Taste & Talk: Growing Markets Summit & Local Food Showcase

Taste & Talk: Growing Markets Summit & Local Food Showcase brings together local food producers, grocers, food service professionals, and community partners to strengthen the regional food supply chain. Spend the day learning and the evening connecting over a locally sourced farm-to-fork meal.

The Growing Markets Summit offers a day of learning and collaboration for producers looking to expand into new markets. Educational sessions will cover wholesale preparedness, food hub models, marketing local foods to grocers, producer success stories, and collaborative strategies that support local businesses to thrive in the regional food system.

Summit highlights:

• Keynote speaker Rebecca Frimmer of Good Roots will present “Is Wholesale Right For Me? Pricing, Margins & Economics Behind the Opportunity.” Later in the day, she will lead a discussion, “Financial Foundations for Wholesale: Making the Numbers Work.” Local food producers and buyers will have a chance to engage in this and other roundtable conversations…