Local foods and consumer eating trends spotlighted at U of M symposium
What: “Local Food and Consumer Demand”
When: 1 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 10
Where: Great Hall, Coffman Union, University of Minnesota, 300 Washington Ave. S.E., Minneapolis
Contacts: Becky Beyers, College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences, (612) 626-5754
Patty Mattern, University News Service, (612) 624-2801
“Locally grown” is one of the hottest phrases in the food industry today, but what does it really mean? Is local necessarily healthier or safer? A seminar at the University of Minnesota next week will address those questions.
The conference, “Local Food and Consumer Demand,” will take place beginning at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, at Coffman Union, 300 Washington Ave. S.E., Minneapolis.
Speakers from the university include economist Robert King, who will discuss local food supply chains; food safety expert Francisco Diez-Gonzalez, who will talk about the microbial risks of natural and organic foods; and Rebecca Monro, associate director of the university’s Institute for Research in Marketing, who will talk about cooperative business models.
For more information, including registration and the conference agenda, visit http://foodindustrycenter.umn.edu/Events.html. The conference is hosted by the university’s Food Industry Center; the Institute for Research in Marketing at the Carlson School of Management; and the Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture. Corporate sponsors include CHS, Inc.; General Mills, H. Brooks & Co.; and Nash Brothers Trading Co.
