Brought to you by the City of Peoria & Local First Arizona
FREE | Exclusive In-Person Series
With 2025 nearly halfway through, now is the perfect time to level up your food business! Don’t miss Peoria Plates: Food Business Owner Growth Series—a dynamic, hands-on workshop series designed to help you grow, adapt, and thrive in today’s food industry.
Topic: Know Your Numbers: Pricing, Costs & Profits for Food Business Success
Whether you're a market vendor, caterer, cottage food operator, mobile food vendor, or just getting started in the food space, this session will equip you with the tools and knowledge you need to succeed.
And yes—coffee and pastries will be provided to keep you fueled while you learn!
💡 What You'll Learn:
- How to price your products strategically and sustainably
- The true costs of doing business (and how to track them!)
- How to build a simple, effective Profit & Loss (P&L) statement
- Smart tips to maximize your profitability
✅ Perfect For:
- Food producers
- Cottage food operators
- Mobile vendors
- Early-stage food entrepreneurs
You’ll walk away with practical tools you can apply immediately—plus the chance to sign up for free technical assistance to support your food venture long after the workshop ends.
👉 Bring your numbers, your questions, and your calculator—let’s make your money make sense!
Meet Your Speaker
Gabe Gardner has been working in food since he was 13, washing dishes at his family’s restaurant. A life spent working with food enables him to help small food businesses celebrate the diversity of Arizona produce and flourish in the process. He manages all of Local First Arizona’s food initiatives across the state.
Rio Vista Recreation Center
8866 West Thunderbird Road
Peoria, AZ 85381
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(phone: 623-773-7594)
This session will take place in the Brook room, which is located on the first floor, next to the bulletin board. Please ask the front desk staff for specific directions.
How is technical assistance free?
The City of Peoria and Local First Arizona partner to offer support to food-based businesses.
What topics are covered if I am interested in signing up for technical assistance
Topics include staffing solutions, space utilization, outdoor seating & signage, food cost strategies, inventory & procurement, and marketing & promotion.
6/10/2025
