VOLUME 92 - APRIL 2013 THIS ISSUE OF FE IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY: SnapMonkey - Where Building an e-Commerce Store is a SNAP! Easily create your own E-CO
VOLUME 92 - APRIL 2013
THIS ISSUE OF FE IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY: SnapMonkey - Where Building an e-Commerce Store is a SNAP!
Easily create your own E-COMMERCE WEBSITE at SnapMonkey.
A SMALL FOOD BUSINESS (SMALLFOODBIZU) take on creative marketing. BIG DATA, or how small food firms can mimic large organizations in using big data analytics to guide them in moving forward.
This month's mini-case study is SIMPLE SQUARES Organic Snack Bars. Learn more about Founder Kimberly Crupi Dobbins' quest to bring health to the masses.
"The need for whole food and simple snack bars was cultivated while on the road and refined after being advised to follow an elimination diet. Refusing to compromise yet recognizing the need to indulge, I set out on a mission to create great tasting and healthy snacks"
MORE THAN 40,000 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.
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. Inquire here.
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 discussion on our Blog.
WHAT'S INSIDE
THIS MONTH'S LABEL NEWS
• Reorganization of the fda.gov website
• Master case labeling requirements
• Preparing submissions for health claims in Canada
• Annatto color & sensitivity in children
• "0g trans fat" as a nutrient content claim
FDA Rule Making Process
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
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THE FE TEAM
Stephen F. Hall, Managing Editor and Publisher
Patricia T. Hall, Senior Editor
Avi Telyes, Senior Editor
Patricia Duffy, Senior Editor