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Introduction Food system planning involves engaging stakeholders across the food economy and surrounding communities in forward-looking activities that support positive economic, social, and environmental outcomes. Work by the University of Colorado Boulder’s Masters of the Environment (MENV) program highlights the potential for clinical curriculum to engage in food system planning...

One of the great challenges of being a marketing executive is that everyone else thinks they understand how to do your job. This is not the case with, say, an accountant or a lawyer. Their disciplines seem like specialties that exist in their own realms, beyond the layman’s comprehension. But...

Photo courtesy of Jason Walsh With the rapid onset of the coronavirus, much has been said about the new normal. People have mused about whether we will shake hands ever again. What about flying in an airplane? Returning to the classroom? Going to a restaurant? The natural products industry thrives...

A remarkable dynamic has unfolded in the food and beverage industry where small, disruptive brands have accounted for a disproportionate amount of overall industry growth. This is an unusual set of circumstances wherein classic competitive strategy has failed to predict actual outcomes – large-scale, public companies with tremendous manufacturing scale,...

Photo courtesy of Jane Cavagnero. Colorado. Good skiing. Good sun. Good fun. Good food. Colorado is the good food capital of the country. Yes, food that tastes good for sure. Award winning chefs and restaurants abound in this great state. But Colorado has also shown its commitment time and time...

Colorado’s food industry includes a rich supply chain of farmers and ranchers, food and beverage manufacturers, wholesalers, grocery stores, and restaurants. Each of these value-adding cogs in the supply chain produce economic value for their businesses, workers, communities, and end consumers. Most of Colorado’s agricultural production occurs along the Eastern...