The FVC offers expertise and guidance in food safety issues, government regulations, sensory evaluation, process development, resource networking, marketing, and laboratory analyses. The Food Venture Center is an incredible resource. Many of my clients are small, start-up firms looking to find reliable and affordable forms of assistance. The Center has provided accessible support.
Clients range from budding entrepreneurs to established companies.
The FVC maintains general food processing laboratories capable of producing marketable products. The FVC also delivers marketing and business planning assistance by a cooperative arrangement with various departments of the university and referrals to collaborators outside the university. The services include library and literature searches, laboratory analyses, and pilot plant development. The FVC provides assistance in meeting state and federal regulations for safe and properly labeled food products. The FVC helps companies negotiate a maze of regulations and product licensing requirements, often spelling the difference between economic success and failure.