What is a Localvore?

A Localvore is a person that participates in the broader sustainability movement in support of their local economy. It is part of the concept of local purchasing and creating a sustainable local economy, characterized by having a preference to buy locally produced goods and services. It may be considered as a geographical concept as well, related to the distance between food producers and consumers. Local food can also be defined in terms of social and supply chain characteristics as we at Economic Technology Systems use the term. In the end, however, people who choose to eat locally grown/produced food can call themselves Localvores.

What is Localvore?

Localvore was created by Economic Technology Systems which is an affordable, high quality, Business to Business (B2B), supply chain management application that enables small businesses to collaborate with large retailers to build a more self-reliant, locally based economy in their geographic area. Localvore helps support the movement towards local purchasing and local economies that not only benefit the producer of goods and consumer but supports socially responsible supply chains. Localvore is a tool that will provide visibility of local suppliers to retailers in their area and help the two businesses establish a connection through Localvore’s “Social Media” features designed for businesses. Additional features that Localvore supports include robust search capabilities based on the type of product the retailer is looking for or by suppliers in the area. Once a retailer found what they are looking for Localvore can create and allow the user to manage online transactions for purchases made through Localvore’s virtual marketplace. Suppliers can also manage their entire inventory online, in addition to their company profile and user’s access. Localvore is built using the latest technology for web application development and is hosted using cost effective cloud computing services to keep our infrastructure costs low so we can pass along our savings to the user.