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  • Funding Sources for Food-Related Businesses, Digital Directory Edition

    Published on December 9, 2024
    Explore an overview of various financing sources available to food-related businesses in Michigan and across the United States through this new digital directory format.

  • In It Together: Examining the Role of Food Hub Networks in Supporting Hub-to-Hub Collaborations

    Published on January 22, 2024
    This brief presents data from the 2021 National Food Hub survey with additional analysis to explore the role that networks play in supporting hub-to-hub collaboration.

  • Stacking Up: Comparing Food Hub Workers’ Wages and Benefits Similar to other Industries

    Published on January 22, 2024
    This brief presents wage and benefit data from the 2021 National Food Hub Survey alongside national labor data for comparison purposes.

  • The National Food Hub Survey Data Dashboard 

    Published on September 15, 2023
    Through the National Food Hub Survey Data Dashboard, users can visually explore the findings of previous National Food Hub Surveys from 2013-2021.

  • Findings of the 2021 National Food Hub Survey

    Published on April 28, 2023
    Explore the findings of the 5th biennial survey of food hubs across the United States.

  • Findings of the 2019 National Food Hub Survey

    Published on December 18, 2020
    This report summarizes key findings, trends, and takeaways and provides extensive figures to illustrate longitudinal data on food hubs in the United States.

  • Webinar - Delivering More Than Food: Understanding and Operationalizing Racial Equity in Food Hubs

    Published on August 25, 2020
    This webinar shares results from a qualitative study led by a racially diverse group of food system practitioners as to how U.S. based food hubs understand and operationalize engagement in racial equity work.

  • Delivering More Than Food: Understanding and Operationalizing Racial Equity in Food Hubs

    Published on August 20, 2020
    Food hubs have a role to play in dismantling racism in our food systems. This report explores how U.S.-based food hubs understand engagement in racial equity work.

  • Who Was in the Room and How Were They Impacted? The Reach and Value of CRFS Events 2016-2018

    Published on March 21, 2019
    What motivates people to attend CRFS network convenings? How are summits and network meetings impacting participants? This report uses 586 evaluations collected from 2016 to 2018 to begin to answer such questions.

  • Michigan MarketMaker

    Published on December 10, 2018
    MarketMaker connects producers, markets, and food lovers.

  • "Put Your Own Mask on Before Helping Someone Else": The Capacity of Food Hubs to Build Equitable Food Access

    Published on December 7, 2018
    Examining 11 Michigan food hubs, this paper asks about the extent to which and under what conditions food hubs can successfully achieve their dual social and economic goals.

  • 2017 National Food Hub Survey Questions

    Published on March 27, 2018
    The 2017 National Food Hub Survey, conducted by CRFS and the Wallace Center at Winrock International, was opened for response to food hub managers between February and April 2017.

  • Findings of the 2017 National Food Hub Survey

    Published on March 27, 2018
    This report presents the findings of the third National Food Hub Survey and the most current and comprehensive picture of food hubs in the United States to date.

  • Have You Tried Weekly Retail Replenishment?: A Guide for Small Meat Plants

    Published on January 19, 2018
    This resource focuses on improving profitability in small and very small meat plants by managing retail inventory more effectively.

  • 2015 National Food Hub Survey Questions

    Published on September 20, 2017
    The 2015 National Food Hub Survey was opened for response to food hub managers, the information and questions provided in the survey are listed in this report.

  • Deciding to Process Beef, Hogs, or Deer in Small Meat Plants

    Published on August 9, 2017
    This brief presents simple principles to aid small meat plants in deciding whether and when to process one species over another.

  • A Case for Daily Slaughter in Small Meat Plants

    Published on August 9, 2017
    This brief discusses the merits of daily slaughter to aid small meat plants into increased sales and profitability.

  • Beyond the Numbers, Food Business Decision Making Series: Buying or Leasing a Food Hub Truck

    Published on August 9, 2017
    This guide presents the pros and cons of a food hub buying or leasing a truck for distribution.

  • Regulatory Routes to Purchasing Michigan Meat

    Published on July 13, 2017
    This infographic is designed the help both buyers and sellers of meat understand meat processing regulation in Michigan.

  • Tools for Assessing Economic Impact: A Primer for Food System Practitioners

    Published on July 11, 2017
    Designed for local food system practitioners, this guide presents summaries and comparisons of several tools for assessing economic impact and growth, along with related examples.

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