100km Foods

What 100km Foods does

100km Foods Inc. is a Toronto-based, B Corp Certified wholesale distributor founded in 2008 by Grace Mandarano and Paul Sawtell. The company aggregates products from a curated network of more than 100 small and medium Ontario farms and producers and sells them to over 500 foodservice operators across Southern Ontario (Toronto, the GTA, the Golden Horseshoe, and Kitchener/Cambridge/Waterloo). Its catalog spans eight categories — vegetables, fruits, proteins, dairy and eggs, cheeses and cured meats, dry goods and pantry, beverages, and volume-discount items — totaling over 1,000 SKUs. The operational model emphasizes freshness: products are harvested to order, picked up direct from farmers daily, and delivered to customers within roughly 24 hours of harvest, with full provenance transparency down to the individual farm.

The business operates a sales-led, B2B-only go-to-market. Customers are segmented vertically into restaurants and chefs (primary), hotels, sports teams, and retail stores. Ordering is handled through a dedicated wholesale e-commerce portal plus account-based field sales; pricing is quote-based with volume discounts, billed in CAD via Pre-Authorized Debit, EFT, cheque, or email money transfer, with a 2.0% monthly service charge on overdue balances. Marketing is built around content (a producer-focused blog), chef brand ambassadors, organized farm tours, and social channels.

Technically, no proprietary platform or AI/ML capability is disclosed; the company runs as a traditional specialty wholesaler with an online ordering layer rather than a software-defined business. Capital structure is bootstrapped and founder-controlled, with approximately $1.12M raised across two disclosed rounds: a $1.0M round led by Investeco Capital in March 2015 and a $120,000 grant from the Greenbelt Fund and Ontario in January 2018. No external institutional control, subsidiaries, or M&A activity are present in the record.

Name

100km Foods

Legal name

100km Foods Inc.

Website

https://100kmfoods.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

100km Foods is a Toronto-based, B Corp Certified wholesale distributor that aggregates over 1,000 local products from 100+ Ontario farms and delivers them within 24 hours to 500+ foodservice businesses across Southern Ontario.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wholesale Food Distribution

NAICS

Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers (4244)

SIC

Wholesale-Groceries & Related Products (5140)

akta.pro primary industry

Ingredients, Spices & Culinary Supplies Distribution (CRAOABAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Refrigerated/Chilled Foods Wholesale (Deli, Prepared, Fresh Pasta, etc.) (AFAIAHAB), Foodservice Supplier Last-Mile (B2B to Restaurants) (TLAAAHAJ)

Keywords

• Local food distribution
• Wholesale produce sourcing
• Foodservice supply
• Ontario farm products
• Artisan food wholesale

Headquarters

HQ city

Toronto

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Wholesale Food Distribution: 100km Foods operates as a wholesale distributor, sourcing products from local Ontario farmers and producers and selling to foodservice businesses (restaurants, hotels, retailers). They purchase products from producers and mark them up for resale to their customer base.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

100km Foods is a wholesale local food distributor that sources fresh and artisanal food products from over 100 Ontario farms and producers and resells them to foodservice businesses, including restaurants, hotels, sports teams, and retail stores. Products are harvested to order, picked up daily from farms, and delivered to foodservice customers across the Greater Toronto Area and surrounding Southern Ontario regions, typically within 24 hours of harvest.

