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Food Business Start-Up Summit

Posted on by Karen Blakeslee

Food Business Start-up SummitK-State Research and Extension and the Heartland Regional Food Business Center is hosting a Food Business Start-Up Summit. This event will be in Lawrence, KS on September 11-13, 2025.

This isn’t your average conference — it’s a hands-on, get-it-done retreat for Kansas food and farm entrepreneurs ready to move their businesses forward. Apply as a Business Project Team with your key partners — be they funders, marketers, or farm managers — and dig into real challenges alongside peers and experts. Join us for three days of programming to help your business:

  • Make tangible progress
  • Gain fresh insight
  • Build your support network

Applications are now being accepted to attend! 

About Karen Blakeslee

The Rapid Response Center was formed in 1995 as a resource for Kansas State University Research & Extension Agents. Resource topics included Food Science, Human Nutrition, Food Service, Textiles, Home Care and other consumer topics. Since that time, the Center has grown to be of valuable assistance to Kansas State University Extension Specialists in those areas.
Reference to any specific commercial products, process, service, manufacturer, or company does not constitute its endorsement or recommendation. Paid for by Kansas State University