A Vermont diner that focuses on buying and serving local foods is working toward a "pod commissary model" in which a "pod" of five restaurants share purchasing and preparation by a central commissary that makes purchasing, delivery by farmers, and initial processing much more efficient than if each restaurant did it alone.
When applying the multiplier effect of these dollars spent, it is estimated that the $1,200,000 spent by a 5-diner pod in local agrarian communities would translate into an economic impact of approximately $6,000,000 annually, encourage other farm and distribution-related services to be created.
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