Recipe to Reality coming to Storm Lake

Looking to take grandma’s pickled beet recipe to the masses?  Maybe start raising organic chickens?  Have a salsa you’d love to see on the grocery shelves?  Getting it from your cookbook or barnyard into the consumer’s hands can be a challenging journey.  The University of Nebraska’s Food Processing Center knows this well and has developed a nationally-recognized program to help food entrepreneurs realize their dreams.

 They deliver most of the info through a 2 day seminar, which happens to be coming up March 5th over in Storm Lake.  Day 1 is “From Recipe to Reality” and covers the basics from market research to legal issues.  Day 2 is “From Product to Profit” and allows you get some 1 on 1 consulting about your specific food idea. 

U of N’s FPC doesn’t make a ton of stops in Iowa, so this is a great chance to get some of their training without driving too far.  If you’ve thought about becoming the next Cookie’s or Gedney Pickle, I strongly suggest you start with this program to jump start things. 

For those looking to break into the Farmer’s Market scene, you probably don’t need this much training.  But for anyone looking to pitch Hy-Vee on your line of salsas, this is the place to start.