LINC Foods

What LINC Foods does

LINC Foods is a worker and farmer-owned cooperative food hub headquartered in Spokane Valley, Washington, operating as the Local Inland Northwest Cooperative (LINC). The company aggregates products from 75+ Inland Northwest growers and artisans and distributes them through three lines: LINC Market, a B2B wholesale online marketplace serving restaurants, hospitals, schools, and retail partners with consolidated single-order sourcing; LINC Box, a year-round CSA subscription service offering produce, meat, and wine shares delivered weekly or bi-weekly to pickup locations across Spokane, Coeur d'Alene, Pullman, and Moscow; and LINC Malt, a small-batch craft malt business selling to breweries and beverage producers from grains grown in the region. The underlying technology stack is composed of third-party SaaS — Local Food Marketplace for wholesale ordering and Farmigo for subscription management — combined with physical warehouse and malthouse infrastructure at 3808 N. Sullivan Road. Sourcing is constrained to a 250-mile radius from Spokane.

LINC's business model blends transaction-fee wholesale aggregation, recurring consumer subscriptions on a pay-as-you-go cadence with flexible share sizes, and craft malt sales. Farmer-members participate in cooperative governance with a Board of Directors and equity-style annual contributions ($25-$100 based on sales volume), while worker-members staff operations across sourcing, sales, fulfillment, malt production, and compliance. Distribution is regional: wholesale flows to institutional buyers and restaurants across the Inland Northwest; consumer pickup locations and limited doorstep delivery (within 10 miles of downtown Spokane at $8/delivery) serve CSA subscribers. Marketing relies on content (weekly blog, 40+ recipes), social media across Instagram/Facebook/Twitter/LinkedIn/Pinterest, email newsletters, earned media in regional outlets (Spokesman Review, High Country News, The Inlander), and community engagement with food banks and Head Start programs. The cooperative also participates in the We Feed Washington program, which has supported fresh produce distribution through nine Eastern Washington food banks.

Name

LINC Foods

Legal name

LINC Foods

Website

https://lincfoods.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

LINC Foods is a worker and farmer-owned cooperative food hub in Spokane, WA, aggregating products from 75+ Inland Northwest growers and distributing them via B2B wholesale (LINC Market), CSA subscriptions (LINC Box), and craft malt (LINC Malt) to restaurants, hospitals, schools, retail, and consumers within a 250-mile radius.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food Distribution Services

NAICS

Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers (42448), Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers (4245)

SIC

Wholesale-Groceries & Related Products (5140), Wholesale-Groceries, General Line (5141)

akta.pro primary industry

Bulk Food Buying Clubs & Cooperative Bulk Programs (CRAHAMAM)

Keywords

• Food hub distribution
• CSA subscription boxes
• Wholesale produce aggregation
• Craft malt production
• Local food cooperative

Headquarters

HQ city

Spokane

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. LINC Box Subscription: Year-round farm-to-table subscription service providing weekly or bi-weekly deliveries of seasonal produce, pastured meats, and artisan add-ons. Pay-as-you-go billing model with flexible share sizes (half share, base share, large share) and various pickup locations.
2. LINC Market Wholesale: Wholesale distribution of local and organic produce, dairy, meats, grains, and legumes from 75+ Inland Northwest growers and artisans to restaurants, hospitals, schools, and retail partners.
3. LINC Malt: Craft malt production from grains grown in the Inland Northwest, processed in small batches, sold to craft breweries and beverage producers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

LINC Foods is a worker and farmer-owned food hub cooperative that aggregates locally and sustainably produced food from 75+ Inland Northwest growers and artisans. It operates LINC Market, a wholesale online marketplace allowing restaurants, hospitals, schools, and retail buyers to source from multiple local farms through a single consolidated order, and LINC Box, a year-round farm-to-table subscription delivering seasonal produce, meats, and artisan goods to consumer pickup locations. It also runs LINC Malt, producing small-batch craft malt from regionally grown grains for craft brewers.

