Center of Excellence for Food and Agriculture at Cornell AgriTech

06/18/2026

Join our partners from Cornell Cooperative Extension Ulster County on Wednesday, June 24 for a workshop dedicated to helping aspiring and up-and-coming food entrepreneurs bring new products to market and grow their businesses!

The workshop will cover food safety, shelf stability, product development and other key components essential for developing and growing a food product business.

Click the link in the comments to learn more and register!

Thinking about starting a value-added food business or developing a food product idea?

Join us for Value-Added Food Production 101: From Product Safety to Business Growth on Wednesday, June 24th, from 1 to 4:30 p.m. at our office in Kingston (232 Plaza Road).

This in-person workshop is designed for beginning food entrepreneurs, aspiring food processors, and producers exploring value-added food production. Participants will learn about key considerations related to food safety, shelf stability, product development, and strategic business growth.

Space is limited and registration closes on Monday, June 22nd, don't miss out on this opportunity! Learn more and register today on at ulster.cce.cornell.edu/events/2026/06/24/value-added-food-production-101-from-product-safety-to-business-growth-1!

06/18/2026

The Specialty Food Association Summer Fancy Food Show is less than two weeks away and this year, our CoE team is bringing 10 of our member companies to exhibit with us at the show - our biggest group ever!

Up next is Junebar, makers of high-fiber snack bars made with whole foods like sweet potatoes, black beans and dates, offering a delicious, gluten-free snack that’s high in fiber and plant-based protein.

Find them at Booth 7022A in the Cornell AgriTech incubator!

06/17/2026

The Specialty Food Association Summer Fancy Food Show is less than two weeks away and this year, our CoE team is bringing 10 of our member companies to exhibit with us at the show - our biggest group ever!

First up is Moka Energy, makers of a first-of-their-kind coffee energy bars that pack the flavor and boost of real coffee into a portable bar. Each bar contains 90mg of caffeine - equivalent to one cup of coffee per serving – along with nine grams of fiber and only six grams of sugar. The bars launched in three flavors: Dark Roast Coffee, Caramel Cappuccino, and Vanilla Latte.

Find them with us at Booth 7030A!

06/11/2026

We're less than three weeks away from the Specialty Food Association's Summer Fancy Food Show!Visit our booth at 7020A in the Debut District to visit with our CoE team and learn more about how we can help you launch and grow your food business.

We're bringing 10 of our member companies (our biggest group yet!), so stop by their booths to sample their delicious products and learn how the CoE helps grow food, beverage and agriculture in New York.

06/09/2026

Want to learn more about how to start an agricultural business?

CoE Business Development Specialist Derek Simmonds will present at Cornell Cooperative Extension Oswego County's Farm Business Development & Management Workshop Series to talk about entrepreneurship and topics key to launching and sustaining a business.

📍Where: CCE Oswego Education Center, 3288 Main Street, Mexico, New York 13114

📆 When: Tuesday, June 16, from 6-7:30 p.m.

💰How much: Free! Click the link below to register:

Workshop IIIn this second session of the Farm Business Development & Management Workshop Series, participants will learn how to identify and work with professional advisors, explore market research strategies, and navigate some of the food safety regulations relevant to their operations.Derek ...

06/08/2026

Pitch your small business for a chance to win a share of a $1 million prize pool in the U.S. Small Business Administration's Patriot Pitch Competition!

But don't wait - submissions are due this Wednesday, June 10.

Learn more and submit your pitch to your local SBA District Office here: https://preview.sba.gov/freedom-250/

06/04/2026

Catch the CoE team in action doing what we do best - sharing information about the tremendous resources we have at Cornell University and Cornell AgriTech to help food, beverage and agriculture businesses launch and grow!

From WKTV NEWSChannel 2

Vitality in the Valley is bringing new energy to the Mohawk Valley business community.

05/27/2026

With OSHi GHEE, Aashna Ahmed turned her family's recipe for Bengali-style ghee into a product line now stocked at 30 stores and featured by the likes of Martha Stewart.

Read more from Spectrum News 1 Rochester on this CoE member company!

A first-generation child of immigrant parents from Bangladesh is turning her Bengali family recipe of ghee into her business, OSHi GHEE.

05/22/2026

There's still time to register for our two upcoming Cornell Food Connections workshops!

Join our Cornell Food Venture Center colleagues and us on June 3 at the Western NY Welcome Center or June 8 at The Commissary in Rochester for a day-long workshop devoted to helping early-stage food and beverage entrepreneurs launch their businesses and bring new products to market.

The $25 program fee includes lunch and all the supplies needed for the workshop.

Click the link in the comments to learn more and register!