IKEA Corners Indoor Farm Market

IKEA—which has put further emphasis on becoming more environmentally sustainable—recently introduced "The Farm," a hydroponic garden that would allow them to grow the food served at their stores directly inside the IKEA restaurants. The in-store cafes—known for their Swedish meatballs, cinnamon rolls and lingonberry everything—are just one small slice of the company's $2 billion-a-year business. However, IKEA is hoping to use The Farm as a model for restaurants everywhere to take a more holistic, home-grown approach to the food supply chain.

By Gillie Houston for Food & Wine; Photo by Alastair Philip Wiper

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