Shared-use commercial kitchen • Salem, New YorkHistoric Salem Courthouse • 58 East Broadway

Resources

A practical starting point for developing a processed food product for retail sale.

Getting started

Three early steps from the original resource guide.

Talk with a food entrepreneurship resource

The archived site points producers to the Northeast Center for Food Entrepreneurship / NYS Food Venture Center for technical assistance.

Understand licensing

Food processors should confirm the license and regulatory requirements that apply to their product and business.

Use an approved commercial kitchen

Battenkill Kitchen provides shared production space for qualified users instead of requiring every startup to build its own facility.

Regional links

Organizations named by the archived site.

Historic Salem Courthouse Community CenterSister organization and home of Battenkill Kitchen.
Salem Chamber of CommerceLocal business and community resource.
Cornell Cooperative ExtensionAgricultural, food and business education resources.
NYS Department of Agriculture & MarketsState food processing and regulatory information.
Northeast Organic Farming Association of NYRegional food and farming network.
Farmers Market Federation of New YorkResources for market-based food businesses.