Product overview

LINC Foods is a worker and farmer-owned food hub based in Spokane, WA, operating a multi-product local food distribution platform. The company offers three core products: LINC Market (wholesale B2B platform connecting buyers with 75+ local farms), LINC Box (consumer CSA subscription with produce, meat, and wine options), and LINC Malt (craft malt for brewers). These products work together to create a regional food system where farmers access new markets through wholesale distribution while consumers access local products through subscription boxes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LINC Box: Year-round farm-to-table subscription service offering produce, meat, and wine shares from Inland Northwest farms.
• LINC Market
• LINC Malt

Products and services

• LINC Box Year-round farm-to-table subscription service providing weekly or bi-weekly deliveries of seasonal produce, pastured meats, and local wine to consumer pickup locations across Spokane, Coeur d'Alene, Pullman, and Moscow, with optional farm-to-doorstep delivery within 10 miles of downtown Spokane.
• LINC Market Wholesale online marketplace connecting restaurants, hospitals, schools, and retail partners with 75+ Inland Northwest growers and artisans, allowing buyers to source produce, dairy, meats, grains, and legumes from multiple local farms through a single consolidated order.
• LINC Malt Craft malt product line producing small-batch malted grains from Inland Northwest-grown grains, sold directly to craft breweries and distillers seeking regionally distinctive malt for beer and spirits production.

Quantifiable outcome

• LINC Foods helped 9 food banks in Eastern Washington distribute fresh produce to families in need

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Northwest Food Hub NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional network of food hubs that LINC works with to source supplementary products when Inland Northwest availability is limited, and through which LINC vendors can access additional markets.
• Puget Sound Food Hub Co-opminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional food hub cooperative in Western Washington that LINC partners with to source sustainable foods when local product availability is slim.
• Western Montana Growers' Co-opminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMontana-based agricultural cooperative that LINC works with to supplement regional and sustainable food sourcing during low local availability periods.
• FarmigocoreTechnology or IntegrationSaaS platform used for LINC Box subscription management, including member accounts, delivery holds, payment processing, and subscription changes.
• We Feed WashingtonminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorProgram through which LINC vendors can sell their products, expanding market access for local farmers and artisans.
• Grain ShedminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpokane bakery that mills local grain from within 100 miles in an on-site stone mill and provides artisan bread for LINC Box add-ons; shares pickup location at Perry District.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Farmigo: The CSA management software platform LINC Foods uses for its LINC Box subscription service. Relevant as an enabling technology supplier and ecosystem participant in the local food hub space.
• Local Food Marketplace: The B2B online marketplace software that powers LINC Market's wholesale ordering platform. Relevant as an infrastructure/technology provider in the regional food hub ecosystem.

Emerging players

• Imperfect Foods: A subscription grocery delivery service emphasizing sustainable and local sourcing. Comparable in subscription/mission alignment to LINC's LINC Box consumer offering.
• Misfits Market: A direct-to-consumer online grocer focused on sustainable, organic, and local foods. Comparable to LINC's LINC Box subscription service in delivering curated local/sustainable produce to consumers, though at national scale.
• Hungry Harvest: A produce subscription service focused on surplus and local produce with a mission-driven anti-food-waste model. Comparable to LINC Box's subscription and social impact model.
• Good Eggs: An online marketplace delivering local, sustainable, and organic groceries directly to consumers. Comparable to LINC's LINC Box subscription model in serving health-conscious consumers seeking local food, though Good Eggs operates at greater scale.

Direct peers

• Lancaster Farm Fresh Cooperative: A Pennsylvania-based cooperative of organic family farms offering wholesale produce distribution and CSA subscriptions. Directly comparable as a multi-product cooperative food hub serving both wholesale and consumer channels.
• Puget Sound Food Hub Co-op: A Washington-based food hub cooperative that aggregates local farm products for wholesale distribution. Directly comparable as a Pacific Northwest cooperative food hub partner in LINC's sister-hub network.
• Tuscarora Organic Growers: A Pennsylvania-based cooperative of organic growers that aggregates and distributes produce to restaurants, retailers, and institutions in the Mid-Atlantic. Comparable to LINC as a farmer-owned cooperative B2B food hub.
• Western Montana Growers' Co-op: A Montana-based agricultural cooperative that aggregates and distributes member-grown produce. Closely comparable to LINC as a regional farmer-owned food hub with wholesale distribution to restaurants and institutions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@lincfoods8647
• Facebookfacebook.com/LINCFoods
• Instagraminstagram.com/lincfoods

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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