Food Innovation Center Grand Opening

The Rutgers Food Innovation Center held its grand opening on October 17, 2008. Over 300 people attended this event, who heard presentations from a number of federal, state and community leaders.   Tours of the new 23,000 sq. ft. food business incubator and processing facility were held, and lunch included a tasting of products from many of the entrepreneurial clients of the Center.   To view details and news regarding this event, please click on the appropriate links below.

Agenda (and listing of the 19 federal, state, and community leaders who spoke at this event) (view)

Remarks
      Welcoming Remarks and Overview of Rutgers FIC, by Lou Cooperhouse (view)       Welcoming Remarks from Margaret Brennan-Tonetta (view)
      Message from the University President, Richard L. McCormick (view)
      Message from the Executive Director of the NJAES, Robert M. Goodman (view)
      Recognition of the Construction Team (view || view team photo)

Rutgers Food Innovation Center Partners (views)

Product Tasting and Facility Tour
      Menu (view)
      Tour Map and Description of the Facility (view)

Photographs from the Event (view)

News

  • ABC6 News Video: Helping small businesses grow (view)
  • "Food Innovation Center business incubator opens new facility with an assist from Rutgers Business School’s MBA Team Consulting Program", Rutgers Business School (view)
  • "Federal, State, And Community Partners Gathered To Celebrate The Grand Opening Of Rutgers Food Innovation Center", SNJ Business People (view)
  • "Rutgers opens new food innovation facility", Rutgers Focus magazine (view)
  • “Rutgers Bridgeton Food Innovation Center has Ribbon Cutting”, Bridgeton News (view)
  • “Rutgers Unveils Food Innovation Center”, Vineland Daily Journal (view)
  • “Rutgers Food Innovation Center’s New Incubator Facility to Open Friday", NJ BIZ (view)
  • “Rutgers Opens Food Innovation Center Incubator Facility”, Progressive Grocer (view)
  • “Rutgers to open Food Innovation Center”, National Provisioner (view)
  • “Rutgers Food Innovation Center – First Food Business Incubation Facility to Use AiroCide PPT Air Sanitation Technology”, Fresh Plaza (view)
  • Rutgers Food Innovation Center Press Release and Media Advisory – October 13, 2008 (view)
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