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Local Producers

When it comes to locally produced food, at Quality Foods we're proud of our association with many and varied Vancouver Island producers.


Here are some of the items we purchase locally, season and weather permitting:

Campbell RIiver

Comox / Courtenay

Qualicum Beach
SMOKIN JOE'S SALMON
➔ Smoked Salmon

Produce
➔ Berries
(Blueberries, Raspberries  &
Blackberries)
➔ Peppers
(red, yellow, orange) 
VICTORIAN ACRE FARMS
➔ Fresh Free Run Turkeys

NATURAL PASTURES
➔ Artisan Cheese

ABUELO'S MEXICAN FOODS
➔ Tortillas

DAIRYLAND
➔ Milk & Dairy Products


Produce
➔ Organic Blueberries 
➔ Corn     
➔ Potatoes
(Russets, Reds & Yellow Flesh)
➔ Pumpkins   
 LITTLE QUALICUM CHEESEWORKS
➔ Artisan Cheese

Produce
➔ Beans  (Green& Yellow) 
➔ Strawberry & Raspberry
➔ Blueberry & Blackberry
➔ Loganberry, Gooseberry,
Red & Black Currant
➔ Garden Peas     
➔ Squash
➔ Zucchini 
➔ Peppers
➔ Potatoes
(Russets, Reds & Yellow Flesh) 
➔ Pickling Cucumbers
➔ Dill Weed 
➔ Reg. Cucumbers
 

Powell River

  

Denman & Hornby Island

  

Parksville / Erington
Produce
➔ Strawberries     
➔ Blueberries     
➔ Tomatoes     
➔ Long English Cucumbers 
➔ Peppers
(Red, Yellow, Orange Green &
 Habanero, Jalapeño)
➔ Eggplant
 FARMHOUSE POULTRY
➔ Poultry

KATHIE'S SALSA
➔ Fresh Salsa

HORNBY ISLAND PATE
➔ Pate
FRENCH CREEK FISHERIES
➔ Fresh local Seafood

ECO TROUT LODGE
➔ Fresh Rainbow Trout

Produce
➔ Corn   
➔ Garlic     
➔ Garlic Scapes
 Port Alberni  Victoria  Nanaimo
HERTEL'S MEATS
➔ Bacon, Hams & Sausages

COD FATHER SEAFOOD
➔ Local Seafood
 
METROPOLITAN CHEF
➔ Spices & Rubs

Produce
➔ Mini Cucumbers     
➔ Long English Cucumbers 
➔ Blueberries   
   B&C FOODS
➔ Fresh Local Seafood &
Island Pride Scallops
➔ Bacon, Island Pride Beef Burgers &
Chicken Cordons

ALBION FISHERIES
➔ Fresh Local Seafood

ISLAND FARMS
➔ Dairy Products

LEKKER FOODS
➔ Deli - Local Distributor

ISLAND NUT ROASTERY
➔ Peanut Butter, Almond Butter &
Cashew Butter

Produce
➔ Potatoes
(Nuggets, Early Potatoes)    
➔ Pumpkins 

 AUNT PENNY'S ANTIPASTOS
 ➔Dips

HUB CITY FISHERIES
➔ Fresh Local Seafood

FRESHPOINT
➔ Deli & Meat - Local Distributor

PARADISE ISLAND FOODS
➔ Cheese

ST. JEANS CANNERY
➔ Smoked Salmon & Myers Mustard

SALSAMAN
➔ Fresh Salsa

BLUE GINGER ASIAN FOODS
➔ Fresh Sushi
 Duncan  Saltspring Island  Coombs
ARBUTUS RIDGE FARMS
 ➔ Fresh Deli Salad, Entrees &
Appetizers
  MOONSTRUCK
➔ Artisan Cheese

SALTSPRING ISLAND CHEESE
➔ Artisan Cheese

 COUNTRY PIES
➔ Meat Pies, Sausage Rolls & Pastry
 Cobble Hill  Gabriola Island
 Produce
➔ Long English Cucumbers

  Produce


"Being an original Vancouver Island grown company, we have always supported our friends and neighbours who produce food right here whenever we can," say Noel Hayward, a founding partner with Quality Foods. "If the producer meets our supply needs, and they have the necessary credentials for food safety and  distribution, then chances are you have seen their products in our stores at one time or another."

Hayward points out that "although supply can be inconsistent at times due to weather, growing season and other factors, we still do what we can, especially for fresh produce."

In fact, one strategy is using our produce wholesaler for supply chain management. That way the producer has one drop for shipping, and it goes right into our existing store distribution. This works well, but because people don't always see the farm trucks delivering direct to the store (although sometimes they do for larger volumes) the perception may be that we are not buying locally.