Grocery hub at Christineholm
A feasibility study on how local food producers can share space for processing, storage, logistics solutions, and sales
About the feasibility study
Christineholm estate in Nyköping municipality sees the opportunities to develop a “food hub” – where local producers can share space for processing, storage, logistics solutions, and sales in the existing farm shop. To better understand how a large-scale establishment can be built, Leader Sörmlandskusten has prioritized providing support for a feasibility study.
Maria Cole and Karin Wachtmeister lead the work on the feasibility study. In the project, they will map out the conditions for a hub for food processing and how it could be organized.
The project is completed.
Read the final report
Karin Wachtmeister and Maria Cole
Photo: Emanuel Fröberg, Mats Eriksson
PRELIMINARY STUDY
”We want to explore the possibility of becoming a place for food producers and processors when the ”own kitchen” is too small. We believe that a food hub can create synergies between small-scale producers.”
Why was the project prioritized?
LAG's decision on prioritization with justification:
Christineholm Property Management AB has good conditions to build a space for example for the sale of food, production, processing, storage, or space for continued logistics solutions in combination with the established farm shop. The study can contribute to a better understanding of how a new business area should be developed for increased business benefits for the landlord versus specifically the incoming partner Coles Nordic Delights. The project's design also provides good opportunities for collaboration with already established companies on the farm and to create synergies with future actors. There is a plan for how the study's results will be communicated at relevant meetings for the networks that have been involved.
About the project
LAG priority project
The formal decision is made by SJV
Project period
2023-2024
Project owner
Christineholm Management AB
Project Manager
Maria Cole: hej@mariacole.se
Karin Wachtmeister: karin@christineholm.se
Purpose and goals
Purpose: Evaluate different conditions and assess the idea of a hub for food processing and production at Christineholm.
CASE: Mapping study of food production and processing at the farm Christineholm
About financing
Granted support from Leader
80,000 SEK
Own private financing
120,000 SEK
Total project budget
200,000 SEK
Support rate: 40 % project support for companies
Incoming EU funds have been granted from:
Rural Development Fund
The support from the rural development programme consists of funding from the EU and the state.
