Local Producer Loan Program
This lesson is a guide published by Whole Foods Market.
Read the guideWhat you'll get
Whole Foods Market describes its lending program for small, local or emerging suppliers, with stories of producers who borrowed to buy equipment such as ovens and packaging lines. The page lists no amounts or terms and says to ask your regional Forager or Category Merchant for an introduction to the program manager, so it only helps once you are already selling to a store or pitching one.
Do this week
If a Whole Foods store carries or could carry your product, ask its local buyer or Forager how to reach the lending program manager, and write down the terms they quote.