How Juneau Food Tours Turned Alaska Flavor Into a Business

Food isn’t just something we eat. It’s one of the ways a community tells its story.On this episode of Business Voices Juneau, Juneau Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Becca Parks sits down with Midgey Moore, owner of Juneau Food Tours, to talk about building a business around food, tourism, storytelling, and the people who make Juneau’s culinary scene distinctive.Midgey shares how a childhood fascination with cooking eventually led to a Juneau food blog, a career with Travel Juneau, and ultimately the launch of Juneau Food Tours. She talks about landing Princess Cruises as a partner in her first season, adapting a food-tour model to Alaska’s cruise economy, building a team of local culinary hosts, and expanding into Jeep tours, private events, and custom food experiences.The conversation also includes the story of how Gordon Ramsay ended up filming in Juneau, why Midgey believes Alaska deserves to be recognized as a food destination, and how local chefs, restaurants, seafood, and entrepreneurs help connect visitors to the community.Midgey and Becca also explore what it takes to succeed in Juneau’s food industry, why food trucks and pop-ups can create opportunities for new entrepreneurs, and what Juneau’s evolving food scene can mean for retaining people and building a stronger local economy.Business Voices Juneau is the podcast of the Juneau Chamber of Commerce, featuring the entrepreneurs, leaders, businesses, and ideas shaping Juneau’s economic future.