Cash and carry and wholesale
Pallet and container pricing for wholesalers supplying the independent grocery trade around Devon Avenue and the wider Illinois area.
Wholesale supply into Chicago
Devon Avenue has been the Midwest’s Indian high street for forty years, and the distributors on it supply five surrounding states. A slower market to open, very hard to lose once opened.
The trade in Chicago
Devon Avenue · Schaumburg · Naperville
These are the districts we quote against. If you buy or sell in any of them, you are who this page is for.
How stock arrives
Sea freight into New York and New Jersey, then rail, then onward by road. Roughly 30 to 40 days to the east coast, 25 to 35 via the Pacific. Full clearance requirements are on the United States export page.
Who we supply in Chicago
Whether you already import or have never brought in a container, the enquiry starts the same way.
Independent grocery and supermarkets
Case quantities through your existing distributor, or direct if you buy at volume. A glass marble bottle earns a facing that a fourth cola never will.
Restaurants and catering
A bottled drink that arrives at the table as something to look at. Restaurants in this trade have a drinks list problem, and this solves part of it.
Importers taking the territory
If nobody is bringing Indian marble soda into Chicago yet, that is the opportunity, and it comes with exclusivity in writing.
What you are stocking
A 300 ml lemon soda in a codd-neck glass bottle sealed by a marble — the same bottle sold worldwide as ramune, made in India where it has been called goli soda for a century. 12 bottles per crate, 6 months shelf life, FSSAI licence 20926012000879.
It sells to two people at once: someone who grew up with it, and someone who has never seen a bottle open that way.
Enquire for Chicago
Tell us whether you import already, what volume you move and which channel you sell into. We reply within one working day.
Wholesale in Chicago
Do you supply Indian drinks wholesale in Chicago?
We are an Indian producer, not a local wholesaler, so we supply Chicago by the container through an importer or distributor of record in United States. If you are already importing, we can quote you directly. If you are a retailer or restaurant, tell us and we will point you to whoever holds the territory, or open it if nobody does.
How does stock reach Chicago?
Sea freight from India into New York and New Jersey, then rail, then onward by road. Roughly 30 to 40 days to the east coast, 25 to 35 via the Pacific on the water. We produce to order rather than shipping from stock, so shelf life is intact when the container lands — which matters because several markets set a minimum remaining life at the port.
What paperwork do I need to import into Chicago?
United States is regulated by Food and Drug Administration, with Customs and Border Protection at entry. There is no product approval, but there is a real compliance stack. Our plant must be registered with the FDA. Every shipment needs prior notice filed electronically before arrival. And the importer must run a foreign supplier verification programme with a named agent physically in the United States. The full requirement list is on our United States export page, including the part most importers get wrong.
What is the minimum order for Chicago?
One 20ft container as a standard first order. Below that, sea freight per case starts to dominate the landed cost and the numbers stop working. Consolidated trial quantities are possible — ask.
What exactly is the product?
Zeros Classic Lemon Goli Soda: a 300 ml lemon soda in a codd-neck glass bottle sealed with a marble, the same format sold worldwide as ramune. 12 bottles per crate, 6 months shelf life, made under FSSAI licence 20926012000879 in Himachal Pradesh.
Other United States trade clusters
Let us bring the classic to more places
Territories across north India are being allotted right now. Tell us where you sell and we will come back with pricing, margins and the current position in your area.