Volume 100 - December 2013 Connecting Specialty Food Processors, Suppliers, Brokers, DistributorsMore than 4,280 subscribers Tis the Season! Seal

Volume 100 - December 2013

Connecting Specialty Food Processors, Suppliers, Brokers, Distributors
More than 4,280 subscribers

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COVER NEW

Tis the Season! Seal a friendship with a holiday gift of "Sell Your Specialty Food." ORDER HERE

In This Issue

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ReciPal simplifies the lives of food businesses. Easy nutrition analysis, nutrition fact labels, ingredient lists, recipe costing, and recipe management. All in the cloud and for a reasonable price. Go ahead, build a recipe, let ReciPal do the boring nutrition label work and get back to what you really love. Learn how ReciPal can provide you with FDA approved, reliable do-it-yourself nutrition fact labels - and a free trial.

"Intrepid Culinologist" Rachel Zemser, MS, CCS, knows specialty food processing (making, producing, manufacturing)! And she is a proud Sponsor of Food Entrepreneur Magazine.

Get to know her services. As Founder and CEO of A La Carte Connections, LLC, Rachel travels throughout the U.S. working with both large and small start up companies. She assists them with their food science and R&D. Rachel is a member of the Institute of Food Technologists and the Restaurant Chefs Association.

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E-BOOK STARTUP GUIDE by RACHEL ZEMSER, MS, and FE SPONSOR

Ingredient Labels - What is Legal, What is Not. Rachel Zemser offers comment on what you need to know

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"In five years, I would like Gelato Petrini to become a household name among specialty food consumers and on the shelves of the best specialty food and natural markets." Click here to learn how Dawn Petrini plans to do this.

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Seven things to know about Kickstarter:
1. Kickstarter is a new way to fund creative projects.
2. Each project is independently created.
Find the other five.

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EXPORT SALES OPPORTUNITIES -

Connect with key buyers from major Mexican supermarkets and specialty health stores at the First Annual "Mexican Healthy Products Summit" - 24-26 January 2014, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. For more information, visit...

Government organizations can help you take a bite out of the export pie. Contact the organization in the area where you work (see below) to see if you are eligible for marketing support funds:
Western USA
Mid-West and Northeast USA
Southern USA

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"His book alone is a must read to get you acquainted with the business. Stephen also has a mentorship / coaching program to help guide you through the challenging process of taking a product to market. I recommend scheduling a call to see if his format for consulting could be of help to you." - Jonathan Raduns, MERCHANDISE FOOD!

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MORE THAN 41,356 COPIES SOLD. Do you have a specialty food product that needs to be seen? Are you interested in getting it to the marketplace? This textbook shares the profit assuring approaches to attaining success in the marketplace.

ORDER HERE

NOTE: Not Available in Kindle. This is a "write in the margins" textbook. As such, it does not lend itself to electronic formatting.

As a service to Specialty Food Vendors and Suppliers, we offer volume (10+ copies) discounts best for co-packers, incubators, community kitchens, SBDC's, etc. Please inquire here.

on the menu

The seed of On The Menu started at a kitchen table over a cup of tea and homemade pastry. In the eight years since then, we’ve helped more than 200 clients across the U.S. Join the GMO Labeling discussion on our Blog.

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WHAT'S INSIDE

THIS MONTH'S LABEL NEWS
● Nuances in Nutrition Labeling: U.S. vs. Mexico
● Package Claims: U.S & Canada - Part 2 of 8 Nutrient Content Claims for U.S.

● Reader Q&A: Nutrition Facts Layout Options

● What's News in the Food Label Community

Poll Topics:
1. Broker Commissions
2. Online Sales
3. UPC Codes
4. Impact of Wall Street "Meltdown"
5. Recession Proof?
6. Business Software
7. Life Before Specialty Food Marketing
8. Product Liability Insurance
9. Business Impact of High Gas Prices
10. How Long to be Successful?
11. Sources of Your Start Up Financing

CAST YOUR "VOTE HERE."

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