Local Sourcing Education

Local Food Safety Q&A
Feel confident purchasing Wisconsin products as you get your safety questions on local foods answered. Participants receive a Wisconsin Local Food Marketing Guide.
Monday, March 12 – Noon-1:00 pm

Chef Symposium on Local Sourcing
Panel of Wisconsin chefs discuss where to begin, financial impacts and other benefits of sourcing local food.
Monday, March 12 – 1:45-2:30 pm

Sourcing Local for Large Volume
A panel discussion to help large volume foodservice buyers identify goals and take the first steps toward getting in on the buy local movement.
Tuesday, March 13 – 10:30-11:30 am

See the schedule of Expo education programs

Something Special from Wisconsin
Discover Wisconsin-manufactured products from Wisconsin-owned companies – buying local boosts our economy and saves jobs in our state. Visit this pavilion to source local suppliers in one quick stop.

See these Wisconsin companies:
Alsum Sweet Corn • Clock Shadow Creamery, LLC • CTL Foods, Inc • DATCP Grass Dairy Project • Dawn’s Foods • International Food Market Coalition • Lily River Foods • Mary’s Scone Shop • Mt Sterling Co-op Creamery • New Glarus Brewing Co. • P. Dickey’s Wild Mushroom Co. • Raw Dog Relish • Renaissance Farm, Inc. • RP’s Pasta Company • Sassy Cow Creamery • Wisconsin Department of Ag, Trade & Consumer Protection • Wisconsin Grape Growers Association • Wisconsin Grass-fed Beef Cooperative • Wisconsin Winery Association • And more!

Check out the Virtual Trade Show for more about our Something Special from Wisconsin exhibitors (booths are numbered SS101, SS102, etc)

Culinary Theater
Top Wisconsin chefs prepare innovative recipes while discussing hot trends like sustainable sourcing and local farm-to-table networks.

Craft brew experts will be on-hand with suggestions for pairing different beers with a variety of foods during the live chef-led demos.

See the line-up

Expo-Exclusive Brew
Unique offering: Lakefront Brewery and Tenth & Blake Beer Company will present a special brew, crafted exclusively for the Expo. Sample their exclusive collaboration in booth 644!

Wisconsin Creamery
Taste the best from America’s Dairyland as you discover deliciously unique products for your menu from a diverse selection of locally-produced Wisconsin dairy items.

See more of what’s going on in this special pavilion on the show floor!

Wisconsin-based Companies
Browse the Expo’s Virtual Trade Show to locate products and services from businesses that operate in our state.

View the 2012 Floorplan