What will you learn?

Learning Objectives:

-Evaluating new

enterprises/feasibility

studies/business planning for

existing operators

-How to develop a value

proposition for a product or

service/differentiation

Speakers:

Kitchen Table Consultants

Chris Fuller

 Learning Objectives: 

-Product specs, SOPs, &

Prerequisite programs

-Creating efficiencies, lean

manufacturing principles in

practice, and measuring

productivity with KPIs

Speakers:

David Zarling

Denise Perry PhD.

 Learning Objectives: 

-Repair, renovate, or

rebuilding meat processing

facilities

-Wastewater & solid waste

strategies & innovations

Speakers:

Protein Processing Services

Brian Sapp, Greg Gunthorp

 Learning Objectives: 

-Product costing, cost

containment strategies,

building margins, pricing

strategies

-Financing major capital

projects/access to capital

Speakers:

Arion Thiboumery PhD.

Mike Smucker

 Learning Objectives: 

-Plant management

training/fostering professional

development

-Attracting & retaining good

staff, staff wellness,

compensation strategies

Speakers:

David Zarling

Oliver Mincey

 Learning Objectives: 

-Evaluating different market

channels/market planning

-E-commerce/shipping

meat/order fulfillment

innovations

Speakers:

Kitchen Table Consultants

Todd Churchill

 Learning Objectives: 

-Maintaining meat quality

through humane handling

practices

-Writing a robust humane

handling plan &

operationalizing it

Speakers:

Dr. Kurt Vogel 

Cloverleaf Animal Welfare