Home Grown Chicago

08/03/2026

From Thorp, Wisconsin straight to your local menu! 🧀🌱Meet Marieke Penterman, the mastermind behind the world-renowned Marieke® Gouda.Marieke and her husband Rolf emigrated from the Netherlands to start their family dairy farm. Today, she crafts authentic Dutch-style Gouda right here in Wisconsin.Every wheel uses fresh, raw milk from their own cows. It is aged to perfection on traditional Dutch pine planks.Through the Home Grown program, we are proud to connect local chefs with local producers within 300 miles. We make it easy to bring award-winning, local heritage to tables across the Great Lakes region.👉 Chefs & Operators: Find Marieke Gouda pre-cuts on the Sysco Shop app!👉 Foodies: Look for Marieke Gouda on your favorite local restaurant menus. LocalChefs SupportLocalFarms ArtisanCheese

07/23/2026

Have you ever heard of nixtamalization??? Well Tortilleria Zepeda has and they are a local family business making the best from scratch tortillas! We are proud to be partners with passionate and talented individuals from our community like this bunch!

07/13/2026

🔥 Ready to take your BBQ to the next level? 🔥It is all about the fuel! Try one of our new homegrown partners Smokey Woods . Smokey Woods BBQ chips to get that perfect, authentic smoke flavor. No soaked wood and no nasty dirty smoke. Just pure, clean, kiln-dried wood goodness.Whether you are smoking ribs, chicken, or brisket, they have the exact species for your cook.What are you throwing on the smoker this weekend? Let us know below! 👇

07/02/2026