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Executive Summary <br />From June to November 2007, a feasibility study was conducted on establishment of a <br />regional shared use food and agricultural processing center serving Alamance, Chatham, <br />Durham, and Orange counties by Mr. Smithson Mills of Mars Hill College. Contracted <br />deliverables included measuring community demand, identifying suitable physical sites <br />for project development, and identifying organizations and individuals able to lead <br />development of the project. Estimated overall cost of project development and ongoing <br />operational costs after the facility is open for food processing were also determined. <br />The four-county area has several positive characteristics for the development of a <br />regional value added food and agricultural processing facility, including: <br />• A strong entrepreneurial presence; <br />• An existing local food production, distribution and sales system; <br />• Awell-established "buy local" movement; <br />• A culinary education program at the community college level; <br />• A lack of available approved manufacturing space for entry-level food businesses; <br />• Measured strong demand from potential facility clients. <br />Over a three month period, 62 valid surveys were returned from small businesses and <br />individuals wishing to commercially manufacture food products at a shared use facility. <br />These include farm-based producers, restaurateurs, caterers, and food entrepreneurs <br />manufacturing shelf stable foods for wholesale distribution. The quantity and quality of <br />the survey responses indicates that the region has sufficient demand for development of a <br />regional facility with a wide range of food processing equipment and that is scalable for <br />future expansion. Business development support and education, especially training in <br />starting afood-based business, developing business plans, and meeting food safety <br />requirements, are needed components of a shared use facility. <br />Based on survey responses, client use at the facility is estimated at 142 production hours <br />per week after the end of the first year of operation. On a 50-week basis and at an average <br />use fee of $22 per hour, the facility maybe able to generate more than $150,000 in fees in <br />its second or third year of operation. In the same timeframe, gross income for clients <br />manufacturing at the facility should range between $800,000 and $1.2 million per year. <br />Survey responses show demand for the most commonly used equipment found in <br />regional shared use food processing centers throughout the country. Equipment needed <br />for first phase acquisition is listed and priced at $354,756. This cost may be substantially <br />reduced with donated equipment from area supermarkets and restaurants. <br />Sixteen farm-based local meat producers requested value added meat processing at a <br />shared use facility. Because regulatory oversight for meat processing is quite demanding <br />4 <br />
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