About Us

North Bay Trading Co is a small family owned business that offers select natural foods to retailers, restaurants, and health conscious consumers.

Our commitment to you:

Food Quality and Food Safety. Ingredients are selected by quality and time elapsed from harvest. For example, our dehydrated ingredients are fresh vibrant pieces, versus small faded bits, and our Canadian wild rice is wild harvested from pristine northern lakes and is 100% certified organic.  Of course, food safety is a high priority.  In addition to meeting all legal standards, we sign up for voluntary third party food safety inspections, with participation in AIB food safety inspections. Our Inspection Report shows we keep current.

Healthy. We use only 100 percent natural healthy ingredients. Our products are generally low in sodium and a great source of vitamins and minerals. There are no artificial flavors, sweeteners, or preservatives.

Flexibility. Our products are available in both retail bags and economical bulk sizes. They are ready to be used as ingredients in homemade soups, Italian dishes/pizza, gourmet side dishes, blended drinks, salads, desserts, and more!

Our history:

Greggar Isaksen established the business in 1987 with early operations focusing on organic Canadian wild rice and marketing this product to upscale resorts. In 1997, Borg Isaksen came onboard to manage sales and marketing. The primary customer base became natural food stores with bulk departments. North Bay also increased its capacity to blend healthy soups. Thousand Lakes Food Company, a brand of North Bay Trading Co., began in 2006 for products containing Minnesota wild rice. In 2008, North Bay began to offer individual varieties of high quality dried vegetables, many of which were already stocked for the bulk soup mixes. Next, by popular request, North Bay added freeze dried fruit with no infused sugar and no sulfites. Shortly thereafter, all natural freeze dried vegetables were also added. In 2010, product line depth and facility space expanded. Our retail and bulk food items are found in natural food stores, food cooperatives, some restaurants, and, of course, here on this website.

Yes, we offer exclusive wholesale discounts if your company is in the food industry.

Do you operate a natural food business? We encourage you to email or call so we can discuss the various ordering options. We can supply a special wholesale login and password. Please be prepared to email or mail us documentation of your business. The wholesale program is subject to the following guidelines:

• Available to businesses which source food as a core function of their business
• Minimum average order volume of $500 per quarter
• Standard payment method is major credit card or Paypal
• Pre-approval required to check out with purchase order and pay on terms
• Initial documentation of your business is subject to review and verification
• Consent for North Bay Trading Co. to run a credit report on business and/or business owner

We look forward to hearing from you! — Greggar Isaksen & Borg Isaksen