Foodpreneur Information

NEXT BOOTCAMP-FEB 23-MONDAY-SEE WEBSITE FOR REGISTRATION Foodpreneur ® Recipe for Success Boot Camp is an intensive series tailored to new food entrepreneurs who have a great specialty food idea but are unsure of the next steps. It covers the key ingredients needed to be a successful Foodpreneur. Participants have an overview of the many facets involved with creating & launching a food or beverage product. Taught by food business experts with hands on industry knowledge of specialty foods products. Participants learn experientially through classroom interaction & are provided with tools, resources/information to both learn the food business and develop plans to create sales, manage growth,create or refine a product. The knowledge gained in the Foodpreneur Boot Camp will increase chances of success in establishing a Specialty Foods Business. Established food businesses can improve their skills in key areas such as food marketing/sales. Our seminar reviews key phases as you launch your food based product. A “taste” of what we will cover during Foodpreneur Boot Camp; Before You Get into the Kitchen: • Initial Capital &Time /Company Formation/ Insurance/Legal & Trademark/Feasibility of product concept, who is your consumer and what problem do you solve? Getting Your Idea Out of the Kitchen: • Recipe Development to Commercial Formulation / Certifications /Viability of Product & pricing /Commercial Kitchen and other manufacturing processes/ Branding, design & packaging/ Forecasting & Accounting/ Raising Dough- finding sources of funding Getting Your Product on the Shelf: • Production/Understanding distribution channels- from specialty stores to supermarkets/How do you get it there? What do distributors & brokers do?/Developing a Sales Pipeline/Pitching the buyer Getting Your Product onto the Consumer’s Plate & into their Hands: • What does it mean to develop a “Go to Market Strategy”?/Trade Promotions/Social Media/Advertising