Starling Innovations
Starling provides a tech-enabled logistics and delivery platform connecting Southern Ontario specialty food makers with retailers, foodservice suppliers, and corporate clients. The company offers same-day, temperature-controlled delivery for fragile and perishable items, supported by a self-serve partner portal for scheduling and tracking. Its services include B2B, B2C, and corporate catering delivery with no minimums or term commitments.
- Logistics & Supply Chain
- Food Technology
Funding
Founders
Founder details are not available yet.
Product
Problem
Specialty food makers in Southern Ontario face high distribution costs and limited access to retail and corporate sales channels. Traditional delivery services are not equipped to handle fragile, perishable, and temperature-sensitive food products, forcing artisans to rely on unreliable couriers that damage goods or miss delivery windows.
Solution
Starling operates a tech-enabled marketplace and logistics platform that connects specialty food makers with retailers, foodservice suppliers, and corporate customers across Southern Ontario. The company provides same-day, scheduled delivery services specifically designed for fragile and temperature-controlled foods, using trained drivers and specialized handling procedures. A self-serve partner portal allows food makers to request and manage deliveries, track shipments in real time, and access proof-of-delivery photos. Starling also supports corporate catering logistics, including transporting ingredients to event sites and returning reusable packaging, enabling food businesses to expand into new markets without building their own delivery infrastructure.
Target Audience
Primary customers are specialty food makers, bakers, and artisanal food producers in Southern Ontario, as well as retailers, foodservice suppliers, and corporate clients seeking reliable delivery of high-quality local food products.
Features
- Same-day delivery service with special handling for fragile, perishable, and temperature-sensitive items such as cakes, breads, frozen prepared foods, dips, and specialty proteins
- Self-serve 24/7 partner portal for scheduling deliveries, viewing delivery status, and accessing proof-of-delivery photos
- Advance booking capability for same-day deliveries up to 30 days in advance
- Trained professional drivers specifically equipped to handle delicate food products
- No minimum order requirements and no term commitments, allowing flexible usage for growing businesses
- Corporate delivery services to offices, conference centres, schools, healthcare facilities, hotels, airports, studios, fitness centres, and sports venues
- Catering logistics support including delivery of ingredients and prepped food to event sites and return transport of leftover ingredients and reusable packaging
- Human support team available for delivery issues, with no chatbots