October 2001
Vol. 10, No. 4
Contents of October 2001
Ag Innovation News
Navigating a sea of food
Column by Edgar Olson, AURI Executive Director
Food safetys on the line
Special Focus: Braving the Food Market
Interview with entreprenuers
A meal in every slice
AURI helps a Minneapolis bakery design nutrient-rich breads
A passion for bread
How French Meadow founder Lynn Gordon built a renowned national bakery
Little details make big sales
Apple Crisp mix finds a niche in specialty stores
Shake-up in Solway
Blackstar Dairy finds marketing its own products a welcome change
So many stores, so little time
Papa George spreads his sausage message
Finding flavors around the globe
New meats on the menu
AURI study to generate market information for livestock producers
Pitching soup
Once a professional baseball player, Jim Wheeler
is now marketing Minnesota-grown soup mixes.
Road maps to market
AURIs Gjersvik and Wadhawan share tips from years
of observing and coaching food entrepreneurs
Final in a four-part series:
The life and times of an entrepreneur: Hunting for the bear market
Elsewhere
in ag utilization
Ag sites
on the Internet
Herbivores for health
Growers start a small co-op to share knowledge and market medicinal herbs
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