November 13, 2006

Industry Breakfast Will Focus on Food Processing Initiative and Best Practices Study

Public and private sector participants, along with educational representatives, are encouraged to attend

The Portland Development Commission (PDC), the Food Innovation Center and the Northwest Food Processors Association (NWFPA) will present an executive briefing on the greater Portland area’s food processing cluster at an industry breakfast on Thursday, November 16, 2006, from 8:00 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. at the Governor Hotel in downtown Portland.

In 2003, the Northwest Food Processors Association sought to revitalize the three-state food processing industry, and developed the NW Food Processing Cluster Initiative with the support and assistance of a number of federal, state, and industry resources. The industry breakfast on November 16 will include an overview of the Cluster Initiative and a report on Portland’s food processing industry from a just-released competitiveness assessment prepared for the NW Food Processing Association and PDC.  Kathryn Studwell of Applied Development Economics will present the assessment findings specific to Portland’s food processing cluster.

Discussion topics will also cover plans for an emerging Portland-based non-profit resource center to enhance innovation and productivity; and resource materials from the PDC, NWFPA, FIC, and others.

Reservations are encouraged; the charge is $5.00 per person and includes continental breakfast. Seating is limited. Please call 503-823-3323 or e-mail as soon as possible to reserve your seat.

PDC was created by Portland voters in 1958 to serve as the city’s urban renewal agency as laid out in Chapter 15 of the City’s Charter. PDC provides comprehensive housing, development and economic development programs within the Portland region.

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