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Image	Title	Categories	Business Model	Date	categories_hfilter	business-model_hfilter
	Reshaping the Supply Chain for Max Efficiency	Business Models, Operations	Applies To All Business Models	June 29, 2020	business-models operations	applies-to-all-business-models
	How Self-Manufacturing Helps Food Brands Be Nimble	Business Models, Operations, Sales and Marketing	Manufacturing and Processing, National Wholesale Brand, Regional Wholesale Brand, Small Direct Local Food Brand, Small Food Startups, Vertically Integrated Business Model	June 16, 2020	business-models operations sales-and-marketing	manufacturing-processing national-wholesale-brand regional-wholesale-brand small-direct-local-food-brand small-food-startups vertically-integrated-business-model
	Building a Beverage Brand, from Foraging to Financing	Business Models, Operations, Raising Capital, Sales and Marketing	National Wholesale Brand, Regional Wholesale Brand, Small Direct Local Food Brand, Small Food Startups	May 27, 2020	business-models operations raising-capital sales-and-marketing	national-wholesale-brand regional-wholesale-brand small-direct-local-food-brand small-food-startups
	The Inside Scoop on Selling Online Today	Business Models, Sales and Marketing	Applies To All Business Models	May 18, 2020	business-models sales-and-marketing	applies-to-all-business-models
	CFO Savvy for Growing Food Brands	Business Models, Financial Management, Raising Capital	Applies To All Business Models	May 1, 2020	business-models financial-management raising-capital	applies-to-all-business-models
	Regenerating a Family Farm for the Future	Business Models, Operations, Sales and Marketing	Community Supported Agriculture (CSA), Value-Added Agriculture	April 17, 2020	business-models operations sales-and-marketing	csa value-added-agriculture
	Is Bankruptcy Best? How Food Businesses Can Decide	Business Models, Financial Management, Legal, Operations	Applies To All Business Models	April 3, 2020	business-models financial-management legal operations	applies-to-all-business-models
	How Food and Farm Businesses Can Survive This Pandemic	Business Models, Financial Management, Operations, Raising Capital	Applies To All Business Models	March 23, 2020	business-models financial-management operations raising-capital	applies-to-all-business-models
	Disrupting a Category with Innovation, Authenticity and Sustainability	Business Models, Raising Capital, Sales and Marketing	National Wholesale Brand, Regional Wholesale Brand	March 6, 2020	business-models raising-capital sales-and-marketing	national-wholesale-brand regional-wholesale-brand
	The Importance of Getting New Food Products ‘Retail Ready’	Business Models	National Wholesale Brand, Regional Wholesale Brand, Small Direct Local Food Brand, Small Food Startups	February 24, 2020	business-models	national-wholesale-brand regional-wholesale-brand small-direct-local-food-brand small-food-startups
	Innovation and Differentiation Drive Success for Century Sun Oil	Business Models	Regional Wholesale Brand, Small Direct Local Food Brand, Value-Added Agriculture	February 6, 2020	business-models	regional-wholesale-brand small-direct-local-food-brand value-added-agriculture
	How Rural Food Businesses Can Thrive—and Revive Communities	Business Models	National Wholesale Brand	January 24, 2020	business-models	national-wholesale-brand
	Generating Income In A Small Diversified Vegetable Farm	Business Models	Vertically Integrated Business Model	January 5, 2020	business-models	vertically-integrated-business-model
	Embracing the Entrepreneurial Spirit – Creating a Diversified Agritourism Business	Business Models	Agri-tourism, Horizontally Integrated Business Model	November 29, 2019	business-models	agri-tourism horizontally-integrated-business-model
	Franchising Food Businesses With Jason Schleip	Operations, Sales and Marketing	Horizontally Integrated Business Model, Regional Wholesale Brand, Small Food Startups	October 23, 2019	operations sales-and-marketing	horizontally-integrated-business-model regional-wholesale-brand small-food-startups
	How SAGE revitalizes agriculture near cities	Legal	Community Supported Agriculture (CSA), Food Hub, Small Food Startups	September 5, 2019	legal	csa food-hub small-food-startups
