US$175 sourcing assessment

Clarify one sourcing or market-access decision.

Bring one defined question about a producer, ingredient, restaurant use, sales channel, or online product offer. You receive a focused 60-minute consultation and a written recommendation on what to do next.

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What we look at

•A 60-minute remote consultation with a light review of your note and links
•One clearly defined decision about sourcing, restaurant use, sales, or product visibility
•A focused check of availability, format, samples, lead time, documents, use, and supporting evidence
•Receive a short recommendation memo with checked facts, open questions, and prioritized next actions
•A recommendation on whether further sourcing, communication, or website support is worthwhile

Designed for

•Restaurants, hospitality teams, producers, and specialty-food companies with one real decision to make
•Teams that need a practical next action rather than a broad list of ideas

Outside this assessment

•Guarantees of availability, pricing, permits, logistics, exclusivity, or supplier acceptance
•Requests for private supplier contacts without context, permission, or a credible buying requirement

Use the request form to describe your restaurant, company, or project, your region, the sourcing or buyer problem, any website or search problem, and the decision you need to make next.

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Request

Send your company or project, region, the problem, and the decision you need to make.

Fit reply

We usually reply within one to two business days to confirm whether this assessment fits the question.

Payment

If it fits, you receive the payment details and total before paying.

Schedule

After payment, choose an available 60-minute remote slot. Timezone and any rescheduling terms are stated before the consultation is confirmed.

Pre-note

Send the concise context and links needed for the included light pre-review.

Consultation

Work through one sourcing, restaurant-use, sales-channel, product-offer, search, or operational decision.

Recommendation

Receive a concise written follow-up with checked facts, open questions, and next actions.

Published research

Read the research behind this work

Japanese wild meat comes first: national supply figures, processing geography, and the questions restaurants and producers have to answer.

Gibier supply data

Review the official sources, calculated gaps, method notes, and interactive view built from MAFF’s public data.

Open the gibier data

Why gibier supply falls short

Read how processing capacity and distribution affect the amount of wild meat available to buyers.

Read the cited briefing

Field history and working standards

Read the field history, related public projects, and how sourcing relationships are handled.

Read field history and standards