Vander Farmers partners with a wholesale distribution company to create a full nose-to-tail American Wagyu program comprised of 15 unique offerings from every major primal.
Vander Farmers, a family-owned company and farm in Sturgis, Michigan and a source of F1 American Wagyu, is substantially expanding distribution of their premium Wagyu beef products into new markets across the United States through a partnership with International Gourmet Foods. IGF is a wholesale distribution company founded in 1987, known for its extensive portfolio of unique, high-quality food with warehouses in Northern Virginia, Charleston, S.C., Atlanta, and Chicago. Through IGF, Vander Farmers’ Wagyu products can now be found in Chicago, Wisconsin and the North/Central Midwest through Viola Imports (IGF’s Midwest branch) as well as the mid-Atlantic.
Prior to this new partnership, Vander Farmers’ Wagyu beef selections have been sought out by some of Chicago’s most prestigious restaurants and acclaimed chefs including Obélix, El Che Steakhouse, Swift & Sons, Frontier by James Beard-nominated Chef Brian Jupiter, Pella Signature, Qing Xiang Yuan Dumplings, Bhoomi Modern Indian Grill, Flour Power and Bon Yeon. Vander Farmers prides itself on using no hormones, no antibiotics, pasture grazing, and humane living conditions for all their animals. They also supply Wagyu Beef Franks at multiple Chicagoland area Home Depots through their partnership with Fixin’ Franks, which created a highly publicized response at the home-improvement store’s traditional hot dog stand.