Thu, Apr 23
|VCU Shift Retail Lab
VASFA Quarterly Forum: Working Session
An interactive working session focused on real industry challenges and shaping how VASFA supports them.
Time & Location
Apr 23, 2026, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
VCU Shift Retail Lab, 1235 W Broad St, Richmond, VA 23220, USA
Guests
About the event
As VASFA enters a new chapter, we are taking a more intentional approach to how we support Virginia’s specialty food and beverage industry. This session is part of that shift.
We’re inviting founders, producers, and industry partners to an interactive working session focused on the challenges businesses face and how we can work together to overcome them.
Through guided discussion, small group conversations, and open Q&A, attendees will:
Share current challenges and roadblocks
Gain insights and advice from peers and industry leaders
Help shape the future programming and support offered by VASFA
Whether you’re just getting started or actively growing, this session is designed to provide practical value while strengthening connections across Virginia’s specialty food community.
Food and beverages will be provided by 1115 Mobile Kitchen and Small Batch Brewing, featuring products from VASFA members including Birdie's Pimento Cheese, Scared Cowboy, Mar Mar, and Crescent Simple Syrups.