Volume 101 - January 2014 Connecting Specialty Food Processors, Suppliers, Brokers, DistributorsMore than 4,290 subscribers In This Issue - FE

       

Volume 101 - January 2014

Connecting Specialty Food Processors, Suppliers, Brokers, Distributors
More than 4,290 subscribers

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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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The “World of Salt” – provides the widest selection and most unique salt related products from around the globe. We bring the salts from around the world to our warehouse in Florida. Learn how they intend to fulfill this vision.

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

All food professionals know that food shows are a great place to network and to find new ingredients and suppliers, but the start-ups will never hear about these shows on TV or be solicited to attend them – you have to know someone who knows someone, or research online, or read this blog post!

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FE JAN 14 KIND HEALTH 2

"I like to think that I keep my ear close to the ground when it comes to keeping up with the specialty food trade, yet here is a story about a new food product I've never heard of (Kind Healthy Snacks) that was introduced to the likes of Whole Foods, and other specialty food retailers, in 2004. And has grown, over the past ten years, into a $124 million business!" Can you find the secret?

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Whole Foods Market offers local producers financing to sustain viability in the food production chain to encourage producers.
Low-interest loans to help local producers flourish

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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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COVER NEW

MORE THAN 41,448 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.

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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
● 2013's Most Popular Reader Q&As
● Package Claims: U.S & Canada - Part 3 of 8 Health Claims for U.S.
● Reader Q&A: Options for Signature Line
● 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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