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Local Orbit Joins Local Line: The Sales and Distribution Platform for North American Food Suppliers
January 23, 2019
KITCHENER, ON – Local Line, a sales and distribution software platform for farmers and food producers is pleased to announce a partnership of..
How Woolleys' Lamb Took Charge of Their Branding with Local Line
January 18, 2019
Starting a new business isn’t easy. One of the biggest challenges for food suppliers today is getting your product in your customer’s hands. Many..
How Thousand Hills Ranch Enhances Customer Communication with Local Line
January 17, 2019
Located in Morden, Manitoba, a two-hour drive from Winnipeg, Thousand Hills Ranch is a family farm producing grass-fed beef and lamb. Thousand..
How Stone Horse Farm uses Local Line to Save Time and Organize Orders
January 15, 2019
Located 15 minutes south of Barrie, in Innisfil Ontario, Stone Horse Farm is a small scale, family-owned, pasture-raised livestock business. Lisa..
4 Ways to Grow Your Instagram Following Today!
January 10, 2019
Instagram is an extremely powerful tool that focuses on visual content to help you showcase your business and products. Food is a very visual..
Ontario’s Local Food Revolution Gets Boost with New OntarioFresh Platform
December 4, 2018
November 29, 2018 Greenbelt Fund launches new and improved Ontariofresh.ca with technology partner Local Line. Ontario’s largest local food..
Can Local Line Help Your Direct-to-Consumer Food Business?
November 30, 2018
If you own a direct-to-consumer food business, using a service like Local Line is a great way to bring in new customers and boost your overall..
Hornbeck Farm Offers Online Shopping, Delivers Directly to Customers
October 31, 2018
VERNON PARISH, La. (CLEDA) – A family-owned farm in rural Vernon Parish has opened an online farm store that allows residents a convenient way to..
The Farmers’ Market of the Future? Northeastern Ontario Farmers Using Internet to Sell Locally Grown Food
September 7, 2018
It all started with the closure of Eat Local Sudbury, a co-operative grocery store that operated in the city's downtown core for 10 years. James..
Yen Bros. Foodservice Launches Online Local Food Portal with Help of Ontario Software Company
July 23, 2018
Yen Bros. Foodservice and Local Line Inc. partner to increase access to BC local food in the greater Vancouver area. July 23, 2018 (Kitchener, ON)
Local Line Creates Big Results For Small Food Producers
May 2, 2018
If you’re a farmer, baker, butcher or any other kind of small-scale food producer, Cole Jones understands the challenges you face. Making your..
Local Line and Flanagan Foodservice Receive Local Food Champion Award from Greenbelt Fund
November 9, 2017
At the Greenbelt Fund Local Food Symposium on November 8, Flanagan Foodservice and Local Line received the Local Food Champion Award in..
Flanagan Foodservice and Local Line Increase Access to Local Food with Online Market
May 27, 2017
A recent partnership in the food distribution world has shown that collaboration leads to innovation, particularly in distributing local food in..
To Bolster Local Food Market, Software Solution Streamlines Grower Seller Communications
June 20, 2016
Growing produce isn’t a cakewalk—and selling greens? That’s not easy, either. That’s why Local Line wants to simplify communication between..
E-Commerce Platforms Powering the Local Food Movement
May 2, 2016
The local food movement has thrived in recent years, bolstered by consumers’ growing concerns over what is in their food and where it came from –..
LaunchPad Startup Connects Restaurants to Farms In Waterloo Region
August 14, 2015
A couple of years ago, a Waterloo Region startup wanted to solve a puzzle: Why is food grown closest to a community typically the most expensive..
Kitchener Startup Draws Direct Line from Farm to Fork
January 4, 2015
Posted by The Record on February 4, 2015. KITCHENER — It's becoming increasingly popular for restaurants to promote locally sourced food on their..