NYC Vegetarian Food Fest

February 24, 2015 by Leave a Comment

Sarah Gross and Nira Paliwoda are the founders of U.S. Veg Corp, an event production and marketing brand focused on the growing vegetarian and green markets. U.S. Veg Corp provides offline and online opportunities throughout the year to target a passionate audience interested in a vegetarian and eco-friendly lifestyle. Nira and Sarah are active members of the local vegetarian and green movement. Their involvement with the community ensures that the events they put on address the latest issues concerning the vegetarian market and the most of-the-moment technologies.

The NYC Veg Food Fest will take place this year on March 14th & 15th from 11AM-6PM at The Metropolitan Pavilion on 125 West 18th St. Purchase your tickets now to attend and get yummy food samples, engage in fun activities and listen to inspiring speakers. For a list of this year’s exhibitors click here. Tickets for a 2-day pass are $50, while single day passes cost $30. To purchase tickets to the festival, click here.

 

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The Chocolate Expo In Garden City!

February 18, 2015 by Leave a Comment

The Chocolate Expo is one of the largest chocolate events in the U.S., offering tastings & sales of chocolates, baked goods, specialty foods, gelato, cheeses and wines from roughly 50 local, regional and international vendors. The event will take place in Garden City, New Jersey on March 1st from 10AM-7PM at the Cradle of Aviation Museum. Aside from the combination of chocolate and food, the expo also has unique exhibits, performances, demonstrations and celebrity appearances.

For a list of the participating vendors at the March 1st Expo, click here. The Chocolate Expo supports local foods & farming and regularly invites farms to participate and encourage other vendors to use locally-sourced ingredients, whenever possible. For more information about the Chocolate Expo, visit their website here.

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NY Drinks NY: Trade and Media Preview

February 16, 2015 by Leave a Comment

The New York Wine & Grape Foundation is a not-for-profit corporation promoting all wineries and grape-growers in New York State. The Foundation’s strategic goal is to have the New York grape and wine industry recognized as a world leader in quality, productivity, and social responsibility. New York ranks third in wine production nation-wide and the wine industry contributes $4.8 billion annually to the state’s economy.

The New York Wine & Grape Foundation organizes NY Drinks NY which celebrates wines from across the state during the month of March . The signature event of NY Drinks NY is the Grand Tasting at Astor Center, the largest annual collection of local wines from the Finger Lakes, Long Island, and beyond. The fourth annual Grand Tasting will take place on Tuesday, March 10 from 12 pm to 4 pm for trade and media; the event will be open to the public from 6 pm to 8 pm. For trade and media information, please contact: Kayt Mathers First Press Public Relations & Consulting kayt@firstpresspr.com 212-867-5516.

Astor Center, 399 Lafayette St

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Gansevoort Market Foodstand Spotlight

February 9, 2015 by Leave a Comment

On Monday February 23rd, Foodstand and Slow Money NYC will host an evening where five new food entrepreneurs will take the stage to share their work, get advice from a panel of exerts (investors, marketers, and innovators), and get feedback from the audience. This will be an opportunity for the experts to showcase their product or business to a diverse panel of experts and audience collaborators who’ve all shown up with one mission: to help good food ventures be the best they can be.

Below is the schedule for the event:

  • 6:30PM: Doors open and drinks
  • 7:00PM: Community Annoucements + Keynote
  • 7:20PM: Expert Roundtable Introductions
  • 7:30PM: Each presenter gets 5 minutes to showcase their product. Experts share thoughts in the next 5. Audience vote on live-text questions Entrepreneur wants feedback on.
  • 8:30PM: Drinks and Networking

Tickets will be $15 and will take place at Gansevoort Market – 52 Gansevoort Street; for more information on how to get involved either as an expert or to attend as part of the audience, click here

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Home Cooking to Home Business

January 30, 2015 by Leave a Comment

On Saturday, February 7th the Institute of Culinary Education will be teaching a strategy session on how to convert your home cooking into a home business. If you are feeling the urge to turn a culinary passion, hobby, or avocation into a business, this three-hour session will be a quick way to strategize and help get things started for you. You will cover the following much-needed information to help get you started:

  • Define Your Concept: What are you selling and how are you selling it?
  •  Relate to Your Customers: Who will buy what you sell? – Check Out the Competition: Learn from others.
  •  Legal Dos and Don’ts: The regulations, laws, and rules, health department, company structure, dealing with landlords, etc.
  •  Where to Begin: What steps are needed to get going? – How to Find Help: What can you do and what help do you need?
  •  Determine a Budget: What are the profits? How much can you make?
  •  What Will Life Be Like Afterward?

This is an invaluable class and a unique opportunity to get the perspective of ICE’s Director of Culinary Management, Stephen Zagor—a veteran restaurant consultant, educator, and former entrepreneur who has helped numerous students get into the business of food. The course tuition is $90, and will be hosted on April 25th as well as next Saturday. To register, click here.

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TOKLAS Event: Business Plan Workshop

January 29, 2015 by Leave a Comment

On Tuesday, February 24th, the Toklas Society will be hosting a two part workshop led by TaraPaige Group founder, Tara Berman. The event, entitled The Plan: Business Plan Development for Restaurants and Food Stores, will take place at General Assembly at 10 East 21st Street. If you have an amazing idea, you are successful in your craft and you are ready to start your own company, this is the workshop for you.

