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“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 25 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.

 

New! Grocers Buy Local Wholesale Catalog!

We have partnered with the Wisconsin Grocers Association, Thrive, and the Agricultural Innovation Center to make it even easier for grocers to buy and sell local food. The Wholesale Catalog contains all Something Special from Wisconsin™ members that sell wholesale. Now grocers have an easy was 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

Daniel's Sentry #2852 and #2836, Janesville

Fifth Season Cooperative, Westby

Metcalfe's Sentry, Madison and Wauwatosa

Miller and Son, Verona and Mt. Horeb

Mountin's Piggly Wiggly, Mayville

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

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

Willy Street Co-op, Madison

 

 
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.

 

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