Our Story.

For over 30 years we have been connecting local suppliers to major Retail and Foodservice customers.

We’re a unique, virtual marketplace where customers and suppliers of great local food can transact with ease.

A localist is someone who champions local in all its forms and advocates for the local community. It’s what we stand for and something that has been at the heart of our business, through it’s journey over the last 30 years.
First established in Scotland in 1994, Food From Scotland Ltd was started with the aim to help independent food businesses grow. It soon became clear that the opportunity to help local food thrive wasn’t just in Scotland. In 2001 Enterprise Foods Ltd became the name behind the business helping local food suppliers across the UK to get their products into major Retail and Foodservice customers.
Today we are Localist, as we continue on our mission to make it easy for everyone to choose great local food everywhere.

Our history.

What we offer
2025
Localist launched to support the strategic goals and mission to make it easy for everyone to choose great local food everywhere.
2010
We started to expand our focus outside of bakery to new categories
2005
We continued to focus on and grow local bakery distribution across the UK
2001
Enterprise Foods Ltd became the name behind the business helping local food suppliers across the UK
1994
Food From Scotland established with the aim to help independent food buinesses grow

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