Emergency Planning for Your Small Food + Beverage Based Business
Join us on Tuesday, June 3rd for an informative panel discussion on practical ways to prepare your business for an emergency in a panel style format with Chris Marsh of Clear Sky Consulting and Damon Choiunard of the Central Kootenay Food Policy Council. Following the panel, there will be an opportunity to learn and network with your peers.
Key Takeaways:
- How to prepare your business
- What was experienced and learned last year at the Alywin and Nemo Creek fires that threatened New Denver, Silverton, and the Slocan Valley
- The realities of insurance and redbuilding
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.
