Michigan Business Beat | Marty Gerencer, Norman Christopher, West Michigan Food Processing Assoc.

The video, originally loaded on September 6, 2023. Chris Holman welcomes Marty Gerencer, Executive Director, West Michigan Food Processing Association, North Muskegon, MI, along with Norman Christopher, Sustainable Business Practices LLC, Grand Rapids, MI. Norman, we met at the recent Michigan Inventors Coalition Expo in East Lansing, and you let us know that the West Michigan Food Processing Association was a group we needed to get to know. How are you? Introduce us to Marty. Marty, How did the West Michigan Food Processing Association (WMFPA) get started and what is its purpose? Who are some of the major stakeholders of the WMFPA? What are a few of the current key activities? What do you see as the challenges that agricultural businesses are facing moving forward? How important is sustainability as a pillar for your organization? Here is the link to the website [https://www,westmichfoodprocessingassn.com]https://www,westmichfoodprocessingassn.com which will provide additional information. » Visit MBN website: www.michiganbusinessnetwork.com/ » Subscribe to MBN’s YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCqNX… » Like MBN: www.facebook.com/mibiznetwork » Follow MBN: twitter.com/MIBizNetwork/ » MBN Instagram: www.instagram.com/mibiznetwork/