This on-demand course features FFI Director, Tera Johnson, walking you through how to use FFI’s 13-week cash flow template.
March 27, 2020
Operations
March 23, 2020
How Food and Farm Businesses Can Survive This Pandemic
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In Edible-Alpha® podcast #62, Tera talks with Ted LeBow, cofounder and managing principle of Kitchen Table Consultants, about how small food and farm businesses can stay afloat through the current COVID-19 crisis.
October 23, 2019
Franchising Food Businesses With Jason Schleip
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Franchisers make money through initial franchise fee for setup costs, controlling product sales (by buying product, then selling to the stores after marking it up), and royalties, which come off of top line sales of the franchised business in return for the support and process development of the franchiser. This is often the biggest source of income for franchisers.
September 27, 2019
Food Systems Development – Where Does The Government Fit In?
Sometimes it can be difficult to figure out where multiple actors in the food system can best fit and work together. But, when the private and public sectors work together to speak the same language and align their goals, a lot of good can happen.
August 15, 2019
Visualizing The Food System With Kitchen Sync Strategies
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Kitchen Sync gets different people at the table – including the private sector – using the right language to invite everyone in to a problem solving and solutions-based session that meets their values and needs, rather than trying to change minds about those fundamental concepts. In bringing those people to the table, they are also better able to visualize and communicate the multitude of actors it will take to improve the food system for the long term.
August 1, 2019
“Rolling Up Your Sleeves” – How KTC Does Effective Food Business Consulting
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The heart of Kitchen Table Consultants’ work is one-on-one coaching with food and farm clients, but as their work has grown they have started helping other organizations provide better technical assistance. Rather than just make plans or recommendations for clients, it is critically important to their firm’s mission and values that they “roll up their sleeves” alongside the clients to help them implement their recommendations.
July 24, 2019
Measure What Matters In Your Context
Quantitative measurement of key business drivers brings focus and clarity to what can be a chaotic process of entrepreneurship and provides direction that proves to be a north star during times of trial.
July 3, 2019
Hospital-Based Farming – A Bridge To Community Health And Wellness
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The farm isn’t just a physical location that grows produce – it is part of a commitment by the hospital system to extend healthcare and wellness beyond the hospital campus and empower the community to lead healthier lives. They operate a CSA, a farmers market, community events and a Product To Patients program.
May 23, 2019
Leveraging Plant Based Foods For Rural Prosperity
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Great Falls is seeking to leverage its reputation as the “Golden Triangle” to grow its larger scale producers (as opposed to smaller scale, cottage food industry producers) for larger domestic markets. Consumer demand is suggesting the best path lays in fulfilling a plant forward diet.
January 31, 2019
Your Food Business Has A Life Of Its Own
What started as one person’s idea or passion quickly turns into a complex branded relationship with a customer supported by complex manufacturing processes and multiple sales, marketing and other staff to support the business growth. While businesses go through “growth spurts”, the life of a business that is built to last is a marathon, not a sprint.