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Food Aggregation Centers: An Overview

Food Aggregation Centers: An Overview. Presented by Claire Thompson Wisconsin Local Food Network November 22, 2013. Mainstreaming Local Food - assumptions. Economic Stimulus Job Creation Increased Farmer Income Environmental Impact Improved Food Access & Health.

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Food Aggregation Centers: An Overview

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  1. Food Aggregation Centers: An Overview Presented by Claire Thompson Wisconsin Local Food Network November 22, 2013

  2. Mainstreaming Local Food - assumptions • Economic Stimulus • Job Creation • Increased Farmer Income • Environmental Impact • Improved Food Access & Health • Source: Building Successful Food Hubs; A business planning guide for aggregating and processing local food in Illinois, January 2012

  3. Consumer Interest • Consumers are interested in: • Local • Sustainable • Authentic • Innovative • Organic • Healthy • Safe • Proximity is a proxy for some or all of these attributes • Consumers first notice local fruits and vegetables as an indicator of store quality Source: Networking Across the Supply Chain: Transportation innovations in Driftless local and regional food systems. Michelle Miller, University of WI – Madison, Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems 8/7/13

  4. Wholesale Market Segmentation Grow your own White table cloth restaurants resources Gourmet retail Private cafeteria Fast food Megabox Meal service wholesale buyer type Red = institutional market Green = grocery Blue = restaurant Source: Networking Across the Supply Chain: Transportation innovations in Driftless local and regional food systems. Michelle Miller, University of WI – Madison, Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems 8/7/13

  5. USDA Definition of a Food Hub • A business or organization that actively manages the aggregation, distribution, and marketing of source-identified locally or regionally grown food from primarily small to mid-sized producers. • A food hub may provide the core services of a packing house and/or aggregate and distribute farm-packed produce.

  6. Business Models & Services Ancillary services: Harvesting, Merchandising, Labeling, Financing Technical Assistance – GAPs, GHPs, HACCP Source: Building Successful Food Hubs; A business planning guide for aggregating and processing local food in Illinois, January 2012

  7. Business Entities • Cooperative • For-Profit • Nonprofit • Public-Private Partnership

  8. Thank you!

  9. Discussion Questions • In thinking of who is in attendance today, where do our mutual interests lie? • What are some ways we can work together to advance those mutual interests?

  10. Discussion Questions • Are there some specific next steps that some or all of us can work on to advance our mutual interests? • What is the best way to keep each other informed of future developments?

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