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Retail and Grocery

Investments in local food retail businesses, including restaurants and grocery stores, can spur economic opportunity and greater food access for communities.

Local Food Retail

Building Local Food Sales in Retail Settings: Authenticity and Success (pdf, NCSU)
Building Local Food Sales in Retail Settings: Meet the Farmer Events (pdf, NCSU)
Food Access Strategies in Rural Communities (Change Lab Solutions)
Putting Local on the Menu: Restaurants and Food Service (pdf, SCALE)
Local Food Business Models (Healthy Food Access)
Local Food Cost Calculator for Restaurants, Food Service (SCALE)

Healthy Food Retail Resources

Bringing Incentives to Corner Stores (pdf, The Food Trust)
ChangeLab Incentives for Change Healthy Food Retail
Community Health Hubs (pdf, The Food Trust)
Current Practices in Healthy Food Retail (pdf, CDC)
Getting to Grocery: Tools for Healthy Food Retail (ChangeLab Solutions)
Grocers Guide to Healthy Food Marketing (pdf, The Food Trust)
Healthy Food and Small Stores (pdf, The Food Trust)
Healthy Food Retail Action Guide (pdf, CDC)
NC Healthy Food Retail Toolkit (Eat Smart, Move More NC)
NE Healthy Food Retail Toolkit (UNL)
Public Health Law Center Food Retail
Sell Healthy Guide (pdf, The Food Trust)
Tools for Implementing Healthy Food Retail (Nourish Network)

 

Rural Grocery Initiative

Rebecca McMahon, Program Administrator

Amanda Lindahl, Program Coordinator

Our staff work remotely, so please reach out to us by email:

kansaslocalfoods@ksu.edu

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Updated: 12/5/24