Join Tara Berman for a walk through of the must haves for a successful business plan and how to enhance and tweak it for your enterprise. A business plan solidifies your business operations, proves your business model and provides future investors with a blueprint for your enterprise. The second session of the workshop will take place Tuesday, March 10th. The admission for two sessions is $40, and has a 40 person capacity, so hurry to RSVP here!

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2015 Restaurant & Foodservice Show of NY

January 27, 2015 by Leave a Comment

The 2015 International Restaurant & Foodservice Show of NY will be held this year at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center at 655 W. 34th Street from Sunday March 8th to Tuesday March 10th. The Restaurant & Foodservice Show is the only all-encompassing event in New York for the restaurant and foodservice industry, making it THE one-stop source for everything you need to succeed in today’s market.

If you would like to travel to New York and stay for the entire duration of the show, there are a number of reduced hotel rates and travel discounts for your trip through Connections Housing. Educational seminars will be held at the Ferdinand Metz Food Service Forum as well as a great number of special events and pavilions.

If you are interested in exhibiting, click here for more information, forms and requirements. The three day pass to the show has an admission fee of $65 which grants access to:

  • The Exhibit Hall, featuring over 550 leading vendors
  • Live Culinary Demonstrations and Competitions
  • Ferdinand Metz Foodservice Forum education sessions
  • Special features including: Pride of New York, Japan Pavilion, Dessert & Coffee Pavilion
  • Idea generating events such as: The US Pastry Competition, Ultimate Barista Challenge, NEW Education Station and the Women’s Entrepreneurs Circle

A reduced fee of $45 will be available through February 6th, so go on and sign up! For an overview of the show and for more information on the exhibitors this year, click here

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Food Startup Venture Fundraising Bootcamp

January 21, 2015 by Leave a Comment

On January 31st, Food + Tech Connect will be presenting Food Startup Venture Fundraising Bootcamp in NYC. This event will be a useful tool for food, food tech or agtech entrepreneurs that are in the early stages of fundraising. The bootcamp will be taught by US Venture Partners and Feeding 10 Billion Founder Paul Matteucci. The bootcamp will be a hands on experience aimed at converting overwhelming feelings to feelings of confidence by clarifying the process of raising venture capital. The bootcamp will also become available online in March, with a 50% discount if attendees sign up now!

Matteuci is a Silicon Valley investor and big advocate for food system innovation who currently works with the State of California and Stone Barns to develop programs for food entrepreneurs. His insight is key given that he has seen both sides of the spectrum, as a founding entrepreneur and now wanting to help others succeed. The program will review case studies and provide hands-on exercises on fundraising financials, market sizing, valuation, term sheets and crafting a pitch. By the end of the session, attendees should understand what it is that motivates investors and what pushed them away. Below are a few of the key takeaways from the Food Startup Venture Fundraising Bootcamp:

  • Insider look at how VCs evaluate deals
  • Understand key fundraising concepts
  • Determine which fundraising option is best for you
  • Understand market sizing and valuation
  • Create financial projections
  • Develop a rough pitch deck
  • Come up with a fundraising strategy for your company

There is limited space (roughly 30 person count), so hurry to sign up! Currently there is a discount running of $250 for the program as opposed to the normal price of $399. To register or to learn more about the launch of the bootcamp, click here.

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Bitten: A Food Conversation

January 12, 2015 by Leave a Comment

On February 6, 2015 a one-day conference will be held at the Scholastic Auditorium in SoHo that positions food as a pillar of pop culture because according to Bitten Food, “‘food influencer’ is a thing! And because food is instagrammed and sexy! And because today an executive chef is as hot as the lead singer of a band!); and features the most important disruptors, entrepreneurs and thought-leaders in the space, talking about the future of food as it pertains to sustainability + giving + feeding + design + delivery + trends + art + and much more…”

Below are a few of the featured topics of the conference:

  • What is the maker movement and what role did food play in making Brooklyn a brand?
  • Is the future of agriculture vertical?
  • What exactly is a food influencer?
  • From cultured meat to crickets, how will we consume protein in the future?
  • What are the most important food trends of 2015?
  • How did print become the new disruptor in food media?
  • How has our understanding and relationship to food changed?
  • What are the most important technologies changing the space?
  • Who are the notable startups to watch?

Tickets are for sale for $200 with a 20% discount for groups of 3 or more. For more information on the conference including a list of the speakers, or to register, click here

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Edible Brooklyn Presents: Sell It Like It Is!

January 9, 2015 by Leave a Comment

On Wednesday, February 4th between 8:00 and 10:00 p.m., Edible Brooklyn will be bringing together some of their favorite local entrepreneurs to answer attendees’  questions about how to run a business in the food and beverage world. A large panel of business-owners will attend the event, including Farm to People, From Scratch Pet Food, Astoria Distilling, Iron Smoke Whiskey and Good Eggs. These local entrepreneurs will be answering questions, sharing stories, and giving out useful advice at the event. Daniel C. Marotta, a trademark and business law attorney, will also be taking questions and giving out some great tips at the event at the Brooklyn Brewery.

Tickets are free for Edible Brooklyn subscribers, and otherwise only $5 (guests must be 21+ years with a valid form of identification). The Brooklyn Brewery is located at 79 N 11th Street, Brooklyn, New York. For more information on this great event or to purchase a ticket now, click here.

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