Food Entrepreneur Resources for Small Food Processors and Potential Entrepreneurs (Penn State University)

website: http://foodsafety.psu.edu/processor/resources.htm

This is an excellent web-based resource with links to some of the key resources in processing and marketing. Has a northeastern US focus, but much of the information is relevant to any location.

FoodMAP Food Marketing and Processing (University of Nebraska)

website: http://www.foodmap.unl.edu/index.asp

A comprehensive web-based clearinghouse of marketing and processing information on identifying new markets, learning about alternative agriculture opportunities, locating processing equipment, understanding processing requirements and ingredients and finding information on a large variety of other topics. It is sponsored by the University of Nebraska, Lincoln and has a Midwestern focus, but much of the information is relevant to any value-added agriculture business.

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LSU AgCenter’s Food Processing and Technology Pilot Plant

http://www.agctr.lsu.edu/inst/research/departments/foodscience
LSU – Food Science
Contact: Dr. Michael Moody
Phone: 225.578.5207
E-mail: mmoody@agcenter.lsu.edu

The LSU AgCenter’s Food Processing and Technology Pilot Plant, administered by the Department of Food Science, is a unique facility intended to promote value-added processing and to assist further processing industries to contribute to economic development within the state and region. It is for use primarily by LSU AgCenter scientist and specialists and by outside companies for the conduct of food science and technology research, evaluations, tests, workshops and similar activities

Technical Assistance with Processing of Dairy Products

 LA Tech Universtiy Dairy Processing Plant

Contact: Ronald Garner
LA Tech University
PO Box 10198
Phone: 318.257.3324
Fax: 318.257.4288

Technical Assistance With Processing Meat Products

 LA Tech University Meat Lab

Contact: J.B. Melton
LA Tech University
PO Box 10197
Phone: 318.257.4220
Fax: 318.257.5060

Technical Asssistance With Processing Fruit and Vegetable Products

 Better Process Control School

http://www2.lsuagcenter.com/foodscience/
LSU Department of Food Science
111 Food Science Building
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Contact: Dr. Fred Trappey
Phone: 225.578.6304
E:mail: atrappey@agcenter.lsu.edu

If you are planning to process food for sale federal and state law may require you to attend a Better Process Control School. Better Process Control School classes are 2-5 days in length and include information on packaging food, keeping a clean facility, different cooking methods, microbiology, and much more. This class is offered at LSU, as well as, many colleges throughout the nation. The LSU site is listed above for those interested.