Welcome to Something Special from Wisconsin™

GROCERS

“77% of consumers are looking to buy local food.”
Hartman Group, 2008

Grocery consumers need a fast and easy way to identify local foods. Grocery managers need a simple, cost-effective way to promote local foods. Something Special from Wisconsin™ can help!

Something Special from Wisconsin™ is a registered trademark with 30 years of market exposure. Administered by the state, supported by member fees, the Something Special from Wisconsin™ program:

Guarantees integrity
Keeps it simple
Adapts to your needs

For more information, contact Lois.

Grocers Buy Local Wholesale Catalog

We have partnered with the Wisconsin Grocers Association to make it even easier for grocers to buy and sell local food. The Wholesale Catalog contains Something Special from Wisconsin™ members that sell wholesale. Now retailers have an easy way to identify new products to carry in their stores!

Download the September 2011 pdf here!

Full list of member grocery stores:

Albrecht Foods, Delafield and Racine Sentry stores

Metcalfe's Sentry, Madison and Wauwatosa

Miller and Son, Verona and Mt. Horeb

Pierces Supermarkets, Madison, West Baraboo, Muscoda, and Portage

T.A. Solberg Co. Eagle River, Rhinelander, Minoqua, Stevens Point, and Wausau

Viking Village Foods, Reedsburg and Baraboo

Willy Street Co-op, Madison

America's Best Bagger!

Congratulations to STEPHANIE TETEAK, Larry's Piggly Wiggly, Kaukauna, WI, 1st Place at N.G.A. Best Bagger contest held on Monday, February 13, 2012 at the Mirage Hotel, Las Vegas.

Statement from Brandon Scholz

President & CEO of the
Wisconsin Grocers Association

Watch larger version on
Thrive's YouTube Channel.

From 2009 through 2010, DATCP partnered with the Wisconsin Grocers Association, Thrive, and UW Extension to increase the visibility of Something Special from Wisconsin™ products in grocery stores in South Central Wisconsin.

Below are the grocers who participated in the year long project:

1. Metcalfe's Sentry, Madison and Wauwatosa

2. Miller and Son, Verona

3. Daniel's Sentry #2852 and #2836, Janesville

4. Mountin's Piggly Wiggly, Mayville

Buy & Sell Local Food On-line

Local Dirt is a powerful tool for connecting farms with grocers, restaurants, institutions, processors, distributors, and consumers.

Local Dirt is a member of Something Special from Wisconsin™ , and we encourage grocers to check it out and contact Heather Hilleren for more information.