Connecting restaurants with small local farms is
what Medosweet Farms is passionate about doing.

Connecting restaurants with small local farms is what Medosweet Farms is passionate about doing. This 35-year-old dairy distributor in Kent services restaurants up and down the I-5 corridor, from the Canadian border to Eugene, Ore. With about 500 restaurant clients, Medosweet works with local farmers in Northwest communities to provide the freshest, highest quality dairy products to businesses that might otherwise have no way of finding them.

"What we're really adept at is identifying the types of local partners we can really build good relationships with, " said Dane Hewitt, Medosweet sales and marketing manager. "These are businesses that turn out really great, high-quality products-the types of ingredients that make great food."

Medosweet distributes dairy products to foodservice clients such as Anthony's restaurants, Nordstrom Restaurant Division, and Essential Baking. Hewitt explained that each of these companies has stringent quality standards that demand the freshest products available. By partnering with farms that share the quality commitment, Medosweet is able to bring like-minded businesses together.

"We can actually take our customers to the farm where their milk comes from," Hewitt said. "We can say, 'This is the cow that was milked two days before your order was delivered.' Doesn't get much fresher than that."

To learn more about Medosweet Farms, visit www.medosweet.com.

SOURCE: Washington Restaurant Association