Kootenays Peer Group

Are you a food and beverage processors looking to grow, learn, and connect? Join our exclusive Kootenays Peer Group designed specifically for industry leaders like you! By attending the Kootenays Peer Group you will gain valuable insight from guest speakers, engage with fellow business owners and expand your network.

April Kootenays Peer Group – Engaging Youth & the Use of Food Hubs

Join us for an engaging event focused on food hub access and the role of youth in shaping our local food and beverage industry. The event will kick off with an opening address from Creston Valley Food Action Coalition Executive Director, Tanya Wall, providing an overview of food hub access and opportunities for young entrepreneurs. Following this, a panel of two Creston-based food and beverage young entrepreneurs  will share their personal journeys, highlighting how the food hub and community support have played a key role in their success. The event will wrap up with networking, offering a chance to connect with local food & beverage peers.

Light snacks and beverages will be available.

About Our Facilitator: 

Mandi Lunan is an independent food and beverage business advisor, the founder of one of the first specialty distribution bakeries in Eastern Ontario, and the new Kootenay Peer Group Chair for BC Food & Beverage. Having relocated to the Kootenays in fall of 2020, Mandi has quickly become an advisor and trusted ally to the food community and has worked with groups such as Basin Food, Armstrong’s “The Big Cheese”, Community Futures Central Kootenays, Community Futures BC Entreprepreneurs with Disabilities Program, the Territorial Agrifood Association, BC Association of Farmers Markets and more. She also created and developed the wildly popular “Teen Chef Club” program, now active in the Kootenays and the Northwest Territories.

Mandi is thrilled to be the Chair of the first ever BC Food and Beverage Peer Group in the Kootenays. Mandi’s culinary interests include (but are not limited to) dark beer, hard cheese, and spicy foods of all kinds.

What to Expect:

• A facilitated group discussion to openly share ideas and seek advice from industry peers
• New industry insight and valuable knowledge
• A community of support and new industry connections

Who Should Attend:

Food & beverage processors who are seeking to connect with peers and learn from experts in the industry. This event is exclusively for processors and manufacturers.

If you register for this event but do not meet this criteria, we will notify you and rescind your registration, hoping you can join us for an event that better suits your profile.

Thank you to our Kootenays Peer Group Sponsor: 

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