	Visualizing The Food System With Kitchen Sync Strategies	Operations	Food Hub, Manufacturing and Processing	August 15, 2019	operations	food-hub manufacturing-processing
	“Rolling Up Your Sleeves” – How KTC Does Effective Food Business Consulting	Financial Management, Operations	Agri-tourism, Food Hub, Manufacturing and Processing, Value-Added Agriculture	August 1, 2019	financial-management operations	agri-tourism food-hub manufacturing-processing value-added-agriculture
	Hospital-Based Farming – A Bridge To Community Health And Wellness	Business Models, Operations	Community Supported Agriculture (CSA), Food Hub	July 3, 2019	business-models operations	csa food-hub
	Transforming a Food Pantry into an Engine for Rural Prosperity	Business Models	Shared-Use Kitchen	June 11, 2019	business-models	shared-use-kitchen
	Leveraging Plant Based Foods For Rural Prosperity	Operations	Value-Added Agriculture	May 23, 2019	operations	value-added-agriculture
	The Chesterhill Produce Auction: A Catalyst For Produce Producers	Sales and Marketing	Food Hub, Value-Added Agriculture	May 9, 2019	sales-and-marketing	food-hub value-added-agriculture
	At Evolve Brands, Strategy is Everything	Sales and Marketing	Manufacturing and Processing, National Wholesale Brand	April 23, 2019	sales-and-marketing	manufacturing-processing national-wholesale-brand
	How The Fair Food Fund’s Patient Capital Yields Great Impact	Raising Capital	Applies To All Business Models	March 21, 2019	raising-capital	applies-to-all-business-models
	Tim Keane On Golden Angels Investors’ Funding Philosophy	Raising Capital	Applies To All Business Models	March 7, 2019	raising-capital	applies-to-all-business-models
	Joel Solomon On How Food Businesses Can Be Part Of The Clean Money Revolution	Raising Capital	Applies To All Business Models	February 7, 2019	raising-capital	applies-to-all-business-models
	Peter Robertson of RP’s Pasta On Managing Growth And Changing With The Consumer	Operations, Sales and Marketing	National Wholesale Brand	January 24, 2019	operations sales-and-marketing	national-wholesale-brand
	Ownership Differentiates Willy St. Co-op In A Changing Grocery Market	Business Models	Retail Grocery Cooperatives	January 10, 2019	business-models	retail-grocery-cooperatives
	This Food Hub Leverages A Diverse Food Shed For A Resilient Future	Operations	Food Hub	November 29, 2018	operations	food-hub
	Food Entrepreneurship and Resilience – A Funky Fresh Take With Trueman McGee	Operations, Sales and Marketing	Regional Wholesale Brand, Small Direct Local Food Brand, Small Food Startups	October 18, 2018	operations sales-and-marketing	regional-wholesale-brand small-direct-local-food-brand small-food-startups
	ReGrained, A Business Model For The Long Term And The Planet	Business Models, Operations, Raising Capital	Manufacturing and Processing, National Wholesale Brand	September 25, 2018	business-models operations raising-capital	manufacturing-processing national-wholesale-brand
	Grow Your Food Brand On Amazon, If You Constantly Optimize	Operations, Sales and Marketing	National Wholesale Brand, Regional Wholesale Brand	September 6, 2018	operations sales-and-marketing	national-wholesale-brand regional-wholesale-brand
	How A Bank Can Strengthen Farming Communities Through Innovative Lending	Financial Management, Raising Capital	Community Supported Agriculture (CSA), Manufacturing and Processing, Value-Added Agriculture	August 23, 2018	financial-management raising-capital	csa manufacturing-processing value-added-agriculture
	How This Hard Cider Business Is Learning From “The Struggle”	Operations, Raising Capital	Manufacturing and Processing, Regional Wholesale Brand	July 19, 2018	operations raising-capital	manufacturing-processing regional-wholesale-brand
	Growing A Successful Retail Food Co-op By Meeting Your Member’s Needs	Financial Management, Operations	Retail Grocery Cooperatives	June 21, 2018	financial-management operations	retail-grocery-cooperatives
	The Farmer Education Continuum In The Colorado Mountains	Business Models, Operations	Agri-tourism, Community Supported Agriculture (CSA), Food Hub, Value-Added Agriculture	June 7, 2018	business-models operations	agri-tourism csa food-hub value-added-agriculture
	How Tribe 9 Foods Balances Economies Of Scale With A Changing Marketplace	Business Models, Raising Capital	Manufacturing and Processing, National Wholesale Brand	May 24, 2018	business-models raising-capital	manufacturing-processing national-wholesale-brand
