Assessing barriers to expansion of farm-to-chef sales: a case study from upstate New York

Todd Schmit and Stephen E. Hadcock

No 126973, Working Papers from Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management

Abstract: Columbia County Bounty is a local organization made up of farmer and culinary business members, with a mission that includes promoting connections between local agricultural producers and culinary businesses. A case study was conducted to address questions raised by CCB related to expanding farm-to-chef marketing in their area. Common barriers for restaurants included larger time commitments, inconvenience, and consistency in product volumes and quality; however, satisfaction with local wholesale distributors may create new opportunities for farmers to work collaboratively with them in including more local products in their distribution. A closer inspection of channel performance by farms in the study will drive changes in future channel strategies and utilization of farm-to-chef marketing, as farms are already benefiting from strong direct marketing channels and restaurants procuring local products from these channels.

Keywords: Agribusiness; Marketing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 23
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.126973

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