CHICAGO, March 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- artizone (www.artizone.com), Chicago's only online shop for farm-raised meat, local organic produce and small batch breads, announces its participation in the upcoming Good Food Festival and Conference, March 19th – 21st. artizone will showcase how technology meets carefully crafted artisan foodstuffs and turns home-cooking into a whole new experience.
On Friday, March 20th Lior Lavy, Chief Operating Officer at artizone.com and a super-mentor in the Good Food Business Accelerator will participate in panels discussing branding 2.0, social media and pricing in the local foods landscape.
On Saturday, March 21st Chef Lori Terry will launch artizone's new chef-at-home service. Customers will soon be able to have an actual artizone chef prepare a fresh meal in their own home. She will demonstrate a weeknight meal that incorporates products from 11 different artisans from the artizone-community that will elevate the at-home eating experience. Mark Thomann, CEO of FarmedHere and a featured artisan agrees that "the demand for local food is continuing to grow and the need for local artisans to meet consumer demand is critical. Online artisan communities, such as artizone, benefit both the consumers and the producers." Along with FarmedHere, attendees will enjoy TJ's Poultry, Mint Creek Farm, LocalFolks Foods, Hazzard Free Grains, Old Town Oil, Spice House and Dirks' Fish & Gourmet Shop on one perfectly prepared plate.
"The Good Food Festival is in line with our strategy and vision of supporting new age artisans. Like this event, artizone values the artisan community and believes it is important to make the connection between where our food is coming from and how we are receiving it," say Lior Lavy, Chief Operating Officer of artizone. The festival is part of a larger movement in Chicago and the Midwest as there is an increasing emphasis on food origin transparency. As Rachel Veltman of LocalFolks Foods states, "we value being part of the artizone artisanal food community that brings our products directly to homes and tables throughout the Chicagoland area."
artizone, Ltd. is an online grocery shopping and home delivery business operating in Chicago, IL and Dallas, TX. Founded by parents who love to cook, it currently serves over 10,000 homes and sources its products from over 200 specialty local shops in Chicago and Dallas including local butchers, fish mongers, cheese purveyors, farmers, bakers and many more. For more information please visit www.artizone.com.
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