Cornell Cooperative Extension

Ulster County
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Food Entrepreneur Workshop

  • Friday, June 19, 2015, 9:30 AM - 2:30 PM

Are you interested in starting a food-based business?  Come to the CCEUC Food Entrepreneur Workshop!

  • Elizabeth Keller Sullivan of Cornell University Food Venture Center in Geneva, NY will speak on food safety and sound manufacturing practices and the Food Venture Center as a resource 
  • John Lukor from NYS Department of Ag and Markets will speak about regulatory issues related to starting a food business
  • Luc or Pika, from Pika’s Farm Table in Lake Katrine, will talk about starting their own food business, as well as their co-packing facility.

The registration form can be downloaded here:  Food Entrepreneur Registration Form

Fee

$25 per person

Location

CCE Ulster
232 Plaza Road (Hannaford Plaza)
Kingston, New York 12401

Last updated June 1, 2015

Co-packers manufacture and package food for other companies to sell. Co-packers can provide entrepreneurs with a variety of services in addition to manufacturing and packaging products. Where as commercial kitchens provide a location for small scale food entrepreneurs to safely and legally process food.

The Northeast Center for Food Entrepreneurship maintains a list of commercial kitchens and co-packers on their website: https://necfe.foodscience.cals.cornell.edu/kitchens-supplies/small-co-packers-commercial-kitchens

"Home processed food . . . shall mean any food processed in a private home or residence using only the ordinary kitchen facilities of that home . . . but shall exclude potentially hazardous food…"

For the regulations regarding home-processed food in New York see:  http://www.agriculture.ny.gov/FS/consumer/processor.html

 

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