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Forward Greens Grows Hundreds of Pounds of Fresh, Local Produce Every Day—All From Inside a Vancouver, Wash., Warehouse

When Ken Kaneko worked at Apple Inc. as a global supply chain manager, the company sent him on a business trip to Japan that changed his life. He visited an indoor farm, where lettuce and other crops grow under LED lights, often in vast, abandoned factory buildings. Indoor agriculture has caught on during the last decade in Japan because labor and land are both scarce there.

At the Beginning of the Pandemic, the Cracker King Was Unsure of its Future. Now, the Small Local Company Can Barely Keep Up With Demand.

A few years ago, Jovani Prince got tired of leaving his fate in the hands of others. “Being African American, I got tired of being the first one to be fired and the last one to be hired,” Prince says. “I wanted to do something that no one could take away from me.”

During the Pandemic, Oregon Entrepreneurs Network Has Helped Businesses Making Everything From Barley Milk to Whey-Based Booze

Amanda Oborne, the executive director of the Oregon Entrepreneurs Network, says a lot of great companies are being born in living rooms and garages right now.

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food startups

Forward Greens Grows Hundreds of Pounds of Fresh, Local Produce Every Day—All From Inside a Vancouver, Wash., Warehouse

At the Beginning of the Pandemic, the Cracker King Was Unsure of its Future. Now, the Small Local Company Can Barely Keep Up With Demand.

During the Pandemic, Oregon Entrepreneurs Network Has Helped Businesses Making Everything From Barley Milk to Whey-Based Booze

The Original Formula For Fire Brew’s Health Tonics Came From the Godmother of Herbalism

The Founder of Choi’s Kimchi Wasn’t Impressed With Portland’s Probiotic Foods. So She Started Selling Her Own.

Felton & Mary’s Founder Hopes to Carry on the Legacy of His Grandparent’s Portland Restaurant With Artisan BBQ Sauces

Canopy and Understory Turns Oregon Forest Berries Most People Don’t Know Are Edible Into Jam

Fuller Foods Makes Gourmet Cheese Puffs Tasty Enough to Be Served on a Platter

Wild Friends Foods Started in a Dorm Room and Became a Million-Dollar Business—but Its Founders Are Aiming Even Higher

With Roons, Founder Jenn Topliff Believes She’s Made the World’s Greatest Macaroon

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