Keyword: Food Systems
Redi Reports
- April 2022
COVID accelerated the move to online sales platforms for food purchases
Delivery and curbside pickup of online food purchases have held steady or grown across all market channels during the pandemic
Adoption of online sales may persist among some buyers, while others will choose to return to stores and restaurants, offering food enterprises more options to market their products
The COVID-19 pandemic and associated public health and social distancing mandates caused unprecedented shifts and disruptions for local and regional food systems (LRFS).…
Redi Reports
- August 2019
The entry of additional food hubs in a county may cannibalize sales of incumbent
Food hubs require more potential buyers in a market than traditional merchant
Counties with a high level of social capital and that have small local food businesses may be able to lower the population threshold necessary for a food hub to be viable.…
Redi Reports
- December 2019
There are a number of competitive strategic positions emerging in the food manufacturing sector
Consumer trends and new competitive factors have resulted in a bimodal structure in a number of food and beverage subsectors, several of which are presented as case studies here
Such restructuring may provide market access and economic development opportunities
Consumers continue to show strong interest in locally-produced, niche and artisanal food brands, but even so, the level of consolidation in national food brands persists.…
Redi Reports
- December 2020
In 2018 Nourish Colorado’s Double Up Food Bucks program provided $167,911 of incentives that resulted in $452K of economic impact to Colorado’s economy
Fruit and vegetable incentive programs provide economy-wide benefits in addition to the health benefits for low-income families of more affordable produce
Food assistance programs take many forms.…
