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Volume XLIII - 9 June 2009
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Answers, ideas and guidance to assure your success in specialty food marketing.
Dear Colleague:
Welcome to Volume XLIII of our online Magazine. Stephen has a few remaining slots available for appointments at the NYC Fancy Food Show. Please contact us to schedule an appointment.
Results from our latest survey (choice of UPC provider): 63% = GS1 with annual fee; 13% = $89 per code, no annual fee; 25% = Other means of registration. PatPat
Pat Hall
Editor
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“We pride ourselves on producing authentic Mexican sauces. Our goal is to capture the essence of Mexican culinary tradition and make it accessible in your home. Always mindful of tradition, our sauces are hand crafted in small batches using only the finest all-natural ingredients.”
HISTORY - To launch their enterprise, the owners took classes at the University of California Davis, evaluated the market, sourced ingredients and found a co-packer who would take a chance on a new and somewhat complex concept (that took 12-18 months to develop!) and San Angel Mole Company was born. Co-owner Florence McCarthy elaborates here. This Issue's Featured Website: SanAngelMole.com
Reader Q&A: Does your company offer shelf life testing?
Congress Acts to Require Restaurant Labeling
NRA Supports National Labeling Standard for Restaurant Food
FDA To Launch Gluten Food Labels Study
NOTES AND COMMENT
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Affluent Internet users are more active than ever -- but their spending has been somewhat tempered by the recession, according to an analysis of recent data by eMarketer, reports Adweek.
STOP PRESS!!! ATTENTION small business owners
who could benefit from the SBA 2009
Recovery Act.
SBA says....One Bank says..? More here.
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Food Entrepreneur eZine Co-Founders: Karen A. Cantor, MBA, and Stephen F. Hall
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Fan Mail:“I was fortunate to find your book when my husband began to seriously contemplate a business plan to produce authentic Mexican mole. I was encouraged by what you had written. Your book has proved to be an invaluable tool every step of the way.” – Florence McCarthy, San Angel Mole Company
Natural MarketPlace is holding its annual trade show July 9-11, 2009 at the Sands Expo & Convention Center and the Venetian Hotel & Resort in Las Vegas, NV.
Sponsored by the Natural Products Association, it promises to deliver the most current state-of-the art marketplace for all “natural” products.
