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By Christen M. Stroh

Colteryahn Dairy has officially launched their case program, making ordering items – ranging from the commonplace to the hard-to-find – a snap. The case program is an easy way for customers to purchase bulk items online, which are then shipped to local neighborhood CoGo’s for pickup.

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Colteryahn Dairy, which also owns the roughly 40 CoGo’s stores in western Pennsylvania, saw the need to create this program, as employees were routinely asked by their neighbors to bring products to them that they were not able to find in convenience stores. “We were routinely receiving so many calls to the dairy as well that we felt a real need in the community to start this program,” said Jan Seaton, Colteryahn Dairy representative.

Some of the more popular requests by community members include 4 oz. cartons of orange drink that people like to give out for trick-or-treating in lieu of candy, and the 4 oz. milk cartons, popular with churches and other organizations that hold Breakfast with Santa and Breakfast with the Easter Bunny events, as well as other pancake breakfast fundraisers throughout the year.

Small local businesses and restaurants, too, which many not have enough need to submit a full order, enjoy the idea that products they like can be ordered by the case to save money. Since Colteryahn’s products are priced to be competitive with other local buy-in-bulk retailers such as Sam’s Club, local businesses are able to keep their business local as well – a win-win for everyone, and the business owners also don’t have to travel far distances to get to a buy-in-bulk chain store.

In order participate in the case program, those interested need to simply access the web page: http://colteryahndairy.com/order.html. From an extensive list of products ranging from household use to food service use, customers select the products they wish to purchase and the location of their neighborhood CoGo’s. They will then be directed to either check out securely using Pay Pal or as a guest user, and the products ordered will arrive at the specified location within a matter of days. Customers will be alerted the order is ready for pickup by email.

CoGo’s in the area include locations in Belle Vernon, Elizabeth, South Park, Bethel Park, Perryopolis, Venetia, and Washington, PA.

While this is a new initiative for Colteryahn Dairy, located in the Carrick neighborhood of Pitstburgh, it’s only the beginning. The company envisions creating a mobile app as the program develops, and it’s likely that it will take off, given the demands of the community.

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