Helps the store owner to do produce, understand how to work with produce and merchandise and work within the margins and profits associated with it. One important point to note and cigarettes give only 11 the Natural Foods can be 30 to 40 so there is an incentive to be more profitable and have more incentives and in tune to carrying these Healthy Foods and thank you very much and i am available for questions. Can i ask that you repeat the statistics and its more profitable to sell produce than alcohol and cigarettes. Sure. I have been involved in the natural Food Industry for 3540 years and clearly what is happening is that there is a Strong Demand for these natural Food Products and also produce, so these numbers the gros Profit Margins that the stores can have and be competitive is between the 30 and 40 range. Cigarettes is 11 and alcohol is 25 so there is incentive to be more profitable and always as they will discover these other items like cigarettes and alcohol are a smaller of t
Corner stores that sell cigarettes and alcohol to neighborhoods that have much more businesses that sell healthy affordable and Fresh Produce. I also wanted to say that many of the food justice and access leaders that i have had the honor of working with helped me understand that food access and the struggle for healthy food in neighborhoods is a civil rights issue for many of the lowest income neighborhoods and on a city wide level as well, so this legislation sets up a Pilot Program that is city wide that draws from the amazing work from the bay view and the tenderloin neighborhoods and other neighborhoods as well. I also wanted to say too its a coalition of not only the food access groups and grass root organizations but Small Businesses and their associations. Jobs with justice played a key role and i am grateful we have people here from jobs with justice and also the Grassroots Coalition in the bay view and the tenderloin and the support is significant and also spur, our city plan
As you may know we are a coalition of over 25 Community Members and cbos and the Community Working collaboratively to ensure sustainable and affordable and healthy food is available to the residents in bay view Hunters Point. We have developed a Pilot Program for sustainable retail in the bay view Hunters Point neighborhood and in addition to the food guard guardians and Health Promotion throughout the country and influenced other efforts in other under served neighborhoods in the city and it has had recognition nationally as well as regionally. Promoting healthy food retailing promotes Good Nutrition and provide economic benefits such as supplying living wage job and the work is critical. The this is about addressing disparities and Economic Development and about jobs and entrepreneurship and revitalizing our commercial districts which these stores play a critical role. We need to keep our food dollars in the neighborhood and not leaking out and this goes a long way to that point. As
Alcohol and cigarettes. Sure. I have been involved in the natural Food Industry for 3540 years and clearly what is happening is that there is a Strong Demand for these natural Food Products and also produce, so these numbers the gros Profit Margins that the stores can have and be competitive is between the 30 and 40 range. Cigarettes is 11 and alcohol is 25 so there is incentive to be more profitable and always as they will discover these other items like cigarettes and alcohol are a smaller of the total store sales. Thank you. Thank you. The next speaker is a cochair of the southeast work group and some of the other leaders. Michael janice and the Produce Market or the manager for the wholesale Produce Market and i know that for healthy fresh food that is one thing but affordable food is another thing and thank you for your role in making sure that we have affordable food. Thank you supervisors. As you may know we are a coalition of over 25 Community Members and cbos and the Community
And thank you very much and i am available for questions. Can i ask that you repeat the statistics and its more profitable to sell produce than alcohol and cigarettes. Sure. I have been involved in the natural Food Industry for 3540 years and clearly what is happening is that there is a Strong Demand for these natural Food Products and also produce, so these numbers the gros Profit Margins that the stores can have and be competitive is between the 30 and 40 range. Cigarettes is 11 and alcohol is 25 so there is incentive to be more profitable and always as they will discover these other items like cigarettes and alcohol are a smaller of the total store sales. Thank you. Thank you. The next speaker is a cochair of the southeast work group and some of the other leaders. Michael janice and the Produce Market or the manager for the wholesale Produce Market and i know that for healthy fresh food that is one thing but affordable food is another thing and thank you for your role in making sure