Did you know that as a member of the GBCFC you can place bulk special orders every week through the Co-op’s main natural goods distributors?
See below for details on:
- distributors/catalogs
- mark-up structure
- ordering deadlines
- special order form and UNFI catalogs, and;
- overall procedure for special ordering.
If you are interested in bulk wholesale ordering for a local business/restaurant/non-profit organization, there are membership options available. Learn more on how to get started!
To encourage more of our local restaurants and businesses to GO LOCAL and buy organic, we have different UNFI and Azure Standard pricing options available. Please contact Special Orders to receive a copy of these published pricing options.
About the Distributors/Catalogs
The GBCFC offers special ordering through a few main distributors: United Natural Foods Incorporated (UNFI; formerly Mountain People’s Warehouse), Azure Standard, Veritable Vegetable and of course our wonderful LOCAL FARMERS. Both Azure Standard and UNFI offer thousands of natural and organic products from a variety of categories: Bulk, Grocery, Frozen, Gluten-Free, Raw, Pet food and goods, Personal Care, Supplements, and more.UNFI special orders are available every week, with order deadlines on Sunday nights and pick-up on the following Tuesday mornings (see below for details). Azure orders are placed once a month. Azure deadline information can be found on our online dates and events calendar. Azure deliveries are on the following Monday morning. Veritable Vegetable is a wholesale organic produce company. Our Produce team sends out the Veritable Vegetable list each Thursday along with all of the local farm goods available each week. To subscribe to this separate produce email list, please email orders@greatbasinfood.coop and request to be put on. For more info on delivery & order dates see below).
Where to find the catalogs. Azure Standard and UNFI catalogs are available for in-store use at the co-op, just ask the member-worker on staff to see a copy. Azure catalogs are available for purchase at the co-op for $1. The electronic UNFI catalogs can also be downloaded here. If you are a local restaurant or small business and would like to sign up for a business membership and receive lower wholesale costs, please email orders@greatbasinfood.coop.
Mark-up Structure
The mark-up structure: 15% mark-up for all basic member-owners (members who do not volunteer in store). 0% mark-up for any member-worker who volunteers seven (7) or more hours each month. Must posess a GBCFC Member-Worker discount card in order to qualify. Please contact memberworker@greatbasinfood.coop if interested in learning more or becoming a member-worker-owner of the GBCFC.
Local businesses/restaurants/non-profit organizations/farmers also receive 0% mark-up: learn more on how to get started!
Ordering Deadlines and Pick-up Schedules
UNFI special orders are due by midnight every Sunday and delivery is at 5 a.m. the following Tuesday. Azure deadline information can be found on our online dates and events calendar. Azure delivery is 6 a.m. the following Monday. Pick-up details are stated in the Agreement Policy below and are assumed to be agreed upon when placing every order unless special arrangements are made before ordering.
Ordering Procedure
- Orders can be placed a) via e-mail by downloading and completing the special order form and sending it to orders@greatbasinfood.coop; or, b) by filling out a special order form at the co-op. See above for the agreement policy, ordering deadlines and pick-up scheduling.
- If you would like to order produce through UNFI, be sure to e-mail orders@greatbasinfood.coop and ask to be placed on the weekly distribution list to stay informed, as the produce availability changes weekly. If you do not have e-mail access, please call the co-op to make special arrangements.
- If ordering via e-mail, please save the file and attach it as a document. If you do not receive an e-mail response from our member-worker who handles special orders by 12 p.m. (noon) on the Monday before delivery, then your special order was not received and will not be placed and you should call the co-op to make sure that your order was received.
- If not ordering via e-mail, you will not receive confirmation that your order has been placed and are responsible for knowing when your order will arrive in order to abide by the Agreement Policy as stated above.
- Order-form details: Please leave a phone number so we can contact you if your items are out-of-stock or your order does not arrive. Remember to check the appropriate mark-up box; otherwise, we will assume a basic-member standing and %15 mark-up will be applied. Please abbreviate product description, brand name, and category (chill, grocery, etc). For quantity you need to enter the amount of cases that you wish to receive, not how many are in a case. The prices column is for your own reference to get an idea of the cost of your order for yourself, but because prices are subject to change every week, the final pricing cannot be completed until the actual pick-up. There are often multiple brands carrying the same item you would like to order, so if you are concerned that an item may be out-of-stock, please include one or two possibilities as replacements to ensure you receive your order.
- For your convenience, please call ahead to be sure your order was received before coming to the co-op for pick-up (we do not always know which items are out-of-stock until the actual delivery on Tuesday morning and may not have time to notify everyone whose order did not arrive).
- After pick-up, members are responsible for checking that orders are correct/complete and must contact the co-op within 24 hours of deliver if something is wrong (see the Agreement Policy above for details on returns and credits).
Special Order Form and UNFI Catalog
Questions/Concerns
If you are confused about anything or would like more information please contact us via e-mail at orders@greatbasinfood.coop or call the office at 775-324-2922.
