Keyword: Manufacturing
Redi Reports
- December 2018
Factors other than profit maximization motives may influence food manufacturing firms’ decision to locate in rural places.
Quality of life, access to raw agricultural inputs and connection to community are factors most likely to contribute to rural firm location decision.
Value-added manufacturing supports backwards linkages in the supply chain, with potential indirect economic impacts for agricultural firms and rural communities.…
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.…