Expertise

New Venture Advisors has led more than 100 local food system development projects across the country covering a wide range of business models and categories, including:

To learn more about our expertise and projects we’ve led in each of these categories, choose from the Expertise menu on the left.

New Venture Advisors provided an important outside perspective to help us choose the business model and revenue streams that have the most chance of success. We were able to more confidently move forward with the project because we now have a more concrete understanding of what will be required to reach our goals.

Brian Monteverd

Food Hub Project Coordinator, Regional Environmental Council

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 Whatcom County Food System Plan

New Venture Advisors supported Whatcom County staff and the Food System Committee in developing the Whatcom County Food System Plan, a 10-year roadmap for a more equitable and resilient food system. NVA led plan development, community engagement, and cross-sector strategy, integrating agriculture, fisheries and marine harvest, processing, distribution, and access to strengthen the regional food economy. (2023)

 Whatcom Local Food Campus

Whatcom Community Foundation continues to partner with New Venture Advisors to guide the development of the Kitchens@Millworks —a bold project uniting health, equity, and market access. Building on previous work with the Farm to Freezer program, the team developed an operational model, financial analysis, and partner strategy. NVA is evaluating expansion of farm-to-institution efforts and their potential relocation to the new campus. Advanced financial models support a multi-operator facility encompassing production, aggregation, retail, and community programs. (2026)