Since our beginning in 1947, Martin’s Super Markets has had partnerships with local growers, farmers and producers. We continue that commitment today by featuring locally produced products throughout our stores. Products grown, raised or directly produced in Indiana, Michigan, Ohio or Illinois are identified with a “Buy Fresh. Buy Local.” designation for your convenience. We strive to be our communities’ best and most accessible resource for locally produced food products.
Our “Buy Fresh. Buy Local” partners:
Butcher Shoppe
Bea's Best Corned Beef (Chicago, IL)
Under current president Kenneth Kohn's leadership, City Foods now totals more than $34 million in yearly sales and continues to grow, its union employees now producing approximately 500,000 pounds a week of fresh, top qualify products sold around the country.
Bob Evans (Lima, OH potatoes and MI sausage)
Bob Evans Farms is a brand born and raised on the promise of farm-fresh goodness. For more than 60 years the company has been making delicious, quick-to-table farm-fresh foods that are sold in grocery stores.
Bridgford Meats (Chicago, IL)
For over 80 years, the mission of Bridgford Foods has been to develop, produce, sell and distribute superior quality food products that provide a consistent value to the customer.
Buddig-Kingsford (Chicago, IL)
Proud to be entering the fourth generation of family ownership, Buddig shares a commitment to upholding the quality of the Buddig products you know and love. Including Kingsford products also.
Elkhart County 4H Fair (Goshen, IN)
For decades, Martin's meat directors have been a significant contributor to the livestock sales at the annual 4H county fair. Beef purchases benefit 4H members scholarship programs. In addition, Martin's stores sell the processed meats to customers who also support the program while enjoying locally produced meat.
Indiana Packers Corp (Delphi, IN)
For the finest, best-tasting, full line of pork products, the Indiana Kitchen brand is crafted on one simple principle: Local is fresher is better.
Miller's Amish Country Poultry (Orland, IN)
A company of dedicated, faithful people producing naturally grown poultry in an ethical and efficient manner for consumers who appreciate wholesome, great-tasting food.
Maple Leaf Farms/Milford Valley Farms (Leesburg, IN)
Since 1958, Maple Leaf Farms has been producing innovative, value-added duck products of unequaled quality.
Old Wisconsin (Sheboygan, WI)
Old Wisconsin crafts the finest sausages because they pick only the most premium cuts of beef, pork and turkey. They use no binders, fillers or extenders, just enormous care to ensure that their sausages are always mouthwateringly delicious.
Troll Smokehouse (Kawkawlin, MI)
We sell jerky, sausage, smoky bacon, smoked turkey and other smoked meats and cheese.
St. Joseph County 4-H (St. Joseph County, IN)
Superior Foods (Grand Rapids, MI)
Superior Foods began over six decades ago with dedication and commitment to fresh and quality products. The company has expanded over the years, but its commitment to quality has never changed. Providing dips, cocktail sauces, fresh water fish and Lake Superior fish.
Winter's Sausage (Eastpointe, MI)
Winter's Premium Deli has a delicious selection to choose from. Not only is Winter's proud to be the Official Sausage of the Detroit Tigers, but this family-owned Eastpointe, Michigan company has been making and taste-testing traditional German Family recipes since 1951.
Bake Shoppe
Martin's Bake Shoppe (Mishawaka, IN)
Martin's donuts, cakes, large cupcakes, select cookies, creme pies, French bread, cinnamon rolls, hot dog and hamburger buns are all made at our Central Bakery in Mishawaka, Indiana.
Dairy
Nuevo Leon (Hammond, IN)
Committed to producing the most authentic tasting tortilla products in the market while maintaining a pro-customer attitude and the highest quality standards of tortilla preparation.
Martin's (Fort Wayne, IN)
Prairie Farms (Fort Wayne, IN)
Martin's Fresh Eggs (Versailles, OH)
Delicatessen
Reny Picot (Benton Harbor, MI)
For over a decade, a leader in the American specialty cheese market, thanks largely to signature products such as Brie and Camembert.
