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 amp Health ID: 687746
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Food Aggregation Centers: An Overview
Presented by Claire ThompsonWisconsin Local Food NetworkNovember 22, 2013Slide2
Mainstreaming Local Food - assumptions
Economic StimulusJob CreationIncreased Farmer Income
Environmental ImpactImproved Food Access & Health
Source: Building Successful Food Hubs; A business planning guide for aggregating and processing local food in Illinois, January 2012Slide3
Consumer Interest
Consumers are interested in: Local
SustainableAuthenticInnovativeOrganicHealthySafe
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 8/7/13Slide4
Wholesale Market Segmentation
wholesale buyer type
Red = institutional market
Green = grocery
Blue = restaurant
Meal service
Megabox
Fast food
Private cafeteria
Gourmet retail
White table cloth restaurants
Grow your own
resources
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 Slide5
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.Slide6
Business Models & Services
Service/Function
Aggregation Facility
Packing House
Web-Based Aggregator
Aggregation
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Washing
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Cooling
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Grading, Sorting, Packing
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Re-packing
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Sales and Marketing
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Distribution
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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 2012Slide7
Business Entities
Cooperative For-ProfitNonprofitPublic-Private PartnershipSlide8
Thank you!Slide9
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?Slide10
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
?