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Get Your Food Business off the Ground and Growing

• Wednesday, April 8, 2015, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

A Workshop for Food Entrepreneurs

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9:00-10:00 Get Permission: Regulations and Licensing

Where do you go to get permission to sell your packaged food product at retail locations, or sell ready to eat food at venues, such as farmers’ markets? Can you make your product in your own home kitchen? Get these and other questions answered.

Presenter:John M Luker, Assistant Director, Division of Food Safety & Inspection,
New York State Department of Agriculture & Markets

10:00-11:00 Get Approval: Making sure your food product is safe

Many food products require review and approval by a food safety expert called a Process Authority. The NYS Food Venture Center at Cornell University provides process authority services. The path to approval requires review of formulations, container and storage requirements, and processing methods. The Food Venture Center offers assistance with product and process safety evaluations, regulatory compliance, process development recommendations and shelf-life evaluation.

Presenter: Elizabeth Sullivan, Cornell University Food Venture Center

11-12:15Get Ready: Taking your passion for food and making money

What are your first steps in taking your passion and creating a viable business? How do you make sure your foundation is strong enough to support your growth? How do you get started? We know you have a great recipe but while that is important there is so much more to plan (and no you don’t need a 40-page business plan with charts and graphs)…but you do need to know how to create a path for yourself to walk.

Presenter: Katherine Gregory – Food Business Entrepreneur

12:15-1:00 Lunch (on your own)

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1:00-2:15Get Set: Outgrowing your Kitchen…the next steps in processing

Are you ready to move out of your home kitchen? Is your community ready for a shared-use kitchen? Learn about the steps you need to take to produce your products for market in a commercial kitchen. Discover some options, ask questions and learn first-hand about our experiences doing just this & how we navigated the process.

Presenter: Katherine Gregory & Jeri Woodhouse

2:15-3:30Get Going: Bringing your Product to Market

Explore the decisions you need to make to create an identity, to use packaging and branding to set yourself apart from your competition, and to develop an action plan to successfully market your products.

Presenter: Jeri Woodhouse - Food Business Entrepreneur

3:30-5:00 Get Down to Business

How can you maximize your chances for a successful food business venture? Learn about developing a small business feasibility study and plan.

Presenter: William Edwards, Small Business Advisor

Fee: $65 or two for $95 (one information packet)

To register call: Cornell Cooperative Extension 518-885-8995

Fee

Fee: $65 or two for $95

Location

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Saratoga County
50 West High Street
Ballston Spa, NY 12020

Last updated January 28, 2015