![]() ![]() There are so many other ways to get food moving to these retailers and so many different parts of the supply chain for the consumer including big players like Walmart, Costco, and Loblaws, but we ended up being important ourselves because we specialize in organic and natural foods. This made us realize how important Horizon was as a distribution platform. ![]() Trying to get the food to retailers’ locations, so consumers could have it when they needed it during this unprecedented time, was significant in that many of the stores we ship to have such a big impact in the communities they serve. The demand just blew up and it went like that for a number of weeks. So we ship to 2,000 locations across Western Canada, and when COVID hit in the middle of March, we went from having requests for 80,000 cases a week to 140,000 cases a week basically overnight. What I learned is that our role within the food supply chain is pretty important – we are a supplier of organic and natural, dry, cooler and frozen, packaged grocery and natural health products, and a significant supplier to Sustainable Produce Urban Delivery (SPUD), Whole Foods Markets, Buy-Low, Nesters, Choices, Save-On-Foods and more. What are some lessons you’ve learned through the pandemic? We sat down (virtually) with Vice President Terri Newell who shared what lessons she and Horizon have learned in this time of COVID-19 and what their vision is for building a better future. Horizon Distributors has been supporting SVI and its community for over a decade. ![]()
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