[What are the best halal markets in Texas?]

Good afternoon,

You may find something useful by filtering by Texas in the SFA member directory. I hope this helps!

Best,

George Hajjar

[BAKERY MANUFACTURER CO-PACKER]

Good afternoon,

You may find something useful in the SFA's 2022 Co-Manufacturer Resource Guide. The resource is free for members!

Best,

George Hajjar

[Popsicle Sleeves]

Good afternoon,

I hope you are well! I recommend consulting your local land-grant college or university. They often have a host of resources that you can take advantage of, and may be able to provide help with product development or food science needs. You can consult this guide to find your local relevant college or university:

Best,

George Hajjar

[Kosher Certification]

Good afternoon Becky,

In the past, we have recommended Kashrus Magazine's Kosher Supervision Guide from www.kashrusmagazine.com. You should be able to purchase the 2021-2022 Kosher Supervision Guide using it. 

Best,

George Hajjar

[Electrical Question]

Good afternoon,

 

Thank you for your question. You will be able to order electric needs through the Javits Center. You can go to the Exhibitor Services Hub on our website under Order Forms to learn more. From there, click "order online" under the Javits Center Services. Please let us know if you have any more questions.

 

Best,

George 

[Looking form packaging and co-packing]

Good afternoon,

You may find something useful in the SFA's 2022 Co-Manufacturer Resource Guide. The resource is free for members!

Best,

George Hajjar

[Help needed to find a contract food manufacturer / bakery in the US or Canada that works with startups]

Good afternoon,

You may want to consider businesses in the SFA's 2022 Co-Manufacturer Resource Guide. The resource is free for members.

Best,

George Hajjar

[Looking for RTE Meal Co-packer in NYC/NJ area]

Good afternoon Adam,

You may find something useful in the SFA's 2022 Co-Manufacturer Resource Guide. 

Best,

George Hajjar

[Need a strong specialty food broker in California]

Good morning,

 

I hope you are well. You may want to check out our Broker Guide 2021. The resource is free for members!

 

Best,

George Hajjar

[Looking for a small batch co packer.]

Good morning Buddha Baby,

You may find something useful in the SFA's 2022 Co-Manufacturer Resource Guide. It is free to members. SFA is also recently hosted a webinar about working with co-manufacturers, which is also free for members. https://community.specialtyfood.com/store/product/244-technical-review-discussing-your-product-with-a-prospective-co-man/

[If you use oats in your product, have you been impacted by this year's oat shortage? If so, how?]

Good afternoon,

You can see the completed article here. https://feed.specialtyfood.com/2022/09/14/specialty-food-makers-persevere-despite-grain-oat-shortages/content.html

Best,

George Hajjar

[LTL]

Good morning,

Zipline Logistics may be worth looking into. They offer discounts for SFA members. 

Best,

George

[Supplier for metal tins]

Good morning AyurSome,

You may be able to use the Business Services Resource Guide to find information that could help. The resource is free for members. 

[Looking for a co-packer for teabags]

Good morning AyurSome Foods,

You may have some luck with the SFA's 2022 Co-Manufacturer Resource Guide. It was released recently and is free to members. SFA is also recently hosted a webinar about working with co-manufacturers, which is also free for members. https://community.specialtyfood.com/store/product/244-technical-review-discussing-your-product-with-a-prospective-co-man/

[Plant-based foods]

Good afternoon Jerry,

I hope you are well. In case you haven't seen it, be sure to check out the recently released SFA's 2022 Co-Manufacturer Resource Guide. The SFA also recently hosted a webinar about working with co-manufacturers. Both resources are free for members!

Best,

George

[Regarding upcoming Winter show in Vegas]

Good afternoon, I suggest you reach out to operations@specialtyfood.com. It's important to indicate that you will be exhibiting as a First Time Exhibitor. Also, you are welcome to reach out to your Member Development rep, Reta Martin at rmartin@specialtyfood.com, for more help.

It's early to get info, as the Business Services hub doesn't yet have forms up yet, but you can check the following link later in September for more show-related information: https://www.specialtyfood.com/shows-events/winter-fancy-food-show/exhibiting/exhibitor-services-hub/

[Co-Manufacturing and packaging for gourmet popcorn]

Good morning Poppy Popcorn team,

Please also check out the SFA's 2022 Co-Manufacturer Resource Guide. It was just released today and is free to members. SFA is also recently hosted a webinar about working with co-manufacturers, which is also free for members. https://community.specialtyfood.com/store/product/244-technical-review-discussing-your-product-with-a-prospective-co-man/

[If you use oats in your product, have you been impacted by this year's oat shortage? If so, how?]

Thank you so much for providing this context! This information will be very useful for the story. I will follow up soon.

[If you use oats in your product, have you been impacted by this year's oat shortage? If so, how?]

Good afternoon, I am currently working on a story about how the U.S. oat shortage has impacted businesses and am looking for makers willing to share their experiences working in the space in the past year.