State Department of Agriculture Program: Virginia

State Department of California
California Grown
: California Grown is all about connecting Californians with the people who grow and produce their food. It really is that simple. Farmers have a lot of stories to tell and want to welcome you into their fields so you can really understand where your food comes from – and how important you are to the process.
http://www.californiagrown.org/
California Made: CA Made is a new state labeling program designed to encourage consumer product awareness and to promote the purchase of products manufactured in California. The program is administered by the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz).
http://camade.ca.gov/
Core Customers:  Retail
California is home to a number of important customers who are ideal to look at for distribution.  These include Petco, Road Runner Sports, Big Five Sporting Goods, Williams Sonoma, Costco, Grocery Outlet, 99 Only, Bevmo, Cost Plus World Markets, Fry’s Electronics, West Marine, 24 Hour Fitness, Sport Chalet, AM/PM, Fallas Paredes, American Golf, Nutri Shops, Tony’s Fine Foods, DPI, Core-Mark, LA Fitness, Sephora, Old Navy, WSS Shoe Stores, Curacao, Busy Body, Baby News, Armstrong Nurseries, The North Face, Patagonia, Planet Beauty, Max Muscle, Relax The Back, Pricesmart, Harbor Freight Tools, Stater Bros, Bristol Farms, Nutrition Express, Baron’s, Gelson’s, Unified Grocers, Rainbow Acres, Mother’s Markets, Whole Foods So Cal, Whole Foods No Cal, Andronico’s, Northgate Markets, Tawa, Real Goods, Elliot’s, Clark’s Nutrition, Jensen’s, Fresh and Easy, KV Mart, Smart and Final, Kroger (Ralph’s, Food 4 Less), Save Mart, Raley’s, Albertson’s, Jon’s Markets, Super A Foods, Trader Joe’s, Cardena’s Markets, Safeway, Pitco, Seafood City, New Leaf Markets, Nature’s Best, UNFI, Lassen’s, Superior Frontier, Draeger’s, Nijiya Markets, Nugget Markets and O’Brien’s Markets.

Shopvafinest.com is a service to businesses and individuals looking for tastefully distinctive gifts of gourmet food and beverage products produced or processed in the state of Virginia and which have earned the Virginia’s Finest trademark designation of quality.
www.shopvafinest.com/
Virginia Grown is a marketing division of the Virginia Department of Agriculture dedicated to the produce, nursery and Christmas Tree industries. Their list of agri-tourism, farmer’s markets and farm stands are maintained here as well.
www.vdacs.virginia.gov/vagrown
Core Customers:  Retail and Food Service
Virginia is home to a number of important customers who are ideal to look at for distribution.  These include Advance Auto, Fisher Auto Parts, Merchants Inc, Bowl America, Peebles Stores, Magic Mart, Dollar Tree, Southern States, Farm Fresh, Ukrop’s, Coast Guard Exchange, NEX, DeCA, Eurpac, Marine Corps Exchange, 17th Street Surf Shops, Blue Ridge Mountain Sports, Dixie Sporting Goods, Wythe Will, Healthway Natural Foods, Costco, VA Runner, Organic Food Depot, Running Etc, Maynard Auto Parts, Performance Food Group, Thompson Hospitality, Creative Host Services, Gate Gourmet, Guest Services, Five Guys, Hard Times Cafes, Vie De France, Interstate Hotels, Bread and Chocolate, Daily Grind, Damon’s Grill, Greenberry’s Coffee and Tea, Kohr Bros, Aunt Sarah’s, Crestline Hotels, Highland Hospitality, AMF Bowling, MHI Hospitality, Busch Gardens, Colonial Williamsburg, Newport Hospitality, Canteen, Tidewater Hotels, Zero’s Mr Submarine, Lane Hospitality, Western Sizzlin’, Frank and Stein, Country Cookin’, Famous Anthony’s, Hilton Worldwide, etc