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Member Suppliers: Email us your electronic logos and favorite photo so we can enhance your company profile page. Member Testimonials:“I have noticed that the renewed efforts of the Something Special from Wisconsin ™ program, coupled with a great deal of support from Thrive, have made a significant impact on the volume of local products purchased by our customers. Everyone is winning, from farm to table. I’d recommend the program to all local suppliers.” Dan Jacobson VP Corporate Operations Bucky Badger Cheese, Wisconsin Select Foods
“Wollersheim Winery has been pleased to be a member of the Something Special from Wisconsin ™ program for many years. We’re proud to collaborate with the department at emphasizing our Wisconsin roots and Wisconsin dedication to quality.” Julie Coquard
“SSfW ™ has been great for our farm. It’s like having another sales person seeking out local accounts for us. Combined with the marketing materials now available it has been a great resource.” Peter J Fritsch Farm Manager Rushing Waters Fisheries
“The WPVGA has valued our relationship with Something Special from Wisconsin ™ (SSfW ™) through the course of promoting Wisconsin Healthy Grown® potatoes. Tim Feit Director of Promotions & Consumer Education Wisconsin Potato & Vegetable Growers Association
“As a local operation, SSfW ™ was the perfect opportunity for us to align our brand with our states’ rich and diverse food culture. Our cooperation with SSfW ™, Thrive, and UW Extension gave our business the added momentum it needed to consistently reach new members of our local community. On a regular basis, Wilden Hughes
“I've started two local businesses, each of which joined SSfW ™. Make no mistake, the food business is an INDUSTRY and breaking in is extremely difficult. SSfW ™, with the generous assistance of Thrive and Wisconsin Grocers Association, are opening doors, making deals for trade shows, and connecting the buyers to us small folks. This is hard work and only through the commitment and talent of Lois Federman and these organizations does it happen. It is very much worth your dues and time to join SSfW ™.” Bartlett Durand CEO Black Earth Meats
“Small entrepreneurs like us cannot afford not to belong to Something Special from Wisconsin ™. It is a great organization that helps promote our product and the yearly dues are reasonable. Thanks to the grocery stores that open their doors for Something Special members to sample their product to customers. We have experienced many instances where Something Special from Wisconsin ™ connected us to potential customers. That little Something Special sticker does a great job at promoting our product.”
Martha McLean Owner Martha's Hot Mustard
“Our membership with Something Special from Wisconsin ™ is fairly new, yet we have already seen positive responses from everyone that sees the highly visible logo on our products, vehicles and in our Watertown Cafe. Our grocery sales and delivery teams have been all around the state, using the Nancy Kellner Berres Brothers Coffee Roasters
“We have been a proud member of Something Special from Wisconsin ™ for more than a year now. Even in this short period of time, our business has benefitted in many different ways; knowledge of other wonderful products created in Wisconsin, visibility for our spices and cheese, opportunity to participate and promote our products at special vendor promotion days at local grocery stores, are just some of them.” Huma Siddiqui President White Jasmine
"I'll be honest; I avoided this program for years. First, I thought that the state should just promote its products without my having to chip in. Second, I thought it was another staid, overly broad and boring promotionals gimmick. Either I was way wrong, or the program has found new life. I joined in this year and was amazed at the wide range of programs. Radio, video, in-store promotions and collaborations with Thrive, the Wisconsin Grocers Association and other organizations. This program has energy, enthusiasm, and creativity. They took the "local" cache and ran. Join. Don't wait like I did." Bob Wills Cedar Grove Cheese
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Most people, most of the time, still buy their food in grocery stores, where it is often not identified as locally grown.
Getting local food into grocery stores is key to expanding local buying options and keeping cash in the local economy.
Something Special from Wisconsin™, a trademark marketing program administered by the Division of Agricultural Development of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP).
In 2009, DATCP is partnering with the Wisconsin Grocers Association, Thrive, and UW Extension to increase the visibility of Something Special from from Wisconsin™ products in grocery stores in South Central Wisconsin.
This website, and its emphasis on wholesale products, is part of that effort. |
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