Market Outlets and Tools
MARKETING TO RESTAURANTS AND FOOD RETAILERS
A growing number of natural and specialty food stores, chef-owned restaurants, and even some larger grocery store chains are actively purchasing locally grown food products. Farmers need to keep informed about trends in the food industry to fully utilize this outlet.
On the Web
- Selling Directly to Restaurants and Retailers, by Gail Feenstra, Jeri Ohmart, and David Chaney. University of California, Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (SAREP), 2003. 5p. http://www.sarep.ucdavis.edu/cdpp/selldirect.pdf (accessed 8/8/05)
- Selling Local Food to Restaurants and Food Services: Why and How. (Report Brief) University of Missouri Outreach and Extension, Food Circles Networking Project, undated. 1p. http://www.foodcircles.missouri.edu/selltorestaurants.pdf
Please contact Ginger S. Myers for permission to reprint or reproduce materials.
Ginger S. Myers
Regional Marketing Specialist
Western Maryland Research and Education Center
18330 Keedysville Road
Keedysville, Maryland 21756-1104
Phone: 301.432.2767 x338
Fax: 301-432-4089
gsmyers@umd.edu
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