walmart.com
Pharmaca- Boulder, CO
28 - CA, CO, OR, WA, NM, IL
A wellness store that carries special diet snacks, vegan jerky, chocolate, and cannabis infused beverages, and more.
Website: https://www.pharmaca.com
Contact: Mail samples, a catalog and your pricing sheet(s) to Pharmaca's home office:
Pharmaca Merchandising Dept.
4940 Pearl East Circle, Suite 301
Boulder, CO 80301
Bristol Farms- Carson, CA
14 stores - Southern California
Bristol Farms embraces local brands and prominently features founders of products they carry on their website.
Website: bristolfarms.com
Contact: https://www.rangeme.com/bristolfarms
Erewhon Market
5 stores - Southern California
Erewhon Market is an independent grocer that prides itself on giving smaller brands a chance.
Website: https://www.erewhonmarket.com/
Contact: https://www.erewhonmarket.com/vendor-portal/
Farmhouse Market
1 store - New Prague, MN
Farmhouse Market is a small, curated market sourcing local foods only, with an optional membership model.
Website: https://farmhousemarketnp.com/
Contact: farmhousemarketnp@gmail.com
Roche Bros Brothers-Marketplace
4 stores- MA
Brothers-Marketplace is a steadily expanding grocer committed to showcasing local goods.
Website: https://brothers-marketplace.com/
Contact: Arthur Ackles aackles@rochebros.com
Wegmans
101 stores - NY, PA, NJ, VA, NC, MD, MA,
Wegmans has a loyal customer base but can be difficult to break into as a supplier because of their strong private label program.
Website: https://www.wegmans.com/
Contact: Wegmans requests that you mail information about your product and your marketing plan, ATTN to the appropriate department, i.e. grocery, dairy, produce, health and beauty care. Address is 500 Brooks Avenue, Rochester, NY 14603
The Fresh Market
159 stores- Northeast, Southeast
The Fresh Market named USA Today’s 10 Best Readers’ Choice Awards for “Best Supermarket in America” for 2021.
Website: https://www.thefreshmarket.com/
Contact: https://www.thefreshmarket.com/rangeme
Market Basket- Tewksbury, MA
86 stores- New England
Market Basket is an established grocer with a concentrated presence in the New England area.
Website: https://www.shopmarketbasket.com/
Contact: https://www.shopmarketbasket.com/about-us/contact-us
Whole Foods- Austin TX
500 - National
Whole Foods earned a reputation as a large promoter, incubator and seller of emerging food and beverage brands. However, after the Amazon purchase, many makers have reported a disruption in the relationship and that Amazon no longer prioritized local suppliers. A few years after the sale, it’s not clear whether or not Whole Foods has been able to reconstitute their standing with makers.
Website: https://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/
Contact: https://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/company-info/information-potential-suppliers
Kelly Landrieu, Global Coordinator for Local Brands: Instagram | Linkedin
Chris Manca, Principle Forager - Whole Foods Market, Northeast Region: Linkedin
Rouse Market- Louisiana
76 stores - LA, MS, AL
Rouse Market has a strong presence in Louisiana and is eager to work with emerging makers and start-ups.
Website: https://www.rouses.com/
Contact: https://www.rouses.com/become-local-vendor/
Precycle
1-store - Brooklyn, NY
Precycle sells only bulk foods and does not permit packaging on the products they sell, which is likely cost-saving (and environmentally-friendly), but you may want to ask how your branding will be displayed and your product distinguished. Customers can bring their own containers or purchase reusable containers.
Website: https://www.precyclenyc.com/
Contact: https://www.precyclenyc.com/contact
Kroger
3010 stores - national
Kroger Co. has been busy supporting small food and beverage businesses. In 2018, they funded and helped launch PearlRock Partners, a platform to make early-stage investments and support the growth of emerging consumer brands. In 2019, they launched 8451, a data intelligence subsidiary that offers analytics-based solutions to Krogers, small CPG companies and affiliated makers. And then there’s Kroger’s Zero Hunger, Zero Waste Foundation, launched in 2018 to improve food security and reduce waste. They’ve been busy!
