FROM RECIPE TO MARKET
Wednesday Oct 23rd, 9am-4pm
at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Broome County, 840 Upper Front St, Binghamton, NY
A one-day workshop for new food entrepreneurs presented in collaboration with the New York State Food Venture Center. Is your recipe ready to go to market? If your goal is to launch a specialty food business, then this program is for you. This one-day seminar will provide future food entrepreneurs with a grounding in food business basics, and knowledge of the critical issues to consider before starting a food processing business.
Program:
- Food Business Basics
- Marketing: Developing a Strategy, Objectives, Research, and Communication Plan
- Panel Discussion with Local Food Entrepreneurs followed by Questions and Answers
- The NYS Food Venture Center
- Market Trends and Product Development
- Regulatory Agencies and Requirements
- Food Safety, Processing, Packaging and Labeling
- What lenders are looking for
Presenters:
- Howard Garrity: Small Business Administration, Elmira Office
- Laura Biasillo: Agricultural Economic Development Specialist, CCE-Broome
- Dr. Olga Padilla-Zakour: Associate Professor of Food Processing; Director of the New York State Food Venture Center and the Northeast Center for Food Entrepreneurship at Cornell University
- Ann Supa & Vicki Giarratano: Extension Educators - Food Safety & ServSafe, CCE-Broome
Workshop cost is $50, lunch and refreshments are provided. To register and pay with credit card, visit: https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/recipetomarket_203. You can also register by phone at (607) 584-9966. For more information, contact Laura Biasillo at CCE-Broome: (607) 584-5007 or lw257@cornell.edu.
