Local Foods sits at the center of a family of interconnected businesses built to increase responsible food processes.
Sustainable Food Program Management
HandCut Foods specializes in meals for larger institutions with delicious & nutritious menus built with sustainability in mind.
Grocery & Distribution
Local Foods helps bring farm-to-table to life by connecting small providers with shoppers all across Chicago.
Glasshouse Tomatoes
Picked fresh and to the market in hours, not weeks—grown for flavor, not shipping.
Inside our Willow Avenue Store
Farm-to-table café
Local Foods Café feeds the neighborhood with a daily-changing menu of Midwestern plates sourced from our local vendors.
locally-sourced whole animal meat shop
Custom-cut meat from animals that are responsibly raised on small, Midwestern family farms
Local Foods uses three simple criteria to source products.
Every product’s origin is clearly displayed on the sales
floor so customers can make educated choices.
Locally-sourced
Products created or grown within 350 miles of Chicago which can be trucked to the city in a single day.
Locally-processed
Products created from ingredients which don’t grow in our area (like coffee) but are processed here.
Beyond Local
Products from outside our region (like avocados) which are sourced from single suppliers and ethical producers.
Local Foods’ distribution criteria is even simpler.
If a product can be trucked to or from Chicago in a single day, we distribute it.
If you produce a product and are looking for a distributor like us, we’d love to talk.
our family of brands
Bringing you the best of the Midwest
Dedicated to the art and craft of butchery
Superior food, service and management
Root for your local tomato
Essential Information
1427 W. Willow
Chicago IL 60642
312 432-6575
info@localfoods.com
open every day
Mon-Fri
10AM-7PM
Sat-Sun
9AM-6PM
Available cuts, Sausage, Chacuterie, and special orders
Local Foods distributes products for independent producers—can we distribute yours?
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