We’re growing Portland’s food manufacturing community

Access the capital, space, and talent you need to grow. We are the backstage crew for Portland’s food and beverage makers, processors, and packagers.

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OUR MISSION

We exist to build Portland’s manufacturing strength

Portland’s food and beverage makers have the products. They have the passion. What they need is the infrastructure to break through regional boundaries and compete on a national stage. We provide the funding, the facilities, the talent pipelines, and the peer networks that turn local success into sustainable growth.

  • Jobs that sustain families

  • Wealth stays in Portland

  • Makers compete nationally

View Our Action Plan [PDF]
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  • We are committed to being in Portland. The community has been a huge help for us, and their support is helping us through this next stage of our business. [Prosper Portland], they've been helpful.

    — Michael Pan, Pan’s Mushroom Jerky

  • Working with OMEP, the cost has been really helped by Prosper Portland. Without that, it would have been really a burden for us. That really made a huge difference for the possibilities that we're able to see.

    — Three Sisters Nixtamal

  • For us to get to where we are today, we wouldn't have gotten here without the support of Prosper Portland.

    — George Domurot,‍ Ranger Chocolate

  • On our own, we would not be able to afford [to work with the Oregon Manufacturing Extension Partnership], so Prosper Portland is helping us.

    — Bonnie Morales, Kachka

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LEADERSHIP

Meet Yvonne Smoker, your industry liaison

Yvonne has a genuine commitment to Portland's maker community. She's here to listen to what you need and connect you directly to the resources that make a real difference.

Let’s talk

Let us know what you’re building. We’ll show you how Portland can help you get it done!

Prefer to email? SmokerY@prosperportland.us

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