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Amy y McCann nn

amy my@localf

• calfoo
• odmarket

marketpla place.co ce.com 541-579 79-319 3195

• Introduction
• How do food hubs benefit

producers & buyers?

• Food hub examples
• Q&A

Agenda

About LFM: started with our own food hub

• Founded &

managed Eugene Local Foods for 5+ years

About LFM: started with our own food hub

• Founded &

managed Eugene Local Foods for 5+ years

About LFM: started with our own food hub

• Founded &

managed Eugene Local Foods for 5+ years

About LFM: started with our own food hub

• Founded &

managed Eugene Local Foods for 5+ years

About LFM: started with our own food hub

• Founded &

managed Eugene Local Foods for 5+ years

About LFM: started with our own food hub

• Founded &

managed Eugene Local Foods for 5+ years

LFM: Now serving over 80 customers in 27 states & 4 Canadian provinces

• Founded &

managed Eugene Local Foods for 5+ years

• Serve 80 online

markets & food hubs in 27 states & 4 Canadian provinces

• Helped 40+ new

markets launch

LFM provides:

E-commerce storefront & branded mobile app Customized website & content management system Supply & distribution management solution Production Planning & Robust Reporting

A typical food hub business model:

Products

Market Local Producers Chefs, consumers, Institutional buyers

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Products

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Benefits of a food hub to small & medium producers

• Increase sales to more and

larger buyers

• Lower risk
• Reduce sales & marketing

costs (and time)

• Reduce distribution costs (and

time)

• Products are still identifiable

with their brand

• Higher margins than through
• ther intermediaries

Benefits of a food hub to local food buyers

• Convenience
• Consistency (in quality &

supply)

• Variety
• Access to products that

aren’t available in other channels

Image credit: NEDCO

Food Hub: Idaho’s Bounty Co-op

• Established in 2006
• Covers Southern ID
• 1,200 + members
• 80+ producers
• Distributes to

consumers, grocery stores, restaurants

Food Hub: Idaho’s Bounty Co-op

• Established in 2006
• Covers Southern ID
• 1,200 + members
• 80+ producers
• Distributes to

consumers, grocers, restaurants

• LFM allowed IBC to increase sales to

grocery stores & other businesses

Image credit: Idaho’s Bounty Co-op

Producer Co-op: Penn’s Corner Farm Alliance

• Pittsburgh, PA
• Founded in 1999
• ~40 producers
• 750+ CSA shares,

Restaurants, Online “farm stand”

Producer Co-op: Penn’s Corner Farm Alliance

• Pittsburgh, PA
• Founded in 1999
• ~40 producers
• 750+ CSA shares,

Restaurants, Online “farm stand”

• LFM allowed PCFA to add delivery day

without adding admin staff

Image credit: Penns Corner Farm Alliance

Buying Club: Harvest Moon

• Winnipeg, MB
• 12 producers
• ~ 400 members
• Monthly buying club

Buying Club: Harvest Moon

• Winnipeg, MB
• 12 producers
• ~ 400 members
• Monthly buying club
• LFM provides simple tools that minimize

management & admin tasks

Producer collaboration: Three Rivers

• Eastern NH
• 3 producers
• Started in 2014
• ~50 restaurant chef

customers

• Delivery 1x/week

Image credit: NH NPR

Producer collaboration: Three Rivers

• Eastern NH
• 3 producers
• Started in 2014
• ~50 restaurant chef

customers

• Delivery 1x/week
• LFM’s model has allowed each farm to

increase their sales through collaboration

Image credit: NH NPR

Farmers market extension: St. Norbert Farmers Market

• St. Norbert, MB
• ~30 producers
• Started in 2014
• Consumers
• Delivery bi-weekly,

monthly

Image credit: St. Norbert Farmers Market

Farmers market extension: St. Norbert Farmers Market

• St. Norbert, MB
• ~30 producers
• Started in 2014
• Consumer
• Delivery bi-weekly,

monthly

• Provides year round market

Image credit: St. Norbert Farmers Market

Web and mobile applications for food hubs, cooperatives, producers & local food distributors Amy y McCann nn

amy@localf

• calfoodm
• odmar

arketpla ketplace.com ce.com 541-579 79-319 3195