Join us for the
FEAST! Local Foods Tradeshow
March 20, 2025
Grand O2 Event Center
32057 64th Ave, Cannon Falls, MN 55009
| BUYER REGISTRATION |
| ATTENDEE REGISTRATION |
Exhibitor registration is full—preview the list!
| EXHIBITOR DIRECTORY |
2025 SCHEDULE OVERVIEW
Click here to see our FEAST! 2024-25 Sponsors
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7 - 9:30 am |
Check-in/booth setup, continental breakfast |
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10 am - 2 pm |
Buyers' Expo |
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12 pm |
Lunch available while Expo continues |
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2 - 2:30 pm |
FEAST! Network awards and remarks + dessert buffet |
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2:30 - 2:50 pm |
Booth breakdown |
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2:50 - 4:00 pm |
FEAST! Founders Forum:
Getting on retail shelves takes more than a great product—it takes the right pitch. In this hands-on workshop, industry expert Kate LaBrosse pulls back the curtain on what retail buyers really want to hear. With experience as a store level buyer, national buyer, director of sales, and leader of a top natural products brokerage sales team, Kate will break down live pitch examples from founders in the room, giving real-time feedback and insider strategies to help you land more “yeses” and grow your brand.
Paying yourself at least minimum wage for all the hours you put into a business starts with setting a price for your product that generates both gross margin and profit - but this all starts with realizing an honest cost of goods sold. In this session, Jamie Valenti-Jordan (an internationally recognized expert on profitable commercialization) will share how the business model works for retail, food service, and DTC. Jamie will answer all questions about specific individual scenarios and share best practices based on working with over 400 brands & launching over 2,000 products across all food categories. |
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4:00 - ?? |
Post-Tradeshow Hangout at Cannon River Winery, 421 Mill St W, Cannon Falls, MN 55009 Join us for good food, good wine and good convos—CRW is again providing half-off drink tickets for each vendor! |
Click for the Tradeshow Program
For questions about the FEAST! Tradeshow schedule, contact Elena Byrne:
608.712.8340 or [email protected]
Hotel Accommodations
Room discount available ($119): mention FEAST and reserve by March 17th
31913 64th Ave, Cannon Falls, MN 55009, (507) 263-477
Registered Buyers
Buyer registration is ongoing, but here's a peek at who's signed up so far!
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Abundant Kitchen Almsted's Enterprises Anoka Hennepin Public Scholls Brine's Market and Deli Brown's Ice Cream Cannon Falls Area Schools - ISD #252 CannonBelles Coffee and Ice Cream Chris' Food Center Darling/ peoples organic Ferndale Market Graze Food Coop great ciao inc Head Start Hutchinson Public Schools #423 Hy-Vee IFD Iowa Valley RC&D Just Food Co-op Kowalski's Lakewinds Food Co-op Lunds & Byerlys Mackenthun's Fine Foods Mastel's Health Foods Minneapolis Public Schools Culinary Wellness Services MN Dept of Ed MN Landscape Arboretum Mooihuis LLC |
NDMA SCHOOL Neighborly Gifts North Market Northern Bloom & Gifts Oneota Community Co-op Paddle On Coffee Prior Lake Savage Schools Rochester Public Schools RonMar Foods Rush Foods, Inc. Saint Paul Public Schools Seasoned Specialty Foods Seward Co-op Spiral Food Co-op St. Peter Food Co-op Stillwater School District ISD 834 Strawberries Galore & More LLC Super Fresh Sutton Ridge Farm TC Farm theNEWmpls The Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Cafe UMN Extension UNFI Vivront Zumbro Studio Viroqua Food Co-op |
Tradeshow Testimonials
“When you are busy being a maker and starting a small local food business, it is hard to find the time to travel all over to meet with buyers, and buyers are very busy people as well! FEAST creates a venue where both makers and buyers can be the most efficient with their time.“
—Melissa Driscoll, founder of Seven Songs Organic Farm Garlic Scape Pesto
“The show was an amazing experience... I was able to connect with several producers I hadn’t previously been aware of. And because of those meetings, Kowalski’s has on-boarded seven new local lines so far.”
—Britt Lindemann, Kowalski's Grocery/Dairy/Frozen Director
"I loved having the physical space and time to talk with each vendor. It was so nice to experience everyone's excitement about the products they offer."
—Erica Olson, Wayzata Schools Nutrition Coordinator
The FEAST! Local Foods Network Tradeshow Planning Committee includes:
Matt Barthelemy, Renewing the Countryside
Pam Bishop, Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation
Elena Byrne, Renewing the Countryside
Erika Camplin, Minnesota Department of Agriculture
Jan Joannides, Renewing the Countryside
Kate LaBrosse, Kate LaBrosse Consulting/Naturally MN
Brett Olson, Renewing the Countryside
Peggy Paul, Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation
Tim Penny, Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation
Marlene Petersen, Renewing the Countryside
Jason Robinson, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute
Michael Sparby, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute
Rachel Wandrei, Minnesota Department of Agriculture
Sam Ziegler, GreenSeam
Cannon Falls Subcommittee:
Laura Qualey, Community and Economic Development Associates
Deeann Lufkin, CannonBelles
John Peterson, Ferndale Market
2024 PHOTO GALLERY
Congratulations to the 2024 Tradeshow Award winners!
Read the full article about the 2024 Tradeshow Awards
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2024 Local Foods Champion Award Ferndale Market |
2024 Innovative Local Sourcing Award Hidden Springs Creamery |
2024 Inspiring Social Benefit Award Indigenous Food Lab |
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