Food Business Tools
FOOD BUSINESS TOOLS
Start a food business
- City of Minneapolis Guide to Starting a Local Food Business in Minneapolis
- City of Minneapolis Business Portal
- Minnesota Department of Agriculture Starting a Food Business Road Map
- NEON Food Business Incubator
- NEON Thinking About Business Free Workshop
- Kindred Kitchen– Social Enterprise Shared Kitchen
- City of Minneapolis Farmer Market Guide and Regulations
- Healthy Food Access Portal Launch a Business
- Healthy Food Access Portal Becoming an Entrepreneur
Licensing and registration
Unsure about regulation? Check out Minnesota’s Cottage Food Law.
- Minnesota Department of Agriculture Cottage Food Producer Registration
- Cottage Foods Resource Hub
MN Food safety + food regulations
- Minnesota Department of Health Food Safety
- Minnesota Department of Agriculture Food Safety
- City of Minneapolis Food Safety
- U of M Extension Food safety for food service industry
- U of M Extension Food safety for food entrepreneurs
- U of M Extension Food safety for food processors
- Serve It Up Safely™ online Food Allergen Training
- Serve It Up Safely™ course
- MISA A Guide to Regulations for Local Food Entrepreneurs
Maintaining a Food Business/additional resources
- AFC Food Businesses (support or partnership) Application
- Homegrown Minneapolis Food Business Development and Financing
- U of M Extension Farmbytes: Profitability, financial benchmarks and economic impact of local food
- Land Stewardship Project Tools for Restaurants, Grocers & Other Food Businesses
- Healthy Food Access Portal Business Models
- Healthy Food Access Portal Financing
Sourcing and selling Northside grown produce
- Farmers Markets + Stands
- City of Minneapolis Health Department Farmer Market Guide and Regulations
- City of Minneapolis Homegrown Farmer Markets
- Northside Farmers Markets
- City of Minneapolis Homegrown Farm Stands
Selling your produce or products to businesses
- These documents are resources for folks who grow produce or create value added products who want to sell wholesale. Each business may have different processes, forms, and other needs, but these documents are designed to inform growers/producers on what to expect when selling wholesale. These may not cover all bases and are only intended to be basic resources. Additional guidance can be found at NEON’s Food Business Incubator Program.
- Sample Availability-Price Sheet, used to inform the buyer of pricing and availability of product/produce.
- Sample Invoice, used to bill the buyer upon delivery or agreed upon terms.
- Sample Recommendations for Case and Unit Sizes, provided by RED Market Minnesota
- Invoice and Other Services
- Paypal Invoicing Services
- Square Free Invoice Templates for PDF, Word, and Excel
- Square Invoice Services
- Quickbooks Invoicing Services
- RED Market MN online wholesale network and sales process for Growers or Buyers