For start-up and small-scale food processors planning to grow, and farmers developing value-added products.
DAY ONE
- Business Planning: Crafting a plan that works from start to finish.
- Marketing: Identify, research, and target a niche to maximize sales.
- Product Development: Scaling up recipes for commercial production and develop new products to meet customers needs.
- Quality Management: Streamlining operations to make a safe and consistent product.
- Packaging & Labels: Balancing attractive design with food protection and regulatory standards.
DAY TWO
- Production Economics: Gauging the cost of production, operations, and co-packing.
- Financial Management: Understanding financial statements and make confident decisions.
- Sales & Logistics: Basics of procurement, receiving, storage, shipping, and timing.
- Resources & Support: Resources and networking opportunities in your region.
Includes: Comprehensive 8 module planning binders, a document library, including regulatory and operational templates supplied courtesy of the SSFPA, and Farm Food Drink business plan templates, and worksheets. Lunch, snacks, and beverages are provided.
Presenter
GREG MCLAREN: Chief Strategist, Farm Food Drink
Greg has over 30 years of experience in business manageent, marketing, and sales operations, and the teaching of these processes. He specializes in marketing, business development, and workshops for farm, food, and drink businesses and organizations.
Funded in part by the Government of Canada under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership, a federal-provincial-territorial initiative.
