The winner of the Naturally Rising Wisconsin Pitch Slam competition is RecPak founder and veteran Deed Ziegler, with runners up Michael Anagnos of Yaya’s Skordalia (second place) and Hannah Kopplin of Tots on the Street (third place)
May 20, 2025
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April 2, 2025
Meet the 2025 Spring Food Brand Business Fellows!
We’re thrilled to welcome 15 food businesses into the 2025 FFI Fellows Program as of April 2025! This program provides free training and consulting to 45 food-focused entrepreneurs each year to help them succeed.
February 18, 2025
Naturally Wisconsin Kick-Off Celebrates Growing Natural Sector In Our State
The Food Finance Institute is excited to announce its kick-off celebration for Naturally Wisconsin, a new initiative to make Wisconsin the best place to launch and scale business in Wisconsin’s natural sector.
January 29, 2025
What Is the Right Scale for a Farm?
by Anna Thomas, FFI Farm Finance Specialist This blog is published in conjunction with a 2025 Marbleseed Organic Farming Conference roundtable on the same subject, led by FFI Farm Program Manager Andy Larson.
January 17, 2025
Meet the 2025 Winter Food Brand Business Fellows!
We’re thrilled to welcome 15 food businesses into the 2025 FFI Fellows Program as of January 2025! This program provides free training and consulting to 45 food-focused entrepreneurs each year to help them succeed.
October 8, 2024
Naturally Wisconsin Network Launched at Food Finance Forum & Expo Sept. 26
Tours, Panels, Expo, Happy Hour Highlighted 40 Growing Businesses Wisconsin’s food and farm business sector took center stage at Garver Feed Mill in Madison, WI, Sept.
August 8, 2024
Meet the Summer 2024 Food Brand Business Fellows!
MADISON — The Food Finance Institute (FFI) recently welcomed another cohort of businesses into its 2024 Fellows Program.
June 5, 2024
Nothing’s Perfect: Community Assistance and Giveback
Learn about the Main Street Bounceback Technical Assistance program and its benefits available to Nothing’s Perfect and all small businesses in Wisconsin.
January 11, 2024
Meet the 2024 Winter Food Brand Business Fellows!
MADISON — The Food Finance Institute (FFI) recently welcomed the our first (of three) cohorts of businesses into its 2024 Fellows Program.
July 14, 2023
Meet the Summer 2023 FFI Food Business Fellows!
The Food Finance Institute (FFI) recently welcomed the third and final cohort of businesses into its 2023 Fellows Program.