Volume 103 - March 2014 Connecting Specialty Food Processors, Suppliers, Brokers and DistributorsMore than 4,300 subscribers   UP THE IRISH BECO

Volume 103 - March 2014

Connecting Specialty Food Processors, Suppliers, Brokers and Distributors
More than 4,300 subscribers

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In This Issue

"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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NBC featured Venture Capitalist Marcus Lemonis gave The Two Armadillos $100,000 to develop and improve its packaging BECAUSE Mr. Lemonis said their product is THE ONLY ONE OUT THERE with virtually no competition. Yet a cursory search yielded at least one half dozen well-established like products! These include: Eden Foods, Biena Foods, Kabuli, Desi, Saffron Road, Kashmir Valley and Partner Foods. The point - One has every hope that 2 Armadillos does not have to return the 100 grand! :-)

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Caveman Cookies founder Stephanie Lester suggests that Money, Packaging and Making Friends are three keys to specialty food marketing success. What's her take? Find out here.

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

Rachel Zemser reports:Cottage Food Operations (CFOs) are allowed to produce certain foods that are not potentially hazardous in a private home and to sell those products within their local county or state region. Most states allow CFOs or have relevant legislation or initiatives that are pending. Laws and other restrictions vary widely. Here are the general requirements.

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2014 is an even numbered year, so that means the really big show is SIAL in Paris this October. Find out how you can benefit from US FDA support. 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:
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MORE THAN 41,481 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.

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

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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
● FDA Issues Proposed Rules for Changes to the Nutrition Label
● What's News in the Food Label Community
● Reader Q&A:

NEW TOPIC: Is your enterprise Home Based?
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
12. Is your enterprise Home Based?
->CAST YOUR "VOTE HERE."

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