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Rural Grocery Initiative
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  • About
    • Our Team
    • Contact Us
    • Newsletter
    • Support RGI
    • K-State Research and Extension
  • Get Support
    • Connect with RGI
    • Kansas Healthy Food Initiative
    • Rural Grocery Network
    • Rural Grocery Peer Groups
  • Learn
    • Rural Grocery Toolkit
    • RGI Publications
      • Guides & Fact Sheets
      • Case Studies
      • Kansas Food First
    • Research
      • Local Sourcing Innovation
      • Rural Grocery Survey
      • Social Capital
    • Webinars & Workshops
      • 2024 Cooperative Stakeholder Convening
      • 2023 Cooperative Stakeholder Convening
      • Business Transitions
      • Rural Grocery Succession Planning
      • Keeping Groceries Alive
    • Grocery Operations Training
      • Introductory Video
      • Module 1: Project Management
      • Module 2: Technology Infrastructure
      • Module 3: Food Safety & Refrigeration
      • Module 4: Financial Matters
      • Module 5: Human Resources
      • Module 6: Last Month of Planning
      • Module 7: Online Shopping
      • Module 8: Operations
      • Module 9: Promotions
      • Module 10: Raising Brand Awareness
    • Cooperative Development
    • Rural Grocery Policy Tracker
  • Resource Library
  • Rural Grocery Summit
  • Rural Grocery Specialist
    • Course Information
    • Registration
    • Meet the Teaching Team
    • Specialist Network
    • Frequently Asked Questions
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The Rural Grocery Initiative has developed several fact sheets and guides for grocers and communities, case studies of innovative rural grocery stores, and a magazine about rural food access work happening across Kansas the the country.

Guides and Fact Sheets
Fact sheets and guides for grocers and communities.
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Case Studies
Explore innovative approaches to maintaining and establishing rural grocery stores.
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Kansas Food First Magazine
Covers issues related to food access in rural parts of the country.
Learn more 
  • Rural Grocery Toolkit
  • RGI Publications
    • Guides & Fact Sheets
    • Case Studies
    • Kansas Food First
  • Research
    • Local Sourcing Innovation
    • Rural Grocery Survey
    • Social Capital
  • Webinars & Workshops
    • 2024 Cooperative Stakeholder Convening
    • 2023 Cooperative Stakeholder Convening
    • Business Transitions
    • Rural Grocery Succession Planning
    • Keeping Groceries Alive
  • Grocery Operations Training
    • Introductory Video
    • Module 1: Project Management
    • Module 2: Technology Infrastructure
    • Module 3: Food Safety & Refrigeration
    • Module 4: Financial Matters
    • Module 5: Human Resources
    • Module 6: Last Month of Planning
    • Module 7: Online Shopping
    • Module 8: Operations
    • Module 9: Promotions
    • Module 10: Raising Brand Awareness
  • Cooperative Development
  • Rural Grocery Policy Tracker

Rural Grocery Initiative

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1612 Claflin Road, Manhattan, KS 66506

rgi@ksu.edu

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