Bringing Your Food Product from Kitchen to Commercial Production

If you're currently making your consumable product in a kitchen and seriously considering selling it in a retail store, then this FREE 2 hour workshop is for you.

Your friends and family keep saying your product is a hit and guaranteed to sell in local stores. What they don't tell you is what is involved. The discussion will focus on dairy and non-dairy frozen products, but is relevant to other consumable goodies. The workshop will cover basic topics to better understand the steps to manufacture and sell a safe consumable product into the retail market space. Some of the topics covered: -Recipe or Formula -Make Your Own or Co-Pack -Nutritional Panel -Ingredient Statement -UPC -Kosher / Organic Etc. Certified -Trade Show Participation -Retail Pay to Play -Who's Your Customer -Uniqueness in the Market -Package & Product Size -Product Launch -FDA Requirements -Reliable Suppliers -Distributor & Broker Margin -Prepare for the Buyer Speaker: Darryl David, SCORE Darryl David has owned and operated his own brand of ice cream and non-dairy frozen product and listed twice in the national publication "The Very Best Ice Cream and Where to Find It". He brings his expertise in Product development, manufacturing, distribution, retail locations, grocery and food service. Over the course of his career Darryl has worked with small to multi-million dollar companies that manufactured and sold their brand of dairy & non-dairy products through the retail channel. Despite the size or influence in the industry, the steps and requirements are the same. The workshop covers the steps to bring a consumable food product to the public. Today, Darryl has a consulting business Darryl's Ice Cream Solutions, LLC with a focus on consumable product and business development. He offers assistance in all aspects of consumable products including Good Manufacturing Practices, formulas, packaging, label requirements, nutritional information, barcodes, broker/distributor interaction and getting prepared for your first purchase order.

Fee: No Cost