Grow Your Food Business and Raise Money
Our mission at the Food Finance Institute is to make sophisticated financial technical assistance available to every growing food, beverage and value-added farm enterprise.
Edible-Alpha® Live!
On April 1st, 2020 in Madison, Wisconsin, FFI Director, Tera Johnson, will interview path-breaking innovators in the food and agriculture space whose companies show us how impact investing can change our food system.
Food Entrepreneurs
Unprecedented change in the food industry is rapidly raising the bar for all food and value-added farm enterprises. Old or young, big or small, these businesses are scrambling to become more financially resilient and capable of adapting quickly. We help equip entrepreneurs to get profitable and raise money.
Consultants
FFI provides rigorous training, resources, tools and mentorship to consultants so they can provide sophisticated financial technical assistance to food, beverage and value-added agriculture businesses.
Partners
We use a collaborative business model to expand the reach of our consulting work by partnering with a wide range of individuals and organizations, including community partners, financial institutions, lenders and investors, to accomplish our mission of making sophisticated, high-quality technical assistance available to food, beverage and value-added farm businesses throughout the state of Wisconsin and beyond.
Business Impact
FFI is a proud part of the UW System Institute for Business & Entrepreneurship. The Institute for Business & Entrepreneurship strives to help any business at any stage of development through our five distinct program units and array of experienced business consultants and programs.
See Our SuccessYumbutter – Clarifying A Business Model Path and Building a National Brand
Matt D’Amour and Adrian Reif didn’t just create a nut butter company; they pursued their dream of running the world’s most responsible food company.
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Edible-Alpha® Live! brings food and ag impact investing to the center stage
The Food Finance Institute (FFI) is hosting Edible-Alpha® Live!, a one-day event showcasing national leaders in the food and ag industry for podcast interviews and up-and-coming entrepreneurs for early look presentations focused on impact investing and innovation in the food and ag sector.
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