Freshlist LLC

Freshlist LLC is a food hub established in 2017 that supports local and regional farms through an efficient aggregation, distribution, storage, and marketing model. The company focuses on system-wide solutions to prioritize the economic resilience of local and regional farms. Registered with the federal government since January 2018, Freshlist LLC operates as a partnership or limited liability partnership and is classified as a for-profit organization. Through its multi-channel delivery system, Freshlist serves both wholesale and consumer markets, connecting 115 farmers, 39 value-added producers, and nine regional food hubs with over 1,000 local and regional buyers, including restaurants, food hubs, mobile markets, and individual consumers.

Freshlist LLC has received federal grant awards from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service. In September 2023, the company was awarded a $937,335 Project Grant under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175) to further develop its aggregation and distribution model, with a focus on supporting smaller, new, beginning, BIPOC, and other underserved farmers who often lack direct access to complex, high-volume markets. Previously, in January 2022, Freshlist received a grant to implement measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, covering costs such as workplace safety, market pivots, retrofitting facilities, transportation, worker housing, and medical expenses. This grant provided relief for food processors, distributors, farmers markets, and producers for costs incurred between January 27, 2020, and December 31, 2021. Additionally, Freshlist LLC has participated as a sub-grantee in the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program, working with the South Carolina Department of Agriculture as the prime grantee to support local food initiatives.