Source closer to home.
Loceinda connects retailers with nearby producers and makers — including private-label products made in your own region.
Describe it once. See who makes it nearby.
Try it — change the filters, radius, sort and view. Everything below is example data.
A Monterey retailer wants its own locally roasted almonds.
Illustrative concept only — final packaging and label claims would be set by the retailer and producer.
- STEP 1Tell Loceinda what you need.Roasted almonds, your name on the pack, about 300 bags a season.
- STEP 2Loceinda identifies suitable local producers.Roasters nearby who can handle the volume, packaging and delivery.
- STEP 3Compare pricing, samples, quantities and label options.Side by side, and taste before you commit.
- STEP 4Put a genuinely local product on your shelf.A product with a real regional story, under your own brand.
- Start a private-label request
Two sides of the same shelf.
Products that belong to the place.
More of each purchase stays with regional businesses.
Every product comes with a real maker and a real place.
Nearer suppliers and fewer steps between maker and shelf.
Stock what the chain store across town doesn’t carry.
Small producers reach wholesale buyers they’d rarely meet.
Products visitors actually associate with where they went.
Anyone with a shelf and a story to tell.
Signature local goods and own-label favorites
Amenities, minibars and lobby retail
Stores that reflect the place they celebrate
Regional pantry staples and seasonal lines
Ingredients and take-home retail items
Tasting-room pairings and gift sets
Small-batch goods with a local story
Differentiation big chains can’t match
Starting where we know the neighbors.
Loceinda is an early-stage concept, beginning with a planned Monterey County and Central Coast pilot to connect local retailers with producers across the surrounding region.
- Concept & planning NOWShaping the service and the pilot region.
- Founding producers & retailers NEXTInviting local businesses to help shape the pilot.
- Monterey County pilot PLANNEDFirst sourcing requests across the Central Coast.
Looking for something local?
Tell us what you’re trying to source. Loceinda will help you find the people making it closer to home.