About Genuine Local
Genuine Local is a mission-driven organization that strives to provide access to the resources local food businesses need to grow and succeed.
Genuine Local accomplishes this by filling the gap created by a lack of access to commercial production facilities and helps food businesses grow by providing assistance with business development, production assistance and small batch co-packing services. The facility is also available to state-licensed Local Makers who want to make their own products.
If you are focused on developing hot-packed, shelf-stable products, Genuine Local is here for you.
Meet the Owners
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Mary Macdonald
Mary believes every great adventure starts with a solid plan - and every plan is made to be changed! As a founding member of Genuine Local, the lesson that life is about change and growth is front and center every day.
With a legal background in regulatory compliance, Mary is the point person on Genuine Local’s regulatory compliance and business development services.
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Gavin Macdonald
For Gavin, co-founding Genuine Local is really the ultimate hobby gone wrong. Genuine Local follows a catering company and then a condiment company - both of which resulted from starting a family-based KCBS Competition BBQ team.
Gavin’s diverse background - that ranges from line cook to logistics - has given him a wide range of skills that he puts to good use managing facilities and operational issues for Genuine Local.
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Clarissa Macdonald
Joining in 2018 as the third partner in Genuine Local, Clarissa brings a love of helping people put dreams into motion and turning opportunities into reality.
Specialized training in acidified food production and a background in business make Clarissa a natural fit to oversee the production teams and daily operations at Genuine Local.