Company Profile
Woodland Foods
Company Overview
At Woodland Foods, we provide our Customers with authentic products through strategic sourcing and a commitment to excellence that meets the highest standards in food safety and quality. In doing so, we offer unique value, unrivaled variety, and innovative products aimed at delivering the very best that the culinary world has to offer.
To be a trusted source of inspiration for food lovers everywhere, by delivering fascinating food experiences from every corner of the world.
Woodland Foods’ headquarters in Waukegan, Illinois, is the centerpiece of more than 475,000 square feet of manufacturing, warehouse, and office space across three buildings in Northern Illinois. Our facilities were specifically designed and constructed to conform to the most stringent quality and safety standards.
Company History
Diana and David Moore met at a luxury hotel in the late 1980s. She was a concierge and he was a food and beverage director. They soon realized they had a shared love and curiosity for nature and began hiking and foraging together on the weekends. Following that decade in the service industry, the now husband-and-wife team founded Woodland Foods with the goal of connecting others to the same dedication to service and passion for nature and adventure that initially drew them together.
Since our very first shipment of Chanterelle Mushrooms over three decades ago, to the more than 1,600 unique ingredients we offer today, our mission at Woodland Foods has always focused on obtaining the uncommon, pushing the limits of culinary innovation, and ethically sourcing the same ancient foods that have sustained global populations for millennia.
From quinoa fields in the Andes Mountains of Peru to red rice from the lush fields of Bhutan, we have traveled the world in search of the next remarkable ingredient - and the next great story.
Over the past 30 years, we have grown from a small team working out of an apartment to a workforce of over 300 in 475,000 square feet. Our three facilities house a new fine-mesh pulverizer and state-of-the-art sterilization equipment, making these unusual ingredients market-ready.
As we continue to expand our service and facilities, we remain committed to anticipating the evolving needs of manufacturing, foodservice, and retail customers. We do this by offering distinctive, high-quality ingredients and an unparalleled selection of services, including product development, custom blending, processing and private label.
Benefits
Woodland Foods recognizes its most valuable asset --- our people --- in many ways throughout the year, including length of service awards, employee appreciation events, family picnics and more!
Employees enjoy discounts on Woodland Foods' wide variety of specialty products.