Made in Montana Monthly
July 2022
If it's produced in Montana, it's produced with pride.
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Business Spotlight
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The Montana Food and Beverage Show, hosted by the Montana Department of Agriculture, is scheduled for November 7, 2022 at the Hilton Garden Inn at Missoula.
This show will give you a chance to showcase and provide samples of your products to buyers from distributors, restaurants, hotels, bars, retail stores, and more! This show will be open to professional buyers ONLY.
This year features a Chef Showcase at the event. Executive Chef Sunny Jin of The Resort at Paws Up will combine products from the show into custom dishes. This will be an opportunity for buyers to experience your product in real application. Please indicate on the application form if you would like Chef Jin to showcase your product. Chef Jin will make the final decision on which products will be showcased, but will make an effort to showcase all companies that sign up for it.
Vendor applications are available online and the deadline to register is September 29.
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2023 Made in Montana Tradeshow
March 10 & 11, 2023
Lewis and Clark County Fairgrounds in Helena
Exhibitor application will be available October 19, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. here.
To participate, you must meet the following requirements:
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Be an active and registered member of the Made in Montana program
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Sell gifts, general merchandise items, and/or shelf-stable, packaged food/beverage
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Sell at wholesale prices and follow wholesale practices
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Follow all applicable Health Department rules if sampling food and/or beverages
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Agree not to exhibit or promote any non-Made in Montana products at this trade show
- Agree to all exhibitor rules and regulations
RESOURCES
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Valler Coffee Poured Daily, Roasted in Lincoln
In coffee aisles at grocery stores across western Montana, there are plenty of choices, but in recent years, a local roastery is looking to make its name pop for what they are doing right and how they are doing it.
Valler Coffee sits on the east side of Lincoln, it’s there where Jason Valler and his family are trying to make their beans Montana’s morning routine.
Click here to read the full article on ktvh.com.
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'Crazy Berry Lady’s' Aspen Grove Farm is Growing Like Mad
The Montana Department of Agriculture toured value-added agriculture in Missoula and the Bitterroot Valley on Thursday.
The tour included Aspen Grove Farm, where owner Melissa Allred shared her story of growing berries in western Montana’s Bitterroot Valley.
Allred said she dreamed of having a farm for years before she took action.
“I have always loved growing things as a child. My mom always grew a big garden,” she said. “I love soil, I love having my hands in it. For years, it was my church in the early mornings, just me and God and the birds. I always wanted to share that with people. My favorite thing is having people come to the farm.”
Click here to read the full article on ravallirepublic.com
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