1. Contract production services
Growing Business Opportunities in Regional Foods
The missing link
The opportunity
Contract production services

2. Regional Opportunities
At the heart of
20 million+
consumers
MPLS – MSA
~4 million
Wisconsin
5.75 million
Chicago - MSA
~10 million

3. consumers / institutions
Business Opportunities in Regional Foods
Local jobs
Grow
local startups
Regional demand
Regional networks
Collaborative
regional
services
Expand
local businesses
Local customers -
consumers / institutions
Local Growers

4. The Missing Links Missing Major food processors
Mid-tier food processors
Missing
Small-batch PROFESSIONAL food services
‘Shared use’ – food business incubators
Home made

5. Artisan scale professionally managed processing
Local brands
3rd party brands
Missing:
• Shared planning
• Shared action
Small-batch PROFESSIONAL food services

6. The Craft Beer Metaphor
Craft Beers - Hyper regional - Food needs this infrastructure
• Double digit gains year over year in volume and revenue
• $22.3 billion yearly sales, representing 21% market share
Brewers Association
A professional contract manufacturing capacity is required
for local / regional foods to expand.

7. A Strong Start

8. Strong support

9. First annual Artisan Food Products Safety Expo
A focus on Food Safety
First annual Artisan Food Products Safety Expo
2017 Annual Meeting

10. What’s Next? • Statewide development - Join us as EDO members:
• Small business expansions
• Food startups
• Growers
• Community development / institutions

11. Growing Business Opportunities in Regional Foods
Rick Terrien
Artisan Food Networks
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