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COMMERCIAL FOODSERVICE

Available with Northern Shopper

Commercial Foodservices

Serving Arctic communities since 2012, we bring the experience, reliability, and northern logistics expertise to make foodservice purchasing simpler, faster, and more dependable.

We offer a comprehensive selection of fresh, frozen, grocery, and foodservice products, backed by competitive pricing and reliable delivery to the North. From everyday essentials to large-volume orders and specialty items, our team can help source what you need while keeping quality, cost, and logistics in mind.

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Buying Group for Families

Groceries are expensive these days, so quit buying retail! Buy in bulk from our wholesale catalog and divvy up the cases among friends and neighbors. You could save over 30% on your weekly food costs.

Community Events

Holding a for-profit or not-for-profit event? From weddings to cultural-themed nights, we can supply wholesale food to help make your event financially and logistically viable.

Restaurants

Many of Nunavut’s most popular food establishments use our wholesale foodservice to serve their customers consistently and profitably. Enjoy exclusive product lines and daily deliveries to air carriers to help keep your restaurant financially and logistically viable.

Health & Healing Centres

Caring for patients is hard enough. Make sure your kitchen is operating at its full potential with consistent, low-cost food and supplies that help you stay food-safe and on budget.

Food Centres & Food Banks

When food bank shelves run low between donation cycles, our Foodservices can help. Access affordable wholesale cases of everyday staples to stretch your budget, keep shelves stocked, and serve more families in your community.

Schools & Daycares

Caring for children is hard enough. Make sure your meal programs run smoothly and stay on budget with our wide range of child-appropriate snacks, staples, and wholesale cases.

Yachts & Cruise Ships

You’re a moving target with high expectations. We have a decade of experience provisioning unique, high-quality food and supplies for discerning clientele aboard Arctic-bound yachts and cruise ships, on time and on budget.

Retailers

Access our full line of wholesale products, including meats, produce, dairy, and eggs, as well as wholesale cases of retail-format products, at rates that leave room for your own profit margins.

NorShop Sales Affiliate

Become your own boss and help your community at the same time. With Northern Shopper’s Sales Affiliate Program, you can earn commission on the product sales you make in your community.

Other

Let us know who you are and what you need. We can provide advice on program setup, logistics, and product selection to help you find an approach that works.

Commercial Air Freight vs Sealift

Northern Shopper can ship *anything up north. Refer to this quick reference guide to learn the differences between freight services and sealift.

Air freight gets it there faster. Sealift gets more there for less.

Air Freight

Sealift

Best For

Urgent orders, fresh and frozen food, smaller shipments

Large items, bulk food, equipment & supplies

Speed

Fast
There within days

Slower
Weeks/months

Cost

Higher cost per kg

Much lower cost per kg, sometimes even free with subsidies

Frequency

Multiple times per week, year round

3 to 4 times per year

Shipment Size

Almost any size

Any size

Food

Best for fresh, frozen and weekly food needs

Great for large quantities of non-perishable food

Urgent Orders

Planning

Order daily

Requires advance planning

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Commercial Account Set Up

Please take a moment to complete this form. A representative from Northern Shopper will be in contact within 2 business days.