Why a Family Farm Founded in 1939 Took Sales Online for the Next Generation
A third-generation meat farm left scattered emails and phone orders behind, grew sales 25%, and got hours back each week selling online with LocalLine.
Local Line is used by thousands of farms, food hubs, and CPG producers, along with buyers like Chipotle, Sweetgreen, and regional grocers. Here's what they have to say about running their business on it.
Filter reviews by farms, CSAs, CPG producers, food hubs, or buyers to see how Local Line fits your operation.
"Instead of chasing paperwork, I can brainstorm bundle ideas, market strategies, or plan promotions. Local Line gave us back our time, and our headspace."
"Local Line knows what our business is and what we're doing, and they keep refining it for our needs, whether it's a flower farm or a beef farm or a vegetable farm. It's geared towards farmers, which is awesome."
"The scalability for a small business is just insane. How efficient it can be."
"With Local Line, we can handle complex logistics effortlessly. The system does most of the work, and we only need one employee to assist with basic admin work."
"We wanted a simple, scalable system that could support the continued growth of our local program. Local Line impressed us not only with their platform, but also with how quickly they were able to add the features we needed."
"Instead of chasing paperwork, I can brainstorm bundle ideas, market strategies, or plan promotions. Local Line gave us back our time, and our headspace."
"Since adopting Local Line, Deck Family Farm has achieved substantial time savings and improved accuracy. It probably saves us 10 hours of work for every order cycle, so 20 hours a week."
"Local Line is a great option. The fact that they don't charge commission as some platforms do is huge. The more I sell doesn't mean the more I have to pay."
"Local Line helped us acquire 45+ new wholesale buyers and gave every account their own professional ordering portal."
"The flexibility to list products by the piece or by volume is a huge lifesaver. No other platform handled our dairy operation the way Local Line does."
"Local Line is amazing. The POS integration works well, customer service is unmatched, and the platform is genuinely user friendly."
"With GrazeCart, it started to feel like I was managing the system more than my business. Local Line felt intuitive and farmer-focused. Everything just made sense."
"They're speaking our language, they know farming. Anytime you need support, there's always someone there."
"Local Line knows what our business is and what we're doing, and they keep refining it for our needs, whether it's a flower farm or a beef farm or a vegetable farm. It's geared towards farmers, which is awesome."
"Some customers want to order every week, others once a month, it all works. Local Line makes that possible. It feels like shopping online anywhere else: simple, clean, and intuitive."
"Local Line gives us the flexibility to keep evolving without losing what makes us who we are."
"Local Line opened up a bigger customer base at a very affordable cost. It pays for itself every single month."
"Local Line is a game changer for small-medium market gardens. It opens up a bigger customer base at a very affordable cost."
"The scalability for a small business is just insane. How efficient it can be."
"Ninety-eight percent of our dough mix sales now go through Tops. If it weren't for Local Line, I'd still be selling bags out of the restaurant."
"Local Line creates a connection with Tops that allowed us to 10x our wholesale program in the first three months on the platform."
"With Local Line, we can handle complex logistics effortlessly. The system does most of the work, and we only need one employee to assist with basic admin work."
"The system makes it so simple. Producers know exactly what to bring each week, and we can pack and deliver everything in one day. It's practical and easy for everyone."
"The price lists allow us to have different markups depending on the end customer. We often add a lower percentage for our non-profit partners and our farmers who are buying than we do for a for-profit business or some of the larger institutions."
"We wanted a simple, scalable system that could support the continued growth of our local program. Local Line impressed us not only with their platform, but also with how quickly they were able to add the features we needed."
"Onboarding a new seasonal farm normally takes a lot of coordination. Local Line brought all of that into one place, which let me focus more on creating a successful menu launch."
"Local Line cut down 90% of the time we used to spend onboarding new suppliers."
"Local Line bypasses traditional distribution channels and allows us to get products directly from local suppliers to each of our locations. It gave us access to local products we didn't previously have the ability to buy."
"Logging orders myself through Local Line has been extremely easy. Even though I was already familiar with every product, the platform made the process much more efficient."
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