Contact: https://www.thekrogerco.com/vendors-suppliers/become-a-supplier/
New Supplier Checklist
PearlRock Partners
8451
Zero Waste Fund
Kowalski’s Market
11 stores - MN
Kowalski is a civic business and is an active participant in the local community and government and has a social-responsibility mission that includes strongly supporting local businesses.
Website: https://www.kowalskis.com/
https://www.kowalskis.com/our-people/local-partners-contact-form
Sprouts Farmers Market- Phoenix, AZ
360+ stores - National
Sprouts Farmers Market is a sustainability-focused national chain.
Website: https://www.sprouts.com/
Contact: https://about.sprouts.com/new-item-submission/
Central Market
10 stores - Texas
Opportunities for engagement from local suppliers in recipe making and cooking classes.
https://centralmarket.com/
Contact: New product hotline: (512) 646-8417
Lunds & Byerlys
27 stores - Minnesota
In addition to their two magazines, Real Food and Nourish, Lunds and Byerlys has a FoodE program that includes demo cooking events and an online submission form for recipe questions.
Contact: https://lundsandbyerlys.com/help/contact/
Recipes and Expertise: https://lundsandbyerlys.com/recipes/
Natural Grocers
162 stores - National
A health-focused store, Natural Grocers offers clear criteria for the food and beverage products they carry on their website.
Website: https://www.naturalgrocers.com/our-five-founding-principles
Contact: https://www.rangeme.com/naturalgrocers
HyVee
240+ stores - IL, IA, KS, MN, MS, NE, SD, WI
An employee-owner grocer, HyVee playfully experiments with different formats in their stores, with a health-focused branch, an enhanced convenience store, and an organics only branch.
Website: https://www.hy-vee.com/
Contact: https://www.rangeme.com/hyvee
Fresh Thyme- Downers Grove, IL
48 stores - IL, WI, IA, MI, OH, MO, KY, MN, PA,
Fresh Thyme prioritizes stocking hyper-local products.
Website: https://www.freshthyme.com/
Contact: https://www.freshthyme.com/vendor-portal/
Publix- Lakeland, FL
1129 - FL, GA, AL, TN, SC, NC, and VA
Publix is employee-owned and is expanding their strong presence in Florida further in the south and into the mid-atlantic region. Publix has diversified into niche markets, including Aprons cooking schools, the health-focused GreenWise Market, the hispanic-foods stores Publix Sabor, and their in-store Pharmacy.
Website: https://www.publix.com/
Contact: https://corporate.publix.com/business/publix-business-connection/retail-product-supplier
GreenWise Market- Lakeland, FL
10 - FL, AL, and GA
GreenWise is the all natural branch of Publix, offering makers a concentrated niche market with the potential access to a larger market.
Website: https://greenwisemarket.com/
Contact: https://corporate.publix.com/business/publix-business-connection/retail-product-supplier
Harris Teeter
260 - DC, DE, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA
Harris Teeter supports connecting products to their sources by highlighting farmers and makers.
Website: https://www.harristeeter.com/
Contact: https://www.harristeeter.com/supplier-community
Heinin’s
23 - OH and IL
Heinin’s boasts of carrying more than 700 locally-made and locally-sourced items and regularly features these products on their website.
Website: heinens.com
Contact: https://www.heinens.com/new-vendor-requests/
Walmart- Bentonville, AR
4,000 - national
Walmart welcomes new emerging brands and will launch new products in ten stores, offering a localized approach and a workable scale for small companies.
Website: walmart.com
Contact: getstarted@walmart.com
Pharmaca- Boulder, CO
28 - CA, CO, OR, WA, NM, IL
A wellness store that carries special diet snacks, vegan jerky, chocolate, and cannabis infused beverages, and more.
Website: https://www.pharmaca.com
Contact: Mail samples, a catalog and your pricing sheet(s) to Pharmaca's home office:
Pharmaca Merchandising Dept.
4940 Pearl East Circle, Suite 301
Boulder, CO 80301
Bristol Farms- Carson, CA
14 stores - Southern California
Bristol Farms embraces local brands and prominently features founders of products they carry on their website.
Website: bristolfarms.com
Contact: https://www.rangeme.com/bristolfarms
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