May 3, 2016 www.broadcasteronline.com Broadcaster Press 7 USDA Offers New Resource to Help Hubs Improve Financial Performance Washington, DC – USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service Administrator Sam Rikkers today announced a new resource to help food hubs improve their financial performance. Food hubs, which are a businesses or organizations that manage the aggregation, distribution, and marketing of locally-produced food, play a key role in creating opportunities for small and mid-sized producers while also satisfying growing consumer demand for local products. The new report, Running a Food Hub: Assessing Financial Viability, provides modules and best practices for food hubs to maximize profits and control costs. Part of a multi-volume series published by USDA Rural Development, the report provides technical assistance for food hubs at different stages of development. For example, it gives beginning food hubs advice on writing sound business plans, and it includes guidance on how established food hubs can expand into financially viable long-term businesses. “Food hubs are an exciting and growing business model,” Rikkers said. “They create new opportunities for producers and are critical elements of vibrant local and regional supply chains in communities across the country. With this report, we’re excited to share practical steps that food hubs can take to be even more successful.” The number of food hubs in the U.S. has more than doubled over the course of this Administration, with more than 350 now operational around 1315 Drivers 1320 CLASS A CDL Driver. Good home time. Stay in the Midwest. Great pay and benefits. Matching 401k. Bonuses and tax free money. Experience needed. Call Scott 507-4379905. Apply on-line http://www.mcfgtl.com (MCN) 1320 the country thanks in part to support from USDA. Food hubs aggregate products from small and midsize farms and distribute them to large-volume buyers, such as grocery stores, in the local region. According to a comprehensive survey by Michigan State University, on average, each food hub supports 20 jobs and generates nearly $4 million in annual sales. Rikkers presented the report at Washington, DC’s Union Market, a food retail space with more than 100 businesses employing 1,500 people in food production and distribution. Joining Rikkers at the market were representatives from the Arcadia Center for Sustainable Food and Agriculture, a nonprofit organization that operates a farm, mobile market, food hub, and farm to school program. Based in Alexandria, Virginia, the Arcadia Center brings local produce to neighborhoods that would otherwise have limited access to fresh food. 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