It’s a Good Time For New York Food Entrepreneurs
Or it looks so to me, based on the recent Food Book Fair in Brooklyn. Here’s what so impressed me on this sunny day at the industro-hip Wythe Hotel: Purekitchen hosted cooking classes. The company’s locally made kitchen cabinetry was a feast for the eyes beyond the food being demo’d. What a fun synergy for [...]
Are You Selling Instant Maple Oatmeal or Cobbler Topper?
Or both?! When you’re planning your food products, think outside the usual. This lazy girl had pulled the oatmeal out of the cabinet when a packet of maple & brown sugar instant oatmeal caught my eye. I mixed in some walnuts, about a tablespoon of butter, and sprinkled it over chopped nectaries. 20 minutes later [...]
Food Entrepreneur Update: The Cookie Department’s Well-Baked Strategy
Two years ago (seems like a lifetime ago) I visited Akiva Resnikoff at his original cookie bakery in Emeryville, California. At the time he was making a few functional cookies and delivering locally to a few cafes and stores. With a goal to grow, The Cookie Department took some smart steps: Raised funds by running a [...]
Ready To Exhibit at a Food Tradeshow – or Not ?
As sure as school’s out for summer it’s time for the Summer Fancy Food Show. This blog post is for you, the aspiring food entrepreneur planning to rove the floor seeking inspiration and ideas for your own presence at this show or other food trade shows. If you’ve done a little digging, trade show booth [...]
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Ready To Exhibit at a Food Tradeshow – or Not ?
As sure as school’s out for summer it’s time for the Summer Fancy Food Show. This blog post is for you, the aspiring food entrepreneur planning to rove the floor seeking inspiration and ideas for your own presence at this show or other food trade shows. If you’ve done a little digging, trade show booth [...]
What Do Farmers Drive to Market ?
Lately at the farmers’ market I’ve taken a closer look at the cars and vans behind the stands. How do the various producers manage to jam in their market goods while keeping them intact? Mixed with a smattering of food trucks, here’s a quick visual inquiry. I’ll keep the post updated with interesting examples of [...]
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Ready To Exhibit at a Food Tradeshow – or Not ?
As sure as school’s out for summer it’s time for the Summer Fancy Food Show. This blog post is for you, the aspiring food entrepreneur planning to rove the floor seeking inspiration and ideas for your own presence at this show or other food trade shows. If you’ve done a little digging, trade show booth [...]
Ah-Ah-Ah Chia! Natural Foods Ingredients Trends at ExpoWest 2013
The year’s biggest trend was: NOTHING! The phrase “free from” so stood out that at times the food companies giving their spiels were so busy rattling off what the products were free from, they forgot to talk about the actual product benefit. Packaging trends reflected the long list so free from gluten, GMO, transfat…with more [...]
10 Food Product Highlights at ExpoWest 2013
As I pat myself on the back for resisting dipping my Greek Shepherd Bread into olive oil (something I cannot resist when Judy’s Love Sticks* are on hand)), I thought the first in my series of ExpoWest wrap ups should suitably begin with the most memorable of the tens of thousands of calories I must [...]
