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Description: Spoken aloud, the business plan sounded about as viable as planting citrus groves in the Bakken oil fields. Seeking a way to sell directly to consumers, a group of North Dakota farmers banded together about a decade ago to start an upscale, farm-to-table restaurant chain on the East Coast.

Source: Businessweek.com

Date: Dec 30, 2014

Link: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-12-30/founding-farmers-the-farm-to-table-restaurant-chain#r=nav-r-story

Questions for Discussions:

  • Summarize the business plan presented in this report.
  • What are the most challenging managerial issues that come into play?