Sam Adams Raises a Glass to Small Food Business!
Boston Beer is expanding its five-year-old initiative to help small businesses in the food and beverage industry with funding, coaching and other resources available from the $2 billion market cap brewery. Known as Samuel Adams Brewing The American Dream, the program is adding $1 million in funding for microloans targeting about 100 new small businesses through its partnership with nonprofit lender Accion. Companies, including other craft brewers, can apply for microloans ranging from $500 to $25,000. All loan payments are recycled back into the fund. More . . . |
New Regulations on Dairy Exports to China
Chinese Decree 152, issued in March 2011, is an overarching food-safety law encompassing dairy product imports and exports. Decree 152 goes into effect for all dairy products shipped after May 1, 2013. The decree outlines requirements for dairy product imports, including a new requirement for certificates of analysis (COA) on first time shipments.
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Industry Feature:
Angie Bastian and her husband Dan began Angie's Kettle Corn as a side venture when their two children, Aunikah and Tripp, were just 5 and 3. Hoping to both earn extra income for college funds and demonstrate the importance of hard work, they started selling Angie's Kettle Corn at outdoor events in 2001.
The couple enjoyed regional popularity at outdoor events, but all that changed when Dan and Angie decided to gift the Vikings players and coaches with bags of kettle corn after a long day at training camp in Mankato. The team was so impressed with the snack, that it soon became the official kettle corn of the Minnesota Vikings and since then have added the Minnesota Twins, Timberwolves and Lynx.
In January 2004, Dan and Angie made the decision to bring the operation indoors and begin manufacturing their treat for retail and ten years after their small venture began, the company has grown from the husband and wife pair to more than 150 employees producing more than 80,000 bags a day. Their Classic Sweet & Salty, Uncommonly Salted Caramel, Sweetly White Cheddar, Politely Sweet & Spicy, Boomchickapop Sea Salt and Lightly Sweet, Dark Chocolatier Sea Salt and White Chocolatier Peppermint Holidrizzle Kettle Corn varieties can be found in 50 states, Canada, South Korea and Puerto Rico and on-line.
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Our mission is to enhance Minnesotans' quality of life by ensuring the integrity of our food supply, the health of our environment, and the strength of our agricultural economy.
Minnesota Department of Agriculture
625 Robert Street North
St. Paul, Minnesota 55155
www.mda.state.mn.us
   
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Which Trade Shows Do You Want to Visit in 2013-2014?
MDA's International Marketing Team is planning for the next year of trade shows, and we'd love your input. We'll select a handful of domestic and international food shows where we'll purchase space and sell it back to Minnesota companies at a discount. To provide input on your preferred shows for the next year, click here and take our short survey!
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Trade Leads
Courtney International Minnesota, LLC is looking for a facility for producing energy drinks in West Africa. For more information, go to their website or contact Otis at otis@courtneyintl.com .
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Job Seekers
Food Export is currently seeking an Outreach & Customer Service Coordinator (OACs) in its Philly office and an International Marketing Program Manager for the Chicago office. For more information, visit Food Export's website. Interested individuals should submit a letter of interest, resume, salary history and references, in confidence, to: recruiting@foodexport.org
The North Dakota Soybean Council is looking for a Director of Marketing for its Fargo, ND office. Application forms are available from Human Resource Management Services, any ND Job Service Office, or online. For more information about the position, a copy of the job description, or if you need accommodation or assistance in the application or interview process, contact Diana Beitelspacher at (701) 239-7194 or click here .
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