Getting Started in the Specialty Food Business
University of Georgia Cooperative Extension
A guide to product development, ingredients, processing and much more.
Value Added Product Development
College of Agricultural Sciences, Oregon State University
Resources for developing value added products.
Kansas State Research and Extension
Discusses the four major steps of developing a new food product.
Small Scale Food Entrepreneurship – A Technical Guide for Food Ventures (second edition)
Cornell Food Venture Center
Western Massachusetts Food Processing Center
Provides technical assistance, classes and resources for product development.
Product and Process Review Testing Services
University of Maine
Cornell University
List of testing and laboratory services provided.
Private
Microbac 181 Cedar Hill Street Marlborough MA Food Analysis Tel: 508-460-7600
Private
999 Forest Avenue, Portland, Maine 04103 (866) 591-7120 or (207) 878-6481
Private
27 Cross Road Middlesex , Vermont 05602 802- 262-2004 Chemical Food Analysis
Private
45 Manning Road Billerica, MA 01821-3934 978-667-6900 dkrueger@kfl.com Chemical Food Analysis
Private
16 West Main St . Gloucester , MA 01930 978-281-0222 Food and Water Chemical Analysis
Private
50 Hunt St . Watertown , MA 02173 617-923-0300 Microbiological and Food Analysis
Labeling and Nutrition Guidance Documents & Regulatory Information
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Links to FDA labeling guidance documents including the Small Business Nutrition Labeling Exemption.
A Guide to Federal Food Labeling Requirements for Meat, Poultry, and Egg Products
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food Safety Inspection Service
This user-friendly, comprehensive guide provided an overview of federal labeling requirements.
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA requirements for labeling and the link for submitting your label for approval.
Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act of 2004
Guidance for Industry – Questions and Answers
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Information on allergen labeling.
Nutrition Analysis Companies (Nutrition Analysis via Computer Analysis) (no endorsement implied)
Cornell Food Venture Center
Cornell Food Venture Center
List of packaging suppliers (no endorsement implied).
College of Agricultural Sciences, Oregon State University
Links to companies, magazines and associations.
Selecting and Purchasing Food Processing Equipment
Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service
This fact sheet and resource guide outlines a five-step method for purchasing equipment.
Selecting and Purchasing Used Food Processing Equipment
Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service
How to locate used equipment and what to look for when purchasing.
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food Safety Inspection Service
A booklet outlining food defense guidelines.
Food Distribution – U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit
National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
Cornell Food Venture Center
