Volume 99 - November 2013 Connecting Specialty Food Processors, Suppliers, Brokers, DistributorsMore than 4,280 subscribers Make a difference this
Volume 99 - November 2013
Connecting Specialty Food Processors, Suppliers, Brokers, Distributors More than 4,280 subscribers
Make a difference this Season! Please send retail-packaged food products to the Manlius Senior Centre for their seasonal fundraising auction.
Manlius Senior Centre, 1 Arkie Albanese Drive, Manlius, New York 13104. Click here for more information.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
Tis the Season! Seal a friendship with a holiday gift of "Sell Your Specialty Food."ORDER HERE
"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.
Given the extraordinary failure rate of specialty food enterprises, almost any idea of how to start one and "live to tell about it" has merit. In that context, Green Mountain Mustard's Michael Adams offers his "5Tips for Running Your Food Business with a Full-Time Job."
(1) For Veterans, International Franchise Association’s VetFran® program helps returning service members access franchise opportunities through training, financial assistance, and industry support.
2) Lending/Karma provides online software service that can help you create your legally binding custom loan agreement in minutes!
Here are some of the topics in the most clicked Specialty Food Resource Forum categories:
- Looking for a co-packer in San Diego for Mexican candy products.
- What costs are included in C.O.G.S. Cost of Goods Sold)?
- How can I save money in distribution costs?
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
MORE THAN 41,302 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.
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.
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.
WHAT'S INSIDE
THIS MONTH'S LABEL NEWS
● Calorie Counting Confusion
● Package Claims: U.S. & Canada - An 8-part Series
● Reader Q&A: Labeling Trace Ingredients
● 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
▪ Join our Forum and Blog where we have welcomed more than 1,793 members from as far away as the UK, India, Indonesia, Liberia, Spain, Greece and Lithuania. - Many thanks.
