Vendor Spotlight: Salt Spring Coffee Robbyn Scott and Mickey McLeod opened the doors to their first roasting cafe on Salt Spring Island in 1996. Salt Spring Islanders embraced their delicious coffee with open arms, and today, Salt Spring Coffee can be found in over 1,200 cafes, restaurants, and grocery and specialty food stores across Canada.…
Vendor Spotlight: Mad Mexican Meet Localize vendor Mad Mexican, bringing authentic Mexican food and culture to Canada. Jose Hadad started selling fresh food products at Toronto’s St. Lawrence market in 2006. Ten years later, his Mexican food revolution has spread across the city! Local to: Toronto, Ontario Along with the Taco House & Market in Toronto’s west…
Localize Vendor Spotlight: Metropolitan Chef Localize is all about sharing stories at the shelf edge, but we also go behind the scenes to get to know our registered vendors. We love finding out more about the farmers, ranchers, and producers who bring fantastic products to our store shelves – and we think you will too!…
Making Waves in the Local and Sustainable Food Movement The way people look at food is changing. No longer considered a boundless resource, for many, the demand for food has become interwoven with the need for sustainability. People are becoming more mindful of the nutrients they put into their bodies and are recognizing the…
8 Last Minute Gift Ideas for the Ontario Localizer in Your Life It’s that time of year again. Time to get your loved ones that perfect Christmas gift that represents your unique and undying bond. But, hey, you still have a week before the big day so, no rush. Wrong! Much like last year,…
Five Localized Producers Who Slayed on Dragons Den Did you know that you could Localize a Dragon slayer? We didn’t either. Or at least not until we met these inspiring entrepreneurs who all have one major thing in common: they’ve struck deals on CBC’s popular show, Dragon’s Den. Dragon’s Den is a reality show…
Localize Partners with Country Grocer in British Columbia Local, regional, and hyper-local food suppliers and farmers are about to get a lot more attention at Country Grocer stores on Vancouver Island. Customers in 6 Country Grocer stores will now be able to identify 4266 products from 111 producers that are made, grown, or raised closer…
Know Your Local Localize has recently had the opportunity to be interviewed by the folks at GoodForks about what we do. Check out what they have written about us, and about how we are working on making food origin more apparent to consumers. During this time, we have also learned a little bit about Goodforks! They are…
Localize Labs: What’s the arm’s-length value of local food? For those of you who’ve read my previous blogs, you know I’m a word nerd. I’m motivated to learn about the ways we talk about food and the stories that we tell about it. The Localize team often talks about local food being at “arm’s…
The Food Story At the end of April, I had the pleasure of speaking at the TEDx Edmonton Salon Series entitled Food for Thought. The two other speakers and I represented the broad representation of food topics that are at the forefront of public discussion today. Tom Lynch-Staunton from Livestock Gentec discussed his work in technology…