The Food Finance Institute (FFI) excitedly enters year two of their Fellows program and year seven of providing programming designed to accelerate food-focused business growth.
February 28, 2023
Edible-Alpha
August 30, 2022
Madison organizations bring ZingTrain Leadership Training to area food businesses
A nationally renowned leadership master class for small food-focused businesses is coming to Madison Oct. 4-5.
January 18, 2022
Wisconsin accelerator grows into national Fellows Program for food and farm businesses
A popular Wisconsin accelerator for food and beverage businesses has expanded six-fold and gone national.
August 10, 2021
Food Finance Institute founder Tera Johnson hands over leadership to Sarah Larson
MADISON – Tera Johnson, who founded the Food Finance Institute (FFI) in 2014 to make sophisticated financial technical assistance available for every growing food, value-added agriculture and food systems enterprise, is leaving her position. Sarah Larson, FFI’s program manager, will take over as interim director starting Sept. 1.
April 8, 2021
New Financial Management Boot Camp for Meat Processors responds to increased market demand
The Food Finance Institute (FFI) will host a new Financial Management Boot Camp for Meat Processors, a four-day training, running May 13 and 14 and June 17 and 18.
November 18, 2020
Food Finance Institute to help businesses become more resilient in COVID-19 pandemic and beyond
A program boosting the financial resilience and growth of the food, beverage and value-added agriculture sector has received a $370,000 federal grant to deepen its work in Wisconsin and across the country.
October 29, 2020
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.