Specialized foods business workshop offered
February 12, 2016
The University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service and Alaska Sea Grant
will host a workshop series March 1-15 for entrepreneurs interested in starting and
operating a specialty food business in Alaska.
The five-session webinar will be offered across Alaska via Zoom, an online videoconferencing
program. Sessions will run from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. The instructors
are Kate Idzorek, Extension small food business training and development coordinator,
and Quentin Fong, seafood marketing specialist with Alaska Sea Grant.
Specialty foods are manufactured in limited quantity with high-quality ingredients
and include products such as handmade chocolates and food truck items.
The workshop is intended for individuals who want to sell specialty foods directly
to consumers and wholesale. Topics will include business planning and marketing, financing
and accounting, permitting, feasibility assessment, and promoting and pricing products.
The workshop will also cover options to enter the market, including farmers markets,
food trucks and grocery stores.
The workshop costs $50 and is limited to 25 participants. See details or register
online at http://bit.ly/ces-workshops. To fully participate, students' computers must have a microphone and camera. For
more information, contact Idzorek at 907-474-5391 or kjidzorek@alaska.edu.
ADDITIONAL CONTACT: Debbie Carter, 907-474-5406, dscarter@alaska.edu
ON THE WEB: http://bit.ly/ces-workshops