{"id":1671,"date":"2018-10-19T08:35:29","date_gmt":"2018-10-19T12:35:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/si-mba\/?p=1671"},"modified":"2018-10-18T10:48:27","modified_gmt":"2018-10-18T14:48:27","slug":"family-matters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/si-mba\/2018\/10\/19\/family-matters\/","title":{"rendered":"Family Matters"},"content":{"rendered":"

This post was written by Jeffrey Lue ’19.<\/em><\/p>\n

EDITOR’S NOTE: For an enhanced experience with this post, please take a listen to this 1990\u2019s throwback<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The Sustainable Innovation MBA Advisory Board member Don Droppo, CEO of Curtis Packaging (and UVM ’96) accepted the U.S.-based Multi-Generational Family Enterprise Award.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It’s a rare condition, this day and age, <\/em>to find emphasis being placed on the importance of family businesses. But at the Family Business Awards in early October, the Grossman School of Business and supporting community has the opportunity to acknowledge family businesses who are leaders in their respective industries. This year, we celebrated Lake Champlain Chocolates, Curtis Packaging, and Foster Brothers Farm \/ Vermont Natural Ag Products Inc. for their innovation and commitment to sustainability.<\/p>\n

Hearing the stories of the three 2018 winners and their 2017 counterparts were a beautiful example of love and tradition of the grand design. <\/em>Since 1983, Lake Champlain Chocolates<\/a> has been aspired to providing extraordinary chocolate moments. In addition to creating wonderful chocolates, LCC has demonstrated their commitment to sustainable business practices with their certifications (B Corps, Fair Trade) and community service.<\/p>\n

It’s impressive enough to find a business in operation since 1845, but some people say it’s even harder to find <\/em>one with the vision to incorporate environmental stewardship into its core competencies after all those years. Curtis Packaging<\/a> achieved both accolades, becoming the first packaging company in North America to use 100% renewable energy, be carbon neutral, and a zero-waste-to-landfill facility.<\/p>\n

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The Lampman family of Lake Champlain Chocolates.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What\u2019s the secret to the success of these small businesses? Well there must be some magic clue inside these gentle walls <\/em>in the new dairy barn at Foster Brothers Farm<\/a>. This fifth-generation farm has innovation engrained in their DNA. They built one of the first of New England\u2019s methane digesters back in the early ’80s, expanded their portfolio to include an organic line of compost (MOO), and recently implemented a heat recovery system designed to capture and repurpose the heat created during the aerobic composting process.<\/p>\n

These families are an inspiration of how business should be done. At today\u2019s ceremony, there was real love burstin’ out of every seam <\/em>of Ifshin Hall, and it was clear to see that it’s the bigger love of the family <\/em>that will keep these businesses going strong. Congratulations again to all the 2018 winners!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This post was written by Jeffrey Lue ’19. EDITOR’S NOTE: For an enhanced experience with this post, please take a listen to this 1990\u2019s throwback. It’s a rare condition, this day and age, to find emphasis being placed on the importance of family businesses. But at the Family Business Awards in early October, the Grossman … <\/p>\n

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