Bringing Your Food Product from the Kitchen to Commercial Production 

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.

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

"You can't afford to learn from your own mistakes"

Some of the Topics Covered

• Recipe or Formula
• Make Your Own or Co-Pack
• Nutrional Panel
• 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

 Presented by: Dyrall David

Darryl David has owned and operated his own brand of ice cream and non-dairy frozen products and was listed twice in the national publication "The Very Best Ice Cream and Where to Find It".  He brings his expertise in manufacturing, distribution, multi-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 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