Provide assistance to new and established food entrepreneurs in NYC, promoting sustainable economic development. We work collaboratively with NY Dept. of Agriculture and Markets -NYC, USDA Urban Agriculture Outreach, and Cornell Cooperative Extension.
Mission:
• Provide assistance to beginning and established food entrepreneurs in New York City, promoting sustainable economic development
• Increase awareness, utilization and value of New York State agricultural products
• Serve as a metropolitan hub for food safety and product development education and research
Vision:
• Transdisciplinary perspectives into the urban food system helps identify and address existing and emerging food safety and quality issues
What we do:
• Offer product testing services; development of schedule process
• Design and conduct outreach programs on topics of food safety and product development
• Foster sustainable food business development and product commercialization
• Facilitate ingredient and process technology transfer
Training and educational programs:
• Better Process Control School, Food Handler Training
• Science of Flavor perception, Sensory evaluation techniques for product development
Lab resources:
Measurement of basic physicochemical properties of food and ingredients:
• Water activity
• pH
• Headspace composition
• °Brix
Product testing and product development consultation services:
• Culinary inspired ideation
• Focus groups
• Prototype analysis and evaluation
• Sensory testing
• Schedule process development and process review
• Preliminary Shelf-life studies
Provide assistance to beginning and established food entrepreneurs in New York City, promoting sustainable economic development. We work collaboratively with NY Dept. of Ag. and Markets -NYC, USDA’s Urban Agriculture Outreach Program, and Cornell Cooperative Extension Urban Agriculture.
