Our Mission

We work with our clients to build robust, resilient, and sustainable regional food systems and successful businesses.

As food business strategists, we bring together smart ideas and smart people to create opportunities for food businesses and the communities they serve. Our data-driven approach makes a lasting impact in our world, starting at the regional level.

We work with nonprofit, for-profit, and government entities, both regionally and nationally.

Bring us on board at the start of your project and our team will create solutions that meet your long-term vision. Or tap into our skills further down the road when you want to build capacity, expand an existing project, or find a new approach to an old idea.

Our areas of expertise

We lead a variety of food systems projects, including:

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Creating food ecosystems, partnerships, and networks

Supporting food hub development, expansion, and collaboration

Assessing and designing food processing facilities, operations, and programming

Developing shared-use kitchen resources and processes

Strengthening emergency food operations

Advancing food access and community food security

We can bring partners to your project.

Food systems work is complex and nuanced, and spans many areas of expertise. We look for opportunities to bring additional partners to the table, such as food safety experts, foodservice design companies, technology advisors, food scientists, food hubs, public health specialists, and others. Food Works Group has access to a wide network and can ably manage partner relationships to bring the right breadth of perspectives to your project, and ensure seamless cooperation and the highest caliber of expertise.

CLIENT TESTIMONIAL

“Food Works Group conducted extensive interviews, convened experts, and developed a thorough, thoughtful, and technically-sophisticated work product for the study that the District government commissioned. Wendy was responsive and collaborative, and a pleasure to work with.”

ONA BALKUS

Food Policy Director, DC Office of Planning