The INDYpendent Operating System
Dynamic Weekly Sourcing
We provide an intelligent sourcing layer for your entire kitchen called Sous. For produce, Sous sources line-by-line from the lowest-priced regional suppliers. For national SKUs, it dynamically compares your broadliners to ensure you’re always buying from the most cost-effective source—whether it flows through our delivery or theirs.
Procurement Dashboard
See weekly pricing, availability, and 'Best Buy' recommendations across all your vendors in one place. Sous highlights the margin-smart choice for every SKU, so you can stop juggling emails and spreadsheets and start buying with total clarity.
Consolidated Ordering & Invoicing
Place one order across our entire network of local farms, regional hubs, and food suppliers. Instead of managing 10-15 different vendor relationships, you receive one consolidated invoice for your food procurement—simplifying your accounts payable while we handle the back-end logistics.
Menu & Crop Planning
A clear, predictable rhythm between kitchens and fields starts with shared planning. Menu & Crop Planning aligns what chefs want to cook with what farms can confidently harvest, turning guesswork into coordinated production. Restaurants get reliable volumes and pricing for the dishes they’re building. In exchange farms get early signals that translate into smarter planting, steadier sales, and less waste. It’s a simple weekly cycle that helps both sides plan ahead instead of reacting at the last minute.
Waste & Impact Routing
By consolidating runs, sequencing smarter pickups, and routing around perishability and time windows, the system reduces redundant trips, protects product quality, and cuts avoidable waste before it happens. Each route becomes a record of impact—fewer trucks on the road, tighter chain‑of‑custody, and more product delivered in peak condition—giving restaurants and farms a clear view of the environmental and economic gains their choices create.
We provide the data you need to share your sustainability story with your guests.
Member-Exclusive Pricing
Member‑Exclusive Pricing is built for how chefs actually run kitchens: tight margins, fast decisions, and zero time for distributor games. By pooling demand across independent operators, the network unlocks real, pre‑negotiated rates on both local seasonal product and national staples, giving you 15–25% below standard distributor pricing without chasing reps or contracts. It’s straight, dependable pricing power that protects your food cost and keeps your menu decisions in your hands—not theirs.

