People can solve big problems with thoughtful, incremental action and conscientious experimentation. Join Erika Block for an interactive exploration of opportunities and strategies for relocalizing the food system through collaborative distribution and trading networks. Erika is the founder of Local Orbit, the supply chain management platform for people who are rebuilding local food systems. Local Orbit works with – and learns from – hundreds of farmers, food makers, buyers and entrepreneurs who are creating shorter, transparent supply chains across North America. Through this work, Local Orbit has developed an action-oriented framework for launching and growing successful distribution networks and local procurement programs. You’ll walk away from this workshop with an action plan and an iterative, capital efficient approach that can help you get started immediately and improve as you learn. In advance, you might want to check out Local Orbit’s Toolkit and Resources: http://localorbit.com/toolkit/tools/

1. photo by Jason Houston
re-linking the food chain
Local Orbit is the supply
chain platform for people
who are building a new,
connected food economy.

2. It’s rare to see a conservative bank
like Rabobank use such strong
phrases as changed the
competitive landscape and
permanent mainstream trend when
describing a market into which it
lends. If you were waiting for a clear
signal that you should emphasize
local…here you go.
!
Restaurant Hospitality, February 2013
Buyer demand is
stimulating rapid change
in the food industry.
December 2014

3. Local Food Sales!
Conventional Food Sales!
2000! 2012!Year over year growth!
1%!
20%!
Year over year growth
$11 Billion
!
During the same time, conventional
food sales have flatlined at 1%.
2013

4. But let’s put that in context:
Local vs. Total Food Sales
Local
$1.75
Trillion
$11 Billion
Everything Else

5. A Shifting Landscape
20%

6. The Opportunity: Change the Ratio
to 20% of $1.75 Trillion in Annual Food Sales
Less than
1%
99%
20%
80%
$350 Billion$11 Billion Local
Based on current demand and activity, this market
is expected to grow to $350B in the next 15 years.

7. flickr.com/photos/genbug/
What If We Change the Ratio?

8. New aggregation and
distribution models
are emerging to meet the
demand for local food.

9. New Distribution Models that
Enable Transparency in the Supply Chain

10. Supply Chains
are Stories

11. Relationships

12. Relationships

13. Streamlined
Purchasing
Fulfillment
& Logistics
Payment
Services
Inventory
Management
Marketing &
Messaging
Reporting
& Analytics
Tools

14. Streamlined
Purchasing
Fulfillment
& Logistics
Payment
Services
Inventory
Management
Marketing &
Messaging
Reporting
& Analytics
Tools

15. Streamlined
Purchasing
Fulfillment
& Logistics
Payment
Services
Inventory
Management
Marketing &
Messaging
Reporting
& Analytics
Tools

16. Streamlined
Purchasing
Fulfillment
& Logistics
Payment
Services
Inventory
Management
Marketing &
Messaging
Reporting
& Analytics
Tools

17. Streamlined
Purchasing
Fulfillment
& Logistics
Payment
Services
Inventory
Management
Marketing &
Messaging
Reporting
& Analytics
Tools

18. Streamlined
Purchasing
Fulfillment
& Logistics
Payment
Services
Inventory
Management
Marketing &
Messaging
Reporting
& Analytics
Tools

19. Technology

20. People

21. Leaders

22. Doers

23. You

24. LOcal
Orbit
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