Building Wholesale Capacity Workshop
This workshop is presented by Midlands Food Alliance and the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association with Sarah Bostick presenting for CFSA.
The Workshop will help you:
Assess whether or not wholesale is right for you.
Decide what kind of wholesale is right for you.
Design postharvest handling strategies to maximize efficiency, food safety, and workflow.
Understand infrastructure, packaging, labeling, traceability, transporting and basic food safety norms to meet wholesale buyer requirements
Here is a brief synopsis of what will be taught in the workshop:
- Determining the type and scale of buyer that is good for you and your farm
- Things to consider and nail down before making the leap into wholesale
- Questions to ask a buyer before committing
- Tips for maintaining a good relationship with your buyers
- Basic food safety
- Post harvest handling infrastructure
- Calculating Price Point
- Communication with buyers
- Packaging
- Labelling
- Traceability
- Record Keeping
- Invoicing and Payment
Date: October 08, 2018 9:00 AM-2:30 PM
Location: City Roots | 1005 Airport Blvd, Columbia, SC 29205 | 8035509591
Admission:
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3600403
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