Das Dutchman Essenhaus (Middlebury, IN)
Owners and founders Bob and Sue Miller share products that showcase the time-honored tradition of sharing a meal together.
Martin's Signature Gourmet Popcorn (Granger, IN)
Guggisberg Cheese (Millersburg, OH)
Founded in 1950, Guggisberg Cheese produces award-winning cheeses, including Emmental Swiss, Baby Swiss and Colby and other stirred-curd cheese from production facilities located in Ohio and Indiana.
Flower Market
Gladiolas (Michigan)
Gladiolus from fields in the state of Michigan are cut fresh and shipped to our stores in season.
Frozen Foods
Cole's Quality Foods, Inc. (Muskegon, MI)
Tasteful since 1943, Cole's Quality Foods is a leader and innovator of frozen bakery products. The family-owned company produces a complete line of frozen garlic bread products.
Home Run Inn (Woodridge, IL)
Featuring frozen pizzas made with all-natural ingredients, homemade sauces and sausage without a single additive or preservative.
Gino's East Pizza (Carol Stream, IL)
Featuring fresh ingredients, cheeses, spices and signature crusts in a variety of frozen pizza options.
Hudsonville Creamery and Ice Cream Company (Holland, MI)
Started in 1895 as a farmers' cooperative, the privately-owned company sells premium ice cream in grocery stores and ice cream parlors in Michigan, Indiana, Ohio and Illinois.
North Star Frozen Novelties (West Lafayette, IN)
Martin's Ice Cream (Carlinville, IL)
Produce Market
Anonymous Amish Farmers (Middlebury, IN)
Small, Amish farm families in Northern Indiana grow and sell their specialty crops directly to Martin's Super Markets.
Anonymous Farm (Dowagiac, MI)
For a number of years, a local Michigan farmer has supplied Martin's with a springtime favorite - local asparagus.
The Blueberry Store (South Haven, MI)
The Blueberry Store is located in South Haven, Michigan and specializes in all things blueberry!
Clearspring Produce Auction (LaGrange, IN)
Independent growers combine during the Midwestern growing season so that retailers may market their investments.
Dale Yoder Farms (Goshen, IN)
Farmer Dale Yoder grows a variety of native Midwest crops for Martin's Super Markets, including but not limited to bi-colored sweet corn.
Daniel Yoder Greenhouses (Goshen, IN)
In-door grower of herbs and green leafy produce of all types, including lettuces.
Dave Pagel Produce (Benton Harbor/Berrien Springs, MI)
This family farm is located on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan, which provides a moderate micro-climate ideal for growing a wide variety of produce.
Green Field Farms (Wooster, OH)
Hochstetler Farms (Nappanee, IN)
Kercher's Sunrise Orchard (Goshen, IN)
Specializing in the bounty of northern Indiana orchards, especially a Midwestern favorite - fresh apples!
Laney Honey (North Liberty, IN)
Laney Honey is unpasteurized, unfiltered and minimally processed.
Mario's Salad Dressing (Elkhart, IN)
Mario's Catering has bottled its signature salad dressing, and it's available to you in our Produce Market.
Michael's Farms (Urbana, OH)
Founded over 50 years ago, Michael's Farms is one of the largest family farms in Ohio, with over 2,500 acres in plantings. During the Midwest growing season, the farm produces sweet corn, green beans, potatoes and cabbage.
Schilling's (EauClaire, MI)
Schilling Farms Cold Storage specializes in deciduous tree fruits. It was established in 1978.
SuReal Farms (Westfield, IN)
Bruce and Alison Van Natta grow several varieties of blackberries on their 28-acre property just north of Indianapolis. Their berries are not only featured at Martin's stores, but are also used by local wineries and other specialty retailers.
Vite Farms (Buchanan, MI)
This farm is renowned for its delicious cream and sugar sweet corn and fresh picked green beans.
