Cooking Up a Business: Lessons from Food Lovers Who Turned Their Passion into a Career -- and How You C an, Too

Stories and advice for creating a business out of the food you love.

Do you have a passion for delicious food and want to create your own business out of it, but have no idea where to start? Cooking Up a Business is essential reading for aspiring entrepreneurs and gives you a real-world, up-close-and-personal preview of the exciting journey. Through profiles and interviews with nationally known food entrepreneurs from Popchips, Vosges Haut-Chocolat, Hint Water, Mary’s Gone Crackers, Love Grown Foods, Kopali Organics, Tasty, Evol, Justin’s Nut Butters, Cameron Hughes Wine, and more, you will gain applicable, practical guidance that teaches you how to succeed today:

• How to create a national brand—with no connections or experience
• The secret to getting meetings with grocery store buyers
• The number one thing you need to know about food safety regulations
• Why a grassroots budget might actually help you succeed
• Specific advice for gluten-free, organic, wine, and beverage companies
• What every entrepreneur wishes someone had told them at the beginning • Why doing what you love is always a good idea

• Good Food, Great Business: How to Take Your Artisan Food Idea from Concept to Marketplace
• From Kitchen to Market - Sell Your Specialty Food: Market, Distribute, and Profit from Your Kitchen Creation
• Starting a Part-time Food Business: Everything You Need to Know to Turn Your Love for Food Into a Successful Business Without Necessarily Quitting Your Day Job
• Getting Your Specialty Food Product Onto Store Shelves: The Ultimate Wholesale How-To Guide For Artisan Food Companies
• Homemade for Sale: How to Set Up and Market a Food Business from Your Home Kitchen
• The Ultimate Guide to Co-Packing: Navigating Your Way Through Finding & Working with a Co-Packer
• Handmade: How Eight Everyday People Became Artisan Food Entrepreneurs And Their Recipes For Success
• Sell Your Specialty Food: Market, Distribute, and Profit from Your Kitchen Creation
• Restaurant Success by the Numbers, Second Edition: A Money-Guy's Guide to Opening the Next New Hot Spot
• Separating the Con Man From the Co Man: How to Source a Contract Manufacturer