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来源

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT QUARTERLY,Vol.33,Issue1,P.39-50

语言

英文

关键字

food and beverage manufacturing; maker movement; entrepreneurship; local economic development

作者单位

[Schrock, Greg] Portland State Univ, Toulan Sch Urban Studies & Planning, Portland, OR 97207 USA. [Marotta, Stephen] Portland State Univ, Urban Studies, Portland, OR 97207 USA. [Doussard, Marc; Eisenburger, Max] Univ Illinois, Urban & Reg Planning, Champaign, IL USA. [Wolf-Powers, Laura] CUNY, Hunter Coll, Dept Urban Policy & Planning, New York, NY 10021 USA. Schrock, G (reprint author), Portland State Univ, Toulan Sch Urban Studies & Planning, 370T Urban Ctr,506 Southwest Mill St, Portland, OR 97201 USA. E-Mail: gschrock@pdx.edu

摘要

Food and beverage (FaB) manufacturing represents a promising opportunity for small-scale "makers" and local economic development. The growth of entrepreneurial maker businesses can be understood in terms of segmentation of market demand, emergence of new intermediaries, and availability of affordable production infrastructure. Yet the ease of starting maker businesses stands in contrast with the challenges of achieving growth and scale as a manufacturer. Through semistructured interviews with 31 FaB makers in Chicago, New York City, and Portland, Oregon, the authors analyze the challenges facing maker-entrepreneurs in this sector. The authors find that the everyday character of food and the relative ubiquity of food production infrastructure helps makers get their start, but that the unique character of food inputs and distribution networks pose distinct challenges and opportunities as they grow. Economic development efforts to support FaB makers should focus on nurturing local demand, developing food-oriented intermediaries, and ensuring affordable production space.