Producer Buyer Distributor Forum 

New Location! Judd Gym at VT Tech at the Main Campus in Randolph.

This free, in-person gathering is designed to create opportunities to meet folks engaged in the full process of getting products to market. Open to all, it focuses on Vermont brands, regional distributors, and store buyers of all sizes. 

We learn about the challenges & solutions to scaling your food-based operation, the distinct ways distributors build out their product lines and routes, and discuss the variables retailers face.

Farm to Plate & the VAAFM support the entire regional food shed, and the Forum provides a wonderful chance to build relationships by better understanding how decisions are made at every level in the supply & value chain. Our formula is an introductory speaker, a panel of businesses, round table topics, and the “mocktail” hour for free-style networking. Please arrive by 9:45 to settle in. The event rus from 10-2:30. There is no fee to attend.

The new location is at Judd Gym at Vermont Technical College in Randolph. Speakers include Associated Buyers of NH, Upper Valley Produce, Pin Up Pickles, Mixed Up Nut Butter, Springfield Coop, Food Connects, among many others!

This is not a trade show, but food companies are encouraged to bring spec sheets & passive samples to hand out. Registration is full, but we have a waiting list. If you want to be on the list, let us know by emailing SmallBites802@gmail.com

The Forum is a project of Vermont Farm to Plate & the VT Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets through a USDA grant.