Market Assessment
Rural store owners must be aware of shifts and changes in the customer base they serve. The tools in this section are a compilation of documents, resources, and connections to data resources to help store owners better understand their clientele and their needs.
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Kansas SBDC Secondary Market Research Services Clients of the Kansas SBDC have access to an extensive source of demographics and industry information. |
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One of the most accurate ways to learn about the food needs of a community is to ask! Developed by the Oregon Food Bank, the Community FEAST (Food, Education, Agriculture, Solutions, Together) guide provides a model for facilitated community conversations to support the development of strategies for improving local food options. FEAST dialogues may identify the need for locally produced goods, seasonal gaps in types of food, cultural food needs, or access and availability issues. FEAST dialogue facilitators can be contacted through the KSU Center for Engagement and Community Development at cecd@ksu.edu
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![]() These detailed planning and organizational documents were created by the Kansas Rural Center to support a facilitated community conversation on food access. |
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State Initiatives Supporting Healthier Food Retail: An Overview of the National Landscape Produced by the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, this document provides public health practitioners, their partners, and policy makers with useful information about the rationale for and characteristics of healthier food retail legislation enacted in the last decade. Action steps that public health practitioners can use to support Healthier Food Retail (HFR) initiatives in their state are provided, as well as legislative data and other resources. |
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