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How to Get your Product into Local Restaurants

If you want the inside scoop on what it takes to get your product into local restaurants, you should considering attending an upcoming workshop. The Getting Into Local Restaurants workshop is being offered February 9 in Leduc. Project coordinator Melisa Zapisocky joins us in studio to talk about the format of the workshop and what participants can expect to learn.
 
Interview with Melisa Zapisocky (2:08 minutes) (980 Kb)
 
The Getting Into Local Restaurants workshop is February 9 in Leduc. The registration deadline is February 2. For more information, or to register, call Delores at 780-427-4611.
 
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Source: Agriculture and Rural Development

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