How to Start a Food Processing Business

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General Food Processing

• SCORE
  • Known as "Counselors to America's Small Business", SCORE is a source of free and confidential small business advice for entrepreneurs
  • To find a counselor search "food processing"

• Penn State's Food Entrepreneur Resources
  • Comprehensive list of resources for food entrepreneur's

• Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) Frequently Asked Questions:

• FDA's Starting a Food Business

• Resources for Starting a Preserved Foods Business

• National Integrated Food Safety Initiative Contacts from CSREES

On-Farm Processing

• Northeast Region Small Farm Success Project

• Small Farms Marketing
  • Helpful links for on-farm processors

• Starting a Value Added Farm Food Business

• Resources for on-farm dairy processing

• Rural ETINET On Farm Processing Sub-Network

State Specific

    Alabama

• Alabama A&M and Auburn Universities: Starting a Food Processing Business? WHat You Should KNow Before You Get Started

    California

• Getting Started in the Specialty Food Business

    Connecticut

• On-line support for New England Food Entrepreneurs
• Northeast Center for Food Entrepreneurship at the New York State Food Venture Center

    Georgia

• UGA Extension Starting a New Business Website

    Hawaii

• Some Costs and Considerations for Establishing an Entrepreneurial Community Shared-Use Kithen or "Test-Kitchen Incubator"

    Idaho

• Food Technology Center at the Caldwell Business Incubator

    Iowa

• Selling Food Products: A Business From Your Home

    Kentucky

• Home Based Business: Making & Selling Food Products in Kentucky

    Maine

• On-line support for New England Food Entrepreneurs
• Northeast Center for Food Entrepreneurship at the New York State Food Venture Center

    Maryland

• Maryland Small Business Development Center
  • Ms. Renee Sprow, State Director
  • Phone: 301-403-8300
  • Fax: 301-403-8303
  • E-mail: rsprow@mdsbdc.umd.edu
• Howard County Small Scale Entrepreneurship
  • Resource for links on starting a food processing business
  • They also have a business development center

    Massachusetts

• On-line support for New England Food Entrepreneurs
• The Massachusetts Food Processors Resource Manual
• The Western Mass Food Processing Center Complete Solutions for Food Producers and Entrepreneurs
• Northeast Center for Food Entrepreneurship at the New York State Food Venture Center

    Michigan

• Food Regulations for Small Michigan Home Business

    Minnesota

• Minnesota Department of Agriculture Starting a Food Business Links

    Mississippi

• Food Preservation

    Missouri

• Ag Innovation Guide

    Montana

• Starting a Specialty Food Business

    Nebraska

• University of Nebraska-Lincoln Food Processing Center

    New Hampshire

• On-line support for New England Food Entrepreneurs
• Northeast Center for Food Entrepreneurship at the New York State Food Venture Center

    New Mexico

• Food Business in New Mexico

    New York

• Northeast Center for Food Entrepreneurship at the New York State Food Venture Center

    North Carolina

• Getting Started in a Food Business in North Carolina

    North Dakota

• Food Entrepreneur Your Resource Guide to the Food Industry

    Oklahoma

• Oklahoma Food and Agricultural Products Research and Technology Center

    Oregon

• Food Innovation Center

    Rhode Island

• On-line support for New England Food Entrepreneurs
• Northeast Center for Food Entrepreneurship at the New York State Food Venture Center

    South Carolina

• Starting a Food Business

    Vermont

• On-line support for New England Food Entrepreneurs
• Northeast Center for Food Entrepreneurship at the New York State Food Venture Center

    Virginia

• Starting a Food Processing Business in Virginia

    Washington

• Food Processor's License and Handbook

    Wisconsin

• Starting a Small Food Business in Wisconsin