	Angela Mavridis Of TRIBALÍ Foods On Resonating With Your Tribe	Business Models, Sales and Marketing	Manufacturing and Processing, National Wholesale Brand, Vertically Integrated Business Model	May 10, 2018	business-models sales-and-marketing	manufacturing-processing national-wholesale-brand vertically-integrated-business-model
	How Union Kitchen’s Ecosystem Helps Build Profitable Food Businesses	Business Models, Raising Capital, Sales and Marketing	Regional Wholesale Brand, Shared-Use Kitchen, Small Direct Local Food Brand, Small Food Startups	April 19, 2018	business-models raising-capital sales-and-marketing	regional-wholesale-brand shared-use-kitchen small-direct-local-food-brand small-food-startups
	Value-Added Producer Grants With Jim Gage	Raising Capital	Community Supported Agriculture (CSA), Food Hub, Manufacturing and Processing, Value-Added Agriculture	April 5, 2018	raising-capital	csa food-hub manufacturing-processing value-added-agriculture
	Rightsizing The Ship: A Farmer’s Tale of Scaling Down	Business Models, Operations	Community Supported Agriculture (CSA), Food Hub, Value-Added Agriculture	March 22, 2018	business-models operations	csa food-hub value-added-agriculture
	Scaling Innovative Food Products At The Right Time	Business Models, Raising Capital	National Wholesale Brand, Regional Wholesale Brand	March 8, 2018	business-models raising-capital	national-wholesale-brand regional-wholesale-brand
	Impact Investing In Regenerative Agriculture	Raising Capital	Value-Added Agriculture	February 16, 2018	raising-capital	value-added-agriculture
	How Seal The Seasons Matches Mission With Scale	Operations, Sales and Marketing	Food Hub, Manufacturing and Processing, Regional Wholesale Brand, Shared-Use Kitchen	February 1, 2018	operations sales-and-marketing	food-hub manufacturing-processing regional-wholesale-brand shared-use-kitchen
	How Top Note Tonic Pivoted Beverage Categories and Understood Their Market	Business Models, Sales and Marketing	National Wholesale Brand, Regional Wholesale Brand	January 18, 2018	business-models sales-and-marketing	national-wholesale-brand regional-wholesale-brand
	MobCraft Beer’s Creative Sourcing of Recipes and Financing	Business Models, Raising Capital, Sales and Marketing	Manufacturing and Processing, National Wholesale Brand, Regional Wholesale Brand	January 4, 2018	business-models raising-capital sales-and-marketing	manufacturing-processing national-wholesale-brand regional-wholesale-brand
	Growing Madison Sourdough Intentionally Through Vertical Integration	Business Models	Small Direct Local Food Brand, Vertically Integrated Business Model	December 21, 2017	business-models	small-direct-local-food-brand vertically-integrated-business-model
	Jonny Hunter Of Underground Food Collective On Thinking Bigger in the Food System	Business Models, Raising Capital, Sales and Marketing	Horizontally Integrated Business Model	December 7, 2017	business-models raising-capital sales-and-marketing	horizontally-integrated-business-model
	A Steady, Slow Growth Path For Quince and Apple’s Niche Domination	Business Models, Raising Capital, Sales and Marketing	Manufacturing and Processing, National Wholesale Brand, Regional Wholesale Brand, Small Direct Local Food Brand	November 22, 2017	business-models raising-capital sales-and-marketing	manufacturing-processing national-wholesale-brand regional-wholesale-brand small-direct-local-food-brand
	How Love The Wild Built A National Brand For Frozen Farmed Fish	Business Models, Raising Capital, Sales and Marketing	National Wholesale Brand, Regional Wholesale Brand	November 16, 2017	business-models raising-capital sales-and-marketing	national-wholesale-brand regional-wholesale-brand
	Refining Your Processes and Building Great Financial Packages For Your Food Business	Financial Management, Operations	Applies To All Business Models	November 2, 2017	financial-management operations	applies-to-all-business-models
	Building Great Financial Systems For Your Food Business	Financial Management	Applies To All Business Models	October 20, 2017	financial-management	applies-to-all-business-models
