When COVID-19 forced restaurant shutdowns across the country, restaurant suppliers were left in a tough position trying to pivot to selling to the public. Without their traditional restaurant wholesale accounts, many restaurant suppliers saw their sales drop by as much as 80-90%, and as restaurants are slowly opening back up their sales are “only” down by 50-60%.

These are small businesses normally partnering with top restaurants throughout the USA - independent restaurant suppliers leading the charge toward a sustainable food supply chain. We created Local Porter to help these small restaurant suppliers survive and thrive. By helping these suppliers sell to the public, we believe we can help our restaurant and grocery food systems come out of the current crisis with a stronger, more transparent supply chain intact.