Starting a Food Business, Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
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SEMAP (Southeastern Massachusetts Agricultural Partnership)
Contact: Sarah Kelley 1 State Bog Road East Wareham, MA 02538 598.295.2212 ext. 50 www.semaponline.org Find farmers who grow the produce you need for your specialty food business. Resources Information on food safety guidelines and regulations for labeling and safe preparation, manufacture, and distribution of food products. U.S. Food and Drug Administration Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services What they do:
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Northeast Regional Office 158-15 Liberty Avenue Jamaica, NY 11433-1034 718.662.5416 Fax: 718.662.5434 New England District Office One Montvale Ave. Stoneham, MA 02180 78l.596.7717 Fax: 78l.596.7896 Northeast Center for Food Entrepreneurship (NECFE) Provides comprehensive assistance to beginning and established food entrepreneurs Contact: New York State Food Venture Center Cornell University/NYSAES Food Research Lab 630 W. North Street Geneva, NY 14456 315.787.2273 Email: necfe@nysaes.cornell.edu 
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MASSACHUSETTSDepartment of Public Health
Information and application for food processing and/or distribution at wholesale Contact: Department of Public Health Division of Food and Drugs Food Protection Program 305 South Street Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 617.983.6712 Fax: 617.524.8062 Department of Food and Agriculture Information on farmers markets, agricultural statistics, farm market information Contact: Massachusetts Department of Food and Agriculture www.state.ma.us/dph/fpp/fpp.htm 251 Causeway Street, Suite 500 Boston, MA 02114 617.626.1700 Bureau of Markets Assistance for Specialty Food Producers Contact: Bonita Oehlke Program Coordinator Foreign Trade, Specialty Foods Bureau of Markets Division of Ag Development 251 Causeway Street, Suite 500 Boston, MA 02114 617.626.1753 e-mail: Bonita.Oehlke@state.ma.us University of Massachusetts – Department of Food Science Does extension work, may assist with product approval and testing. Contact: Chenoweth Lab University of Massachusetts Box 31410 Amherst, MA 01003-1410 413.545.2276 Fax: 413.545.1262 Email: maryp@foodsci.umass.edu Chamber of Commerce A membership-based organization advocating business advancement, economic growth and job creation for the benefit of the communities we serve in the Southcoast region of Massachusetts New Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce 794 Purchase Street New Bedford, MA 02740 508.999.5231 Fax: 508.999.5237 Email: info@newbedfordchamber.com Financial Resources for Small Businesses: Small Business Development Centers Looking to start a food business in our area? Contact: Southeastern Massachusetts Regional SBDC 200 Pocasset Street Fall River, MA 02721 508.673.9783 Fax: 508.674.1929 USDA Rural Development State Office 451 West Street, Suite 2 Amherst, MA 01002-2999 413.253.4300 Fax: 413.253.4337 Rhode Island Small Business Development Center (RISBDC) (http://www.risbdc.org/) Johnson & Wales University 8 Abbott Park Place Providence, RI 02903 USDA Rural Development Warwick Service Center 60 Quaker Lane, Suite 44 Warwick, RI 02886 401.826.0842 Fax: 401.828.6042 Email: david.delisle@ri.usda.gov Publications of InterestFrom Kitchen to Market: Selling Your Gourmet Food Specialty, 3rd Edition
This introduction to the specialty food industry, geared more marketing and product positioning than culinary or production expertise, lets you in on the secrets of successfully launching a gourmet food product. By Stephen F. Hall, Dearborn Trade Paperback, 240 pages Upstart Publishing Company, Chicago 800.235.8866 Small-Scale Food Entrepreneurship: A Technical Guide for Food Ventures Designed to increase awareness of food processing and safety issues. Provides the reader with the basic knowledge and vocabulary necessary to ask questions and understand answers relating to owning and operating a specialty food business. Paperback, 108 pages Publications are available from Northeast Center for Food Entrepreneurship (NECFE) To order this guide contact Judy Anderson 315.787.2273 or email jla2@cornell.edu The Massachusetts Food Processors Resource Manual A practical guide for specialty food and start-up food processors Published by the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) Paperback, 76 pages Download a copy on-line or contact Bonita Oehlke 617.727.3018 ext.172 or emailbonita.oehlke@state.ma.us Also from MDAR, Consider Selling at Farmers’ Markets (http://www.mass.gov/agr/markets/farmersmarkets/consider_selling.htm) Venture A Newsletter for the Small Scale Food Entrepreneur Published by NECFE, NYS Food Venture Center, Geneva, NY available electronically as pdf files or by contacting Judy Anderson 315.787.2273 or 888.624.6785, or email jla2@cornell.edu Food for Thought A Newsletter of the Massachusetts Specialty Food Association (MSFA) Published quarterly by MSFA, Groton, MA Available electronically for members or by contacting Carol Coutrier 508-457-5346 or 800-813-5862 or email ccoutrier@aol.com Food Entrepreneur Karen Cantor, Publisher Post Office Box 10152 Greensboro, NC 27404-0152 910.855.6665 Specialty Food Magazine Products, trends, and your business in perspective… Publishing insightful and actionable articles from leading food and business journalists and retail practitioners Published monthly (except in February, August, and December) by the National Association for the Specialty Food Trade Subscription $30 per year, subscribe on-line or by contacting Specialty Food Magazine at 888.230.6561 |
RHODE ISLANDDepartment of Agriculture
Listing of farmer’s markets, food processors, regulations governing eggs, vegetable sales Contact: Rhode Island Department of Agriculture (http://www.health.state.ri.us) 235 Promenade Street Providence, RI 02908-5767 401.222.2781 Fax 401.222.6047 Department of Health Mainly food service oriented information and regulation. Regulations impact food safety Contact: Rhode Island Department of Health 3 Capitol Hill Providence, RI 02908 401.222.2231 TTY: 1.800.745.5555 Fax: 401.222.6548 University of Rhode Island – Department of Nutrition & Food Sciences Outreach in areas of food safety, seafood Contact: College of the Environment and Life Sciences Department of Nutrition & Food Sciences 106 Ranger Hall Kingston, RI 02881 401.874.2253 Fax: 401.874.5974 E-mail: mcald@uri.edu Extension Contacts: Marjorie Caldwell University of Rhode Island Cooperative Extension Service 530 Liberty Lane West Kingston, RI 02892-1802 401.874.2254 Fax: 401.792.2994 Email: mcald@uriacc.uri.edu Martha S. Patnoad Cooperative Extension Service University of Rhode Island East Alumni Avenue Kingston, RI 02881-0804 401.874.2960 Fax: 401.874.4017 Email: mpatnoad@uri.edu Chamber of Commerce A membership-based organization advocating business advancement, economic growth and job creation for the benefit of the communities we serve in the Newport County of Rhode Island. Newport County Chamber of Commerce 45 Valley Road Middletown, RI 02842 401.847.1600 Fax: 401.849.5848 Email: info@newportchamber.com 
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