State Department of Agriculture Program: Idaho Preferred

Idaho Preferred helps you find quality local products, protect the environment, and strengthen Idaho’s economy. Idaho Preferred also helps local food companies with business-to-business networking, resourceful training and credible local branding.
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Core Customers:  Retail
Idaho is home to a number of important retail customers who are important to look at for distribution.  These include Albertsons (corporate office), Winco (corporate office), Gem Stop, Ridley’s Supermarkets, Jackson’s Convenience Stores, CAL-Ranch Stores, D and B Supply, Broulim’s Supermarkets, Zamzow’s, Atknison’s, Super One Stores, Twin Stop Convenience Stores, Stinker Stores, Common Cents and many others.

Core Customers:  Food Service
For the core food service targets the list would include Food Service of America, Sysco (regional offices), US Foods (regional offices), a number of hospital groups, Pita Pit, Good Burger, Big City Coffee, Fying M Coffee, Coffee Studio, universities such as Idaho State, national parks, a number of regional restaurant chains, Canteen offices and more.

Primary State Based Distribution
Primary distributors include Associated Food Stores, Great Western Foods, J. Weil Food Service, Capitol Distributing, Grasmick Produce, Powers Candy, Doyle’s Wholesale