Mission Mountain Food Enterprise Center A Program of Lake County Community Development Corporation Presented by: Jan Tusick Program Manager.

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Mission Mountain Food Enterprise Center A Program of Lake County Community Development Corporation Presented by: Jan Tusick Program Manager

Ronan, MT

Statewide and Regional

Who Are We ? Our mission is to enhance regional and state economic opportunities by Providing client services to value-added agriculture and specialty food businesses through the management and operation of a viable community-based processing center.

What Do We Do ? Provide Commercial Kitchen Access Recipe Development / Analysis Product Packaging processing / Packaging Technical Assistance Marketing Assistance Research / Feasibility Studies Business Incubation / Lending

Product Development Assistance Nutritional Analysis Recipe Expansion Product Development Product Bar Codes Licensing Assistance Marketing

Regulatory Compliance FDA Compliance –Licensing –registration USDA inspection - HACCP Planning USDA Certified Organic - handlers plan

Business Development Assistance Cooperative Development Program Revolving Loan Program Business development services - Business Plan Assistance - Marketing Plan Assistance - Grant Assistance

Capacity for Clients USDA Meat Processing Area

Capacity for Clients Pitting, Juicing, Drying of Fruits

Commercial Bottling Line Capacity for Clients

Volume Processing For Cooked bottled products

Dry Fill product- Bulk and Tea Bags Capacity for Clients

Fully Equipped Kitchen & Baking Facility Capacity for Clients

The Lessons Learned Proven a statewide need Difficult for rural communities to support Capitalization needs high - maintenance and repairs - equipment Effective marketing programs needed - if you build it they will come Value-added agriculture enterprise development is challenging

Opportunities increase partnerships to a regional/statewide level –Montana State university- Food Science curriculum –Montana department of Ag –Farm to table- Glendive Community Kitchen Client Fee based Services Commercialization Projects Store front/tourism Local Food movement

Critical Partnerships Montana Department of Agriculture

Our Clients Western Montana Growers Coop Amazing Grains LLC Flathead Native Ag Coop