	Food Business Brands Evolve With The Consumer	Business Models, Sales and Marketing	National Wholesale Brand, Regional Wholesale Brand	September 29, 2017	business-models sales-and-marketing	national-wholesale-brand regional-wholesale-brand
	The Capital Conundrum of Rural Economic Development	Raising Capital	Manufacturing and Processing, Value-Added Agriculture	September 11, 2017	raising-capital	manufacturing-processing value-added-agriculture
	Midwestern BioAg and the Business of Biological Farming	Operations	Community Supported Agriculture (CSA), Value-Added Agriculture	August 21, 2017	operations	csa value-added-agriculture
	New Product Development and Rollouts For National Food and Beverage Brands: A Process	Operations, Sales and Marketing	National Wholesale Brand	August 15, 2017	operations sales-and-marketing	national-wholesale-brand
	Shared-Use Kitchens And Their Tenants: A Shared Path to Financial Sustainability	Business Models	Shared-Use Kitchen, Small Food Startups	July 19, 2017	business-models	shared-use-kitchen small-food-startups
	Considering Manufacturing In-House? Waste Can Be A Resource That Improves Your Food Business’ Bottom Line	Operations	Manufacturing and Processing, Vertically Integrated Business Model	July 7, 2017	operations	manufacturing-processing vertically-integrated-business-model
	How Much Is My Company Worth? Company Valuations With LBW Wealth Management	Raising Capital	Applies To All Business Models	June 24, 2017	raising-capital	applies-to-all-business-models
	SBA 504 Loans with Diane Byler of WBD	Raising Capital	Manufacturing and Processing, National Wholesale Brand, Vertically Integrated Business Model	June 9, 2017	raising-capital	manufacturing-processing national-wholesale-brand vertically-integrated-business-model
	Food Hubs with Tara Roberts-Turner of the Wisconsin Food Hub Cooperative	Business Models	Food Hub	May 19, 2017	business-models	food-hub
	Farm Credit and Value-Added Agriculture	Financial Management, Raising Capital	Community Supported Agriculture (CSA), Value-Added Agriculture	May 5, 2017	financial-management raising-capital	csa value-added-agriculture
	Black Earth Meats Evolves Into Conscious Carnivore	Business Models	Manufacturing and Processing, Value-Added Agriculture	April 20, 2017	business-models	manufacturing-processing value-added-agriculture
	Biological Farming and Human Scale Meat	Business Models	Manufacturing and Processing, Value-Added Agriculture	April 7, 2017	business-models	manufacturing-processing value-added-agriculture
	A Food Business Model Journey with Leanne Cordisco	Business Models	Vertically Integrated Business Model	March 21, 2017	business-models	vertically-integrated-business-model
	Working With Credit Unions Like Summit Credit Union To Grow Your Food Business	Raising Capital	Applies To All Business Models	March 6, 2017	raising-capital	applies-to-all-business-models
	Working With Alternative Lenders like WWBIC To Grow Your Food Business	Raising Capital	Small Direct Local Food Brand, Small Food Startups	February 17, 2017	raising-capital	small-direct-local-food-brand small-food-startups
	Getting All The Way to a Strategic Investment In Your Food Company	Business Models, Raising Capital	National Wholesale Brand	February 2, 2017	business-models raising-capital	national-wholesale-brand
	What’s In a Name? Trademark Protection for Your Food or Beverage Brand	Legal, Operations, Sales and Marketing	Applies To All Business Models	January 19, 2017	legal operations sales-and-marketing	applies-to-all-business-models
	Running the Gauntlet: Leveraging Legal Rights and Regs in Craft Beer Startups	Legal, Operations	Manufacturing and Processing, National Wholesale Brand, Regional Wholesale Brand	January 5, 2017	legal operations	manufacturing-processing national-wholesale-brand regional-wholesale-brand
	Formation Documents, Raising Equity, and Protecting Recipes	Legal, Operations, Raising Capital, Sales and Marketing	Applies To All Business Models	December 2, 2016	legal operations raising-capital sales-and-marketing	applies-to-all-business-models
	Growing An Artisan Cheese Company By Selling Direct to Consumers	Business Models	Small Direct Local Food Brand	November 17, 2016	business-models	small-direct-local-food-brand
	Building Yumbutter Into a National Nut and Seed Butter Brand	Raising Capital	National Wholesale Brand	November 7, 2016	raising-capital	national-wholesale-brand

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