Region offering Marketing Incentive for Businesses selling Locally Sourced Goods
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Economic Development Cowichan (EDC) is helping out businesses that sell locally sourced products by offering a free, one-year Island Good licence.
Island Good is a branding and marketing campaign run by the Vancouver Island Economic Alliance (VIEA). It’s been around since 2013, and has been branding with local businesses since 2018.
Island Good’s mission is to help shoppers easily identify local products on store shelves or in menus at restaurants.
EDC says, during its pilot program the Island Good branding led to increased sales of local food and beverage products by an average of 16% in 45 grocery stores over a six-month period.