Not Your Usual Networking Event
Partner Diversity: It Takes More than a Village
Jim Green spoke about the many innovative partnerships Kettle Foods has created over the years and reminded us about the power of partner diversity and sustainability
“Kettle Foods started out of a station wagon selling organic peanut butter. We couldn’t achieve growth without an open mindedness toward partner relationships.”
Kettle Foods supplies organic potato chips worldwide. The company’s sustainability practices include using 100% of the waste vegetable oil from their production process and converting it into biodiesel, partnering with the Energy Trust of Oregon to install one of the largest solar energy arrays in the Pacific Northwest and purchasing renewable wind generated electricity equivalent to nearly 10% of their annual electric demand.
MarketShift Strategies hosts a free private cocktail party for local business leaders engaged in the sustainable economy. Each Upside Hour offers superb networking in a private setting, serves great drinks and features thought leaders sharing insights on a given topic.
This is an opportunity for businesses to identify synergies and cultivate deeper levels of business collaboration. The Upside Hour is an invite-only event. If you are a business leader interested in attending, please request an invitation.
