The Michigan Economic Development Corporation teams have partnered up to provide a UP Food Processing Support webinar. The planning team and resource partners include; InvestUP, Small Business Development Center (SBDC), U.P. Food Exchange, the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD), the MSU Product Center, Eastern, Central and Western Planning Regions, will present a webinar on December 10. This webinar will feature highlights from our resource partners; SBDC, Taste the Local Difference, and the MSU Product Center followed by a Fireside Chat with Mike Smits, President, Great Lakes Foods, and Donna LaCourt, MDARD.
OBJECTIVES
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
OBJECTIVES
- Provide attendees with a high-level understanding of resources our partners can provide regarding food processing
- Learn about Great Lakes Foods requirements to be able to accept regional food products into their distribution network
- Learn about the 2021 Upper Peninsula Food Processing Support Pitch Competition
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
- Food-related businesses located in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula
- Small batch food businesses looking to increase processing and distribution