Foods in season

What Foods in season does

Foods In Season is a family-owned wild food distributor headquartered in Washougal, Washington, that supplies wild foraged and fished seasonal ingredients to restaurants, distributors, and grocery retailers across the United States. The business was founded over 35 years ago by John and Wanda Anderson, who began by harvesting and selling wild morel mushrooms from the Columbia River Gorge to local restaurants before scaling into a nationwide operation. Its product portfolio is intentionally dynamic and seasonal — wild mushrooms (morels, porcini, winter wild mushrooms, white truffles), specialty seafood (Red Carabinero Shrimp, Golden Brook Trout Roe), wagyu beef cuts, and other foraged produce — with weekly availability dictated by what nature supplies.

The company operates a sales-led go-to-market with no proprietary technology platform disclosed; orders are captured via a weekly-updated email price list and a dedicated phone line (866-767-2464), with fulfillment through overnight nationwide delivery from its single Washougal facility. Revenue is generated through direct product sales of wild-harvested ingredients; pricing is not publicly disclosed and customers must request the price list to access current availability and quotes. Distribution channels consist of direct sales to fine-dining restaurants (The Herbfarm, Blackberry Farm, La-Toque, Nobu, Larkspur), direct sales to national and regional grocery retailers (Costco, Whole Foods, Dorothy Lane Markets), and supply to food distributors. There is no public API, no mobile app, no e-commerce transaction platform, and no disclosed technology stack.

Foods In Season serves three primary verticals: top-tier restaurants (primary), distributors, and grocery retailers, all addressed through direct relationships rather than self-service commerce. The company's most frequently cited differentiator is its network of forager relationships spanning more than 40 years, which the firm describes as the foundation of the business and a source of unmatched access to seasonal wild ingredients. The company is privately held, family-operated, and bootstrapped, with no external institutional investors, no disclosed funding rounds, no M&A activity, and no publicly reported revenue.

Name

Foods in season

Legal name

Foods In Season

Website

https://foodsinseason.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Foods In Season is a family-owned wild food distributor based in Washougal, Washington that supplies wild foraged and fished seasonal ingredients — including wild mushrooms, truffles, seafood, and wagyu beef — to restaurants, distributors, and grocery retailers across the United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Food Distribution

NAICS

Fish and Seafood Merchant Wholesalers (42446)

SIC

Wholesale-Groceries & Related Products (5140)

akta.pro primary industry

Seafood Wholesale (Fresh & Frozen) (AFAIADAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Ethnic Spices, Herbs & Seasonings Wholesale (AFAIAIAF)

Keywords

• Wild foraged foods
• Specialty food distribution
• Seasonal ingredient supply
• Foraged mushroom sourcing
• Wild seafood distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Washougal

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Wild Foraged Product Sales: Revenue generated through direct product sales of wild foraged ingredients including wild mushrooms (morels, porcini), white truffles, seafood (Red Carabinero Shrimp, Golden Brook Trout Roe), wagyu beef, and other seasonal wild products. Customers order from weekly-updated price lists or via phone, with orders shipped overnight nationwide.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Foods In Season is a specialty food supplier based in Washougal, WA that sources and distributes wild foraged and wild-caught seasonal foods—including mushrooms, berries, wild plants, and seafood—to restaurants, food distributors, and grocery retailers across the United States. The company maintains a weekly updated price list and provides overnight nationwide delivery to preserve freshness of perishable wild ingredients.

Product overview

Foods In Season is a wild food distributor offering a continuously changing selection of foraged products including wild mushrooms (morels, porcini, white truffle, winter wild mushrooms), specialty seafood (red carabinero shrimp, golden brook trout roe), wagyu beef cuts, and seasonal produce. The company operates with wild foragers as foundational partners, sourcing products through relationships spanning over 40 years. Customers access products via a weekly-updated email price list and place orders by phone, with nationwide overnight delivery as the distribution mechanism. The product portfolio centers on the Wild Foraged Products core offering, supported by the price list service and overnight delivery logistics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wild Foraged Foods Sourced wild foraged mushrooms, berries, wild plants, and other seasonal foraged ingredients supplied to restaurants, distributors, and grocery retailers.
• Wild-Caught Seafood Seasonal wild-caught seafood supplied alongside foraged items to restaurants, distributors, and grocery retailers.
• Weekly Price List and Ordering Service Recurring weekly availability and pricing of seasonal wild products, enabling buyers to place orders with overnight nationwide shipping.

Named customers8 records

Segments3 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 and flagship.

• Wild Foragers NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe company has worked with most of their foragers for over 40 years, considering them friends and neighbors. These foragers possess unmatched knowledge of the region and its seasons, extensive experience in gathering wild foods, and shared dedication to quality and freshness. The forager relationships form a foundation of the business.
• The HerbfarmflagshipOthersTop fine dining restaurant in Washington state. Chef Chris Weber provided testimonial: "Seldom have we found a company as connected to their sources as Foods In Season: on time, consistent, and purveyors of outstanding product." The Herbfarm is featured as a key customer logo.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights1 record

Direct peers

• D'Artagnan: Distributor of specialty meats, game, foie gras, and wild foods to top chefs and restaurants nationwide. Comparable as a premium, sourcing-driven specialty protein distributor serving fine dining customers.
• Sid Wainer & Son: Family-owned specialty produce and gourmet food distributor serving chefs and retailers. Comparable as a multi-generational specialty distributor with curated, hard-to-source inventory and restaurant focus.
• Browne Trading Company: Specialty seafood distributor offering premium and hard-to-source fish, shellfish, and roe to chefs and retailers. Directly comparable on the seafood wholesale side of Foods In Season's product mix.
• Marx Foods: Specialty distributor of wild and exotic mushrooms, truffles, and foraged ingredients to chefs and retailers. Closely comparable to Foods In Season in product mix and customer base (fine dining and specialty retailers).
• Marx Foods / Truffle Shuffle: Specialty importer and distributor of truffles and wild mushrooms to chefs in North America. Direct overlap with Foods In Season's truffle and mushroom category.

Broad incumbents

• The Chef's Warehouse: Large publicly-traded specialty distributor serving restaurants nationwide with proteins, produce, and specialty items. Comparable customer base (fine dining chefs) but operates at much greater scale across a broader product portfolio.
• Pacific Seafood: Large vertically-integrated seafood company harvesting, processing, and distributing seafood across the U.S. Comparable on seafood wholesale, but at vastly greater scale and with owned processing infrastructure.

Regional players

• Oregon Truffle Festival / Oregon Wild Harvest: Regional wild truffle and mushroom purveyors in the Pacific Northwest. Comparable sourcing geography (Columbia Gorge / Pacific Northwest) and product category overlap.

Emerging players

• Ecofish: Wild-caught and traceable seafood supplier to restaurants, with a sustainability focus. Comparable on the wild seafood sourcing side and chef channel.
• Foraged: Online marketplace connecting foragers and small producers with home cooks and chefs. Overlaps with Foods In Season in wild-foraged ingredients but operates a marketplace model targeting a broader consumer audience.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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