Supervisor Eric Mar has a new proposal to establish a Healthy Food Incentive Program to encourage small corner stores to stock fresh produce in San Francisco. He hasn’t settled on what the incentives might be to encourage merchants to sell more fresh food, but it might include small business loans or some hands-on assistance from the city to make the switch to fresh produce.

The report provides a framework to better understand the landscape of current and emerging impact investing opportunities which will ultimately aid in the reform of the domestic food system. Geared towards investors, it discusses the current state of the industry how to create high-impact social, environmental and economic change.

This webinar is about preliminary store design. It covers how and when to work with a store designer, discusses preliminary design and its importance and what store equipment is needed and the cost.

The American Planning Association’s Planning and Community Health Research Center is dedicated to strengthening the connection between urban, regional and rural planning and community health. This brochure provides an overview of APA’s resources, publications, and activities related to food system planning.

Outlines the primary financial products and services most commonly used by value-added food businesses, using financial products to structure a loan deal, developing relationships between depository and non-depository institutions, and innovations related to financial products.

This webinar discusses a cooperative’s economic relationship with member owners, the role, challenges, and types of equity in a cooperative and member benefit options and why patronage refunds are beneficial for the co-op and the members.

This webinar covers the basics of branding beyond just your store's logo, what is meant by "target market" and why it is important to reach multiple segments

This webinar discusses market studies including when they are needed, how to understand the results and what characteristics to look for when selecting a specific site for a new co-op store.

A dynamic, user-friendly online toolkit about the process of transforming small corner stores to carry healthier food choices

San Francisco Supervisor Mar says a recent city analysis shows that hundreds of mom-and-pop shops would close if more big-box chains start selling groceries in San Francisco. To save the small stores Mar wants to give shop owners incentives to sell more fresh fruits and vegetables.