Wholesale & Shipping

Iowa Food Hub is a connector.

Recognizing that people should have choices when it comes to food attributes, production methods, price points and food miles, Iowa Food Hubs strives to connect a diverse product mix of quality, locally-grown foods to the people seeking them.

We provide 100% transparency and traceability, sharing the stories of our farms, and offering assurance that you are receiving the freshest, healthiest and safest food available.  We focus on a distribution area of 150 miles from Decorah, IA.

Here are some of the types of wholesale customers we serve:

• Food Service (schools, restaurants, bakeries, nursing homes, etc)

• Food Retailers (grocery stores, specialty stores, other food hubs)

• Food Distributors

• Farmers (distribution services)

Quality
IFH carries a wide range of locally-grown and processed food products including fruits, vegetables, meat, eggs, dairy and processed items.  All produce is rinsed, cleaned and packed in appropriate commercial produce packaging, such as waxed cardboard boxes. Farm of origin is designated on all purchases -- on the box and/or the invoice.

Weekly Delivery
IFH has weekly delivery routes throughout northeast Iowa and delivers product on a refrigerated truck. All of our growers are considered small or medium-sized farmers.

Responsibility
IFH carries a $2 million liability insurance policy.  We have relationships with all of our farmer vendors and carry copies of all of their licenses and certifications. Most of the produce from our member farms is certified organic or raised to organic standards.

Contact
To subscribe to our weekly availability list email Peter at orders@iowafoodhub.com. You can also give us a call at 563-223-8845.

Ready to order?
Complete the New Customer Form and email your order to orders@iowafoodhub.com. 

Shipping Services For-Hire

The Iowa Hub to Hub Network connects food hubs to each other for weekly trade. The network trucks are also available for farmers as a for-hire delivery service. Farms interested in delivery services should complete the following steps.

1. Review and sign the Shipping Agreement before requesting services. A new agreement should be signed every 12 months. 

2. Complete this Request for Delivery (RFD) at least one week before delivery. Standing (contractual) requests are possible. Standing requests only require a new RFD if the delivery details change.

3. The RFD will be reviewed and a Delivery Estimate will be sent by email within 1-2 days. Every delivery will be assessed a pallet charge based on the size of the shipment. There is a $25 minimum fee. Additional fees may be assessed for other services. See Shipping Rates.

4. Upon agreement, additional delivery instructions will follow.