Local Food Initiative: How to Find and Work with Distributors

Finding the right distributor to work with and understanding the distribution process, costs, and decisions are critical issues for many food businesses. The right distributor is key to a business’s ability to get products on the shelf to consumers or into the kitchens in restaurants. In this workshop, food professionals will talk about the distribution process and what food businesses need to know.

Speakers: Laura MacPhail, Principal, The Hale Group; Peter Minich; Owner, Fresh City. Daniel Wright; National Food Service Sales Manager, Teatulia Organic Teas. Sponsored by the North Shore Alliance for Economic Development. Co-sponsored by the MA Small Business
Development Center and YENS (Young Entrepreneurs of the North Shore).