Product overview

100km Foods operates as a wholesale local food distributor connecting chefs with over 100 Ontario producers, offering a catalogue of 1,000+ local food products. The platform provides a unified ordering system where chefs can source produce, meat, sustainable seafood, dairy, artisanal cheese, and dry goods. Products are harvested to order and delivered to chefs within 24 hours. The product portfolio is organized across eight main categories: Vegetables, Fruits, Proteins, Dairy & Eggs, Cheeses & Cured Meats, Dry Goods & Pantry, Beverages, and Volume Discounts. Founded in 2008, the company distributes to over 650 food businesses across Toronto, the GTA, Golden Horseshoe, and Kitchener/Cambridge/Waterloo regions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wholesale Local Food Distribution Service Core service: wholesale distribution of locally sourced Ontario food products from 100+ Ontario farms and producers to foodservice businesses (restaurants, hotels, sports teams, retailers), with products harvested to order and delivered to customers across Toronto, the GTA, the Golden Horseshoe, and Kitchener/Cambridge/Waterloo.
• Vegetables Fresh seasonal vegetables sourced from Ontario farms, including squash and zucchini, asparagus and artichokes, mushrooms, lettuce and leafy vegetables, root vegetables, tomatoes and cucumbers, potatoes, onions/shallots/garlic/leeks, herbs and edible flowers, peppers and eggplants, and broccoli/Brussels/cauliflower/cabbages. Sold wholesale to foodservice customers in Southern Ontario.
• Fruits Fresh and frozen fruits from Ontario producers, including apples, fresh berries, peaches/cherries/stone fruits, specialty fruits such as rhubarb, frozen fruits, and fruit woods. Sold wholesale to foodservice customers.
• Proteins Meat, poultry, fish, shellfish, and plant-based proteins from Ontario producers, including bacon, beef, poultry, fish and shellfish (fish, lobster, crab, scallops, shrimp), pork, lamb, sausages, and plant-based items such as tofu and tempeh. Sold wholesale to foodservice customers.
• Dairy & Eggs Farm-fresh Ontario dairy and eggs, including milk and cream (milk, cream, buttermilk, organic milk and cream, chocolate milk, goat milk, plant-based milk), butter, eggs (chicken and duck/quail), yogurt and sour cream, and other dairy items. Sold wholesale to foodservice customers.
• Cheeses & Cured Meats Artisanal Ontario cheeses (buffalo, cow, goat, and sheep milk) and cured meats (salami and whole muscle), for chefs and foodservice operators.
• Dry Goods & Pantry Pantry staples from Ontario producers, including nuts, breads and crackers, flours, grains, canned goods, oils (fryer and cold pressed), pasta, vinegars, cooking wines, honey, maple syrup, vanilla, mustards, preserves, hot sauces, legumes, finishing salts, and prepared products.
• Beverages Artisanal Ontario beverages including water, seltzers, juices, ciders, artisanal sodas, teas, tonics, kombucha, shrubs, and vinegar concentrates for foodservice operators.

Quantifiable outcome

• Products delivered within less than 24 hours of harvest
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Community Food Centres CanadacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership through The New Farm producer who works closely with Community Food Centres Canada to raise thousands of dollars yearly through events such as Grow For the Stop and farm dinner series with chef partners.
• Network of 100+ Ontario FarmscoreOthersCore supplier network including farms like The New Farm, Cookstown Greens, Cullen's Foods, and 100+ other Ontario producers providing vegetables, proteins, dairy, and artisanal products.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• Fresh City Farms: Fresh City Farms is a Toronto-based urban farming and local food company operating farms, a market garden, and a delivery program. It overlaps with 100km Foods on Ontario local sourcing and serves overlapping Toronto customers, though with more D2C and farm operation focus.
• Mama Earth Organics: Mama Earth Organics is a Toronto-based local and organic food delivery service sourcing from Ontario farms. It overlaps with 100km Foods on local Ontario sourcing and sustainability positioning, though it focuses on household D2C delivery rather than foodservice B2B distribution.

Broad incumbents

• Gordon Food Service: Gordon Food Service is a major North American broadline foodservice distributor with a strong Canadian footprint. It supplies restaurants, hotels, and caterers with a broad assortment including specialty and local items, representing the type of scaled competitor that 100km Foods must differentiate against.
• Flanagan Foodservice: Flanagan Foodservice is a Canadian family-owned broadline foodservice distributor serving Ontario and Eastern Canada. It competes for the same restaurant and hotel customers as 100km Foods with a full product range including fresh produce, meat, and specialty categories.
• Baldor Specialty Foods: Baldor Specialty Foods is a US specialty foodservice distributor focused on fresh produce, proteins, and artisanal ingredients for chefs. It is a useful scale benchmark for the specialty/fresh foodservice distribution model that 100km Foods operates in.
• Sysco Canada: Sysco Canada is a broadline foodservice distributor serving restaurants, hotels, and institutional kitchens across Canada with a full-line catalog. While not local-focused, it competes for the same chef customers and offers increasing specialty and Ontario-sourced SKUs that overlap with 100km Foods' positioning.

Direct peers

• The Chef's Garden: The Chef's Garden is a US farm-based specialty distributor in Ohio supplying chefs worldwide with vegetables, herbs, and edible flowers grown to order. It is one of the closest analogues to 100km Foods' harvest-to-order, chef-focused model and provenance-driven approach.
• SPUD.ca: SPUD (Sustainable Produce Urban Delivery) is a Canadian online grocery and local food delivery company operating in Vancouver, Victoria, and Toronto. It shares 100km Foods' local/sustainable sourcing ethos and B Corp values, though with more D2C versus B2B foodservice orientation.
• Local Food Plus: Local Food Plus is a Canadian organization that certifies and connects sustainable local producers with foodservice buyers, overlapping with 100km Foods' mission of building a viable local food economy through B2B distribution into Ontario restaurants and institutions.

Regional players

• Natoora: Natoora is a UK-based specialist distributor supplying chefs and retailers with seasonal, traceable produce from small growers. It mirrors 100km Foods' farm-to-chef model and provenance storytelling but operates in the UK and US rather than Canada.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors3 records

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M&A

Investments

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