Yoder Popcorn (Topeka, IN)
In 1936, Rufus Yoder started growing popcorn on his family farm, and the rest is local history.
Seafood
Harrietta Hills Trout Farm (Harrietta, MI)
Grocery
Albanese Candy (Merrillville, IN)
For over 30 years, Albanese has been making the World's Best Gummies and Candies. The company puts flavor and texture first, always finding a better way and never taking itself too seriously.
Archway Cookies (Asland, OH)
Archway Cookies is an American cookie manufacturer founded in 1936 in Battle Creek, Michigan. Since 2008, it has been a subsidiary of Lance Inc., a smack-food company, who in turn merged with Snyder's of Hanover to form Snyder's-Lance. Archway is best known for its variations of oatmeal cookies.
Aunt Millie's Bakeries (Lowell, IN)
Aunt Millie's celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2001. Today, special attention is given to customer service, and the company's goal remains "perfection."
Bimbo Bakeries (Ellkhart, IN)
Bimbo Bakeries is known for its well-regarded brands, innovative products, freshness and quality.
Claeys Candy (South Bend, IN)
Three generations of Claeys Family Candy Makers have been satisfying consumers with their delicious confections: Chocolate Charlie, Old Fashion Hard Candies, Gourmet Fudge and many more.
Faygo Beverages (Detroit, MI)
Faygo is a soft-drink company headquartered in Detroit, Michigan. The beverages produced by the company, branded as Faygo or Faygo Pop, are distributed across the U.S. It started in Detroit, Michigan in 1907 as Feigenson Brothers Bottling Works.
Grabill Country Meats (Detroit, MI)
This USDA inspected processing plant produces canned beef, pork, chicken, and turkey. The cans are hand packed and then fully cooked at the family-owned facility located in Grabill, Indiana .
Jays/Krunchers Chips (Jeffersonville, IN)
Jays Foods, Inc. is a manufacturer of snack products including potato chips, popcorn and pretzels. Jays Foods was founded in 1927 in Chicago, Illinois and currently is a subsidiary of Snyder's of Hanover.
Lewis Bakeries (LaPorte, IN)
Lewis Bakeries is one of the few remaining independent bakeries in the Midwest. It is an honest, hard-working, traditional Midwestern company devoted to producing high-quality products.
South Bend Chocolate Company (South Bend, IN)
With 17 locations in Indiana, Michigan and Ohio, South Bend Chocolate Company is the fastest growing chocolate company in the nation. The chocolate factory is located on Sample Street in South Bend.
Carbon's Golden Malted (South Bend, IN)
Like many companies with a long and proud heritage, the F.S. Carbon Company had a humble beginning. The year was 1937 in Buchanan, Michigan. Fred S. Carbon had a simple idea. Mix malt and some special ingredients into pancake and waffle flour and make a better batter. Customers loved it and soon Carbon's was on the road to success.
Ben's Soft Pretzels (Elkhart, IN)
Ben's Soft Pretzels was founded in early 2008 by a local business man, Brian, a local pretzel fanatic, Scott, and a local Amish Baker, Ben. Brian and Scott took the old Amish/Dutch recipe that Ben and his wife had perfected and brought it to the public as Ben's Soft Pretzels, LLC. Ben has been baking pretzels and other Amish baked goods for years and is a third generation Amish baker.
Steve's Gourmet Confections (Elkhart, IN)
Steve's Gourmet Confections opened on Bristol Street in Elkhart, Indiana in 2007. The company's original mission was to make delicious, quality chocolates for locals to enjoy. Since then, the company's product line has expanded and includes distribution to select local retailers, including Martin's.
Wines
Chateau Grand Traverse (Traverse City, MI)
Northern Michigan's premier winery and vineyard destination, located on beautiful Old Mission Peninsula in Traverse City, Michigan. A family-owned and operated winery producing a wide variety of award-winning wines.