Global Food Collaborative
Members Working Together For Stronger And Better Business Across The
Supply Chain of Food, Beverage and Agri-Products
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Who Are These Collaborators?If you think you know...
LAST ISSUE: That was The Crab Broker's Eric Donaldson and Unalaska Mayor Shirley Marquardt.
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Join Us In 2009
Global Food Alaska
Conference &
Business Show
Soldotna, Alaska
June 10 -11, 2009
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Ketchikan
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Call For Nominations Open - Leaders In Alaska's Food Supply Chain
Bioneers Conference
An Evening Out & Fundraiser - Secrets Of The Chef
Fish Notes and Calendar
UK Offers RFP To Fund Innovations In Reducing Waste In Food Supply Chain
Food Events
USDA's Cooperative October Issue Features Fishing, Farming and Dairy Success Stories
Alaska Diversified Livestock Establishes Public Blogspot
Alaska Sustainable Salmon Fund RFP
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 Greetings Collaborative INSIGHTS Readers,
It is always reassuring to talk to business owners who are moving forward on new products and new markets during these tough economic times. Is it business as usual? No, it is more prudent, but it is still all business and gives me comfort and confidence in our members and the industry as a whole.
This month, the annual Crab Connoisseur tour takes place to Unalaska/Dutch Harbor. This is an annual opportunity for leading commercial buyers and chefs seeking to go directly to the source, over 800 miles west of Anchorage and see the harvest, process and distribution of product they will be preparing or selling.
Below you will read about the expansion of the Professional Culinary and Baking Program in Seward, the path that J&R Fisheries is making directly to their markets and the new traffic lanes that Carlile Transportation is making, over the road, for shipments of dry and perishable products.
Maybe the challenges of doing business from Alaska works to our advantage in tough economic times. These businesses are used to creating solutions in adverse environments. They are used to pivoting in response to their environment - so it does seem like it is business as usual for Alaska's supply chain.
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Alaskans Distributing Alaska's Marine Bounty With Pride
You may remember the menu item of Gulf of Alaska Sablefish at Global Food Alaska 2007 offered by Rhonda and Jim Hubbard. It was a relatively surprising new
dish to many of the guests, because Sablefish often plays a less then prominent role that
as a "center of the plate" option. It was a
 hit, as promised. Rhonda takes her
role seriously as a somewhat unofficial ambassador for Alaska Sablefish
as a healthy and appetizing seafood option.
Rhonda
Hubbard operates J&R Fisheries, the distributor for the Fishing
Vessel
Kruzof. The F/V Kruzof is at the core of the family business and
operated by husband Jim Hubbard. The F/V Kruzof is a longliner that
primarily harvests and processes Sablefish (Black Cod) and Halibut
from the
Bering Sea through the Gulf of Alaska to Southeast Alaska. The family
business from harvest to market is a professionally operated, fully
integrated Alaskan company with some unique advantages for those
seeking to source Alaskan seafood.s.
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AVTEC Welcomes New Teaching Kitchens To Meet The Market
The Alaska Culinary Academy, part of the Alaska Vocational Technical College in Seward, offers a 10 1/2 month  intensive program for students seeking training and placement in a wide variety of culinary positions. The program will soon be experiencing some exciting changes with the construction of 3 new training kitchens and a brand new classroom to support employers demands for a consistent and skilled labor force.
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Let's Not Forget The Road System
An Expanding Option For Perishables
The supply chain of food into
and out of Alaska, whether seafood outbound or inbound perishables has
a pretty well established air and sea system that we have highlighted
in earlier issues of Collaborative INSIGHTS. However, the less
"sexy" road system - the Alaska Canadian Highway (Alcan) - has consistently been used to provision Alaska since it was built in
1942.
Above Carlile Transportation's Tammi Alexander, Peggy Spittler, Jack Anglin
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One Of Our Favorite Meal Solutions
Great Taste - Nutritious - Fast Prep - An Unbeatable Value
Pick up in your local supermarket throughout Alaska or visit Taco Loco's Storefront in Anchorage at 600 West International Airport Road. Phone 907.561.1648. Wholesale Inquiries here. |
National Push Needed for Seafood Byproduct Utilization
 We landed upon the report of a recent presentation given by Steve Dillingham, Principal of Strategro International
on seafood byproduct utilization and dug a bit deeper. His company
seemed at the cutting edge of a number of initiatives of interest to
Global Food Collaborative members and Collaborative INSIGHTS
readers. I was especially interested in his companies work in
maximizing the
bounty of the marine environment as that is a focus of Global Food
Alaska and many initiatives in Alaska.
We encourage you
checking out Mr. Dillingham's comments on byproduct utilization
in the US, as well as his companies experience in cluster development
(definition at end of article), neutraceutical, cosmeceuticals,
functional ingredients, marine products and biotechnology. We
encourage your engagement and comment to the article.
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Commercial Buyers Seeking Qualified Alaska Suppliers?
Meet And Do Business - June 10-11, 2009
It's your turn. Be our guest and tell us what is important to you.
- Price?
 - Product Consistency?
- Distribution?
- Carbon Foot Print?
- Packaging?
- Sustainability?
- Product Tracing?
- Private Label?
- Certifications or 3rd Party Inspection?
- The Story Behind The Product and Company?
Register For Global Food Alaska 2009 Here
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Harvesters, Growers, Manufacturers and Supply Chain Partners...
Is this for you?
- Meet and do business with commercial buyers.
- Work with other producers and those along the supply chain to benefit from the greatest efficiencies possible for your business.
- Be
prepared to create products and services in food, beverage and
agri-products that are responsive to real buyers and markets.
Registration includes participation for 2 to conference, awards, all Alaskan dinner, site tours and fully furnished 8x10 exhibit space - $750
Register Now or call for more information 907.563.0154. |
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