Northwest Food Processors Look to Cluster Strategy

Here is one to note. Pacific Northwest food industry leaders think a tide of plant closures can be thwarted by building support for a food industry cluster.

Since 2000, nearly 20 food processing plants in Oregon have been shuttered, according to the Northwest Food Processors Association. As a result, 450-member NWFPA wants to build a cluster mind-set in the industry and create supporting infrastructure. More here.