Happy Day Local
Happy Day Local is our commitment to building a better food system right here in the LC Valley. Locally sourced beef, fresh-baked bread, and produce grown mere miles from your plate.
WHY IT MATTERS
Happy Day Local is part of the Happy Day family: 14 restaurants and a catering company rooted in the Lewis-Clark Valley. With a consistent, built-in demand for high-quality ingredients across our restaurants, we recognized an opportunity. Not just to source better food, but to help build a stronger local supply chain.
By creating our own sourcing and distribution system, we’ve made it easier for local producers to access reliable markets, and for our kitchens (and customers) to access food they can trust.
We partner directly with small farmers and ranchers to bring high-quality, locally raised products into a system where they might otherwise be overlooked by large distributors.
To support this vision, Happy Day has invested in infrastructure designed to localize and strengthen the food system, including a USDA-inspected beef processing facility, an in-house bakery, and partnerships to bring in local produce.
Our mission
Every dollar spent on local food reinvests back into our communities and the families who farm here.
A local food system is less vulnerable to the supply chain disruptions that we’ve all seen in recent years.
We want to know what’s in our food and where it came from. No unnecessary chemicals and preservatives. Just real ingredients.
Our vision goes beyond our restaurants. We want to build a food system that serves every kitchen in the LC Valley.
INSIDE THE WAREHOUSE
USDA Butcher shop
Our USDA certified team processes local beef sourced from Big Canyon Beef ranchers just 40 miles from Lewiston. Cut, packaged, and distributed fresh to our restaurants and available for purchase by the community.
THE BAKERY
From hamburger buns and dinner rolls to pastries and specialty breads, our bakery produces fresh baked goods daily using clean, locally sourced ingredients. Now served across all Happy Day full serve restaurants.
COMMISSARY KITCHEN
Our commissary kitchen supports prep and production across the Happy Day family. It serves as a central hub connecting our local sourcing operation to the restaurants that serve the LC Valley every day.
DISTRIBUTION
A massive refrigerator and freezer holding everything from dry-aged beef to restaurant products, alongside aisles of dry goods and a maintenance department. A fully operational local distribution center.
Our locally sourced beef and other seasonal products are now available for the community to purchase directly! Visit happydaylocal.com to browse seasonal cuts, farm fresh eggs, and more. All produced right here in our region.
Big Canyon Beef, sourced 40 miles away, cut and packaged by our USDA butcher team.
Local eggs sourced from Klein Ventures & Green Pastures.
Fresh Honey from Jacob Waller in Clarkston, WA. Spices made in house.
Stayed tuned as more products become available on our website!
Our mission is to strengthen our region by building a resilient local food system, one that promotes equity, health, and sustainability.
We are committed to expanding regional sourcing, valuing proximity and connection to home. We create new market opportunities that empower producers to grow, scale, and elevate their level of professionalism, while fostering long-term security for local growers.
We work alongside producers at all stages, supporting a transition toward responsible practices that care for the land, the people, and long-term viability.
We aim to make local food systems more accessible, fair, and ultimately essential to the well-being of our communities and our future.
