Karen Karp and Senior Consultant Shayna Cohen reflect on 2001-2005 in KK&P's history, including Karen's return to the U.S., and the beginning of the local food movement in this country.

Thoughts on how and for whom we are growing crops, raising animals and producing food.

Karen Karp recently spoke with economist Teresa Lynch about their collaboration over the past decade, how it started, why it's unique, and how it delivers value to our clients.

KK&P President Karen Karp reflects on why the pandemic disrupted our food system, the challenging road to revitalization and what a sustainable future for restaurants could look like.

Founder Karen Karp talks about her decision to pursue graduate school in England, expanding KK&P's work further up the food supply chain and more in this look back at the company's history.

The University of Rhode Island and Community College of Rhode Island are working with industry leaders to develop new courses, professional certifications, and a two-year Associate’s degree program focused on agriculture, food systems, and plant-based industries.

KK&P recently worked with Hudson Valley Fisheries and Hudson Valley AgriBusiness Development Corporation to research opportunities in and approaches to value-added processing for inland aquaculture.

Karen Karp talks about the history of KK&P, her motivation for starting the company and the work still left to do.

As the events of the past weeks have unfolded – the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery, which are only the most recent killings in an unconscionable history of racist violence; the subsequent protests calling for justice and meaningful structural change; and the federal administration’s response – we at KK&P have felt...

Over the past six years, food business incubator Hope & Main has helped aspiring food entrepreneurs from a variety of means and backgrounds launch and scale their businesses by providing shared-use kitchens and equipment, technical and educational programs, and a community of peers and mentors. KK&P Senior Consultant Ben Kerrick recently spoke with Founder Lisa Raiola about how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting Hope & Main, how her member businesses are adapting, and her hopes for the food system.

K&KK&P 2016-2020: Guiding Values-driven Procurement by Institutions and Corporations Karen Karp and Senior Consultant Ben Kerrick talk about the period between 2016 and 2020 and KK&P’s long history of guiding values-driven procurement by institutions and corporations. Read More. K&P 2011-2015: How KK&P’s Implementation Capacity Sets It Apart KK&P’s Good People division is unique among food...

Months before the coronavirus crisis hit, KK&P began working with JMF to design a special new initiative that would support the New England region’s food system. As the Covid-19 crisis emerged and escalated, we quickly pivoted with JMF to guide the development of the New England Food System Resilience Fund, which recently awarded $347,000 in grants to 11 organizations as the first part of a new initiative aimed at strengthening the New England food system.