Workshop: Considering a food business? From Recipe to Market on Aug.17th

Event:

FROM RECIPE TO MARKET:
A one-day workshop for new food entrepreneurs.
Presented by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County and The NYS Food Venture Center.

Friday, Aug. 17, 2012;   8:30am - 4:30pm at CCE-Tompkins,   615 Willow Ave, Ithaca, NY 14850

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: Goals, Business Plans
• 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

Fee (sliding scale available):  $85.

For more information or to register, call CCE-Tompkins: (607) 272-2292 or go to:  http://ccetompkins.org/calendar/12/07/13/recipe-market