I want to start a new seasoning line. How do I approach a local supermarket about having it on their shelves?
I always use my own seasoning and people always love the way my food tastes. The taste is all about the seasoning I use. So, I have an idea to start selling it. I know how I’ll make it and present it. But I don’t know the process. Will I need to go through department of health? Do I approach some local supermarkets to see if they would sell it? What should I do? Anyone knows the process?
The best person to talk to is Tony Tantillo.
Today Tony Tantillo has a line of products that are sold in supermarkets, Nationwide.
Tony Tantillo also appears on Television and Radio Nationwide.
Tony Tantillo started out approximately 30 years ago, as a young kid, selling Produce, at The San Jose Flea Market, in San Jose, California.
That is where I first met Tony, back in the days when I was buying things cheap, at the San Jose Flea Market because my income was not all that great back then.
I often bought produce from Tony because he had the best prices.
Tony Tantillo went from the San Jose Flea Market to Nationwide Celebrity.
If anyone knows how to do it, Tony does.
I recommend that you talk to someone who has actually done this successfully.
Tony Tantillo is one of the very few people who have done this successfully.
If you do a Google Search for Tony Tantillo you will be able to get his contact information.
If you tell Tony what you want to do, he will probably be delighted to talk to you.
Tony is a very friendly, outgoing guy. Tony likes to talk and tell you what he does to be successful.
You can tell Tony, that Mike, his old customer from 30 years ago at The San Jose Flea Market sent you to him.
EDIT:
I see that one of the other responders wants you to get involved researching the food regulations with the FDA.
DO NOT MAKE THAT MISTAKE!!!!!!
Remember: That responder has never launched a product successfully!!!!!!
Do not talk to anyone who has never launched a product SUCCESSFULLY!!!!
There are many people out there who have tried and FAILED to launch a product successfully.
Those people know how to fail at the task of launching a product, however they do not have the slightest clue of what is required to launch a product successfully.
First: It will take you years of research to learn the food regulations sufficiently well so that you can actually apply them correctly yourself.
You will get bogged down in trying to understand regulations and you will never get your product established.
You need to hire people with that expertise.
Do not get bogged down yourself. You have a full time job just getting your product on the supermarket shelves.
A good source of people who will help you meet the food regulatons is the Food Science and Technology Department of any good Agricultural University.
There are students who will do this a part of their class for credit. They will cost you little or nothing and you will give them valuable real world experience that they cannot get in the classroom.
The students and their professors will do a much beter job at making certain that your product meets all of the regulations than you can.
Do not get bogged down in those regulations yourself.
You can learn food regulations or youi can launch your product, but you CANNOT do both. I cannot emphasize that enough.
What you want to do is talk to someone who has actually done this (launched a product) successfully.
There are very few people who have successfully established a product line on their own. That is done by large corporations in most cases.
Tony Tantillio is one of the few people in The United States of America and even the world who has done this successfully.
TALK TO TONY!!!!!!!!
Do not listen to or talk to the people who have failed to launch a product successfully, which is most (99%) of them.
They will just drive you down the path to failure rather than the path to success.
February 11th, 2010 at 4:20 am
cook them a meal with other seasonings then the same meal with your own
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February 11th, 2010 at 5:09 am
I would tyoe your question in on Google or Yahoo.It might also be an idea to ask your local supemarket.
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February 11th, 2010 at 5:45 am
The best person to talk to is Tony Tantillo.
Today Tony Tantillo has a line of products that are sold in supermarkets, Nationwide.
Tony Tantillo also appears on Television and Radio Nationwide.
Tony Tantillo started out approximately 30 years ago, as a young kid, selling Produce, at The San Jose Flea Market, in San Jose, California.
That is where I first met Tony, back in the days when I was buying things cheap, at the San Jose Flea Market because my income was not all that great back then.
I often bought produce from Tony because he had the best prices.
Tony Tantillo went from the San Jose Flea Market to Nationwide Celebrity.
If anyone knows how to do it, Tony does.
I recommend that you talk to someone who has actually done this successfully.
Tony Tantillo is one of the very few people who have done this successfully.
If you do a Google Search for Tony Tantillo you will be able to get his contact information.
If you tell Tony what you want to do, he will probably be delighted to talk to you.
Tony is a very friendly, outgoing guy. Tony likes to talk and tell you what he does to be successful.
You can tell Tony, that Mike, his old customer from 30 years ago at The San Jose Flea Market sent you to him.
EDIT:
I see that one of the other responders wants you to get involved researching the food regulations with the FDA.
DO NOT MAKE THAT MISTAKE!!!!!!
Remember: That responder has never launched a product successfully!!!!!!
Do not talk to anyone who has never launched a product SUCCESSFULLY!!!!
There are many people out there who have tried and FAILED to launch a product successfully.
Those people know how to fail at the task of launching a product, however they do not have the slightest clue of what is required to launch a product successfully.
First: It will take you years of research to learn the food regulations sufficiently well so that you can actually apply them correctly yourself.
You will get bogged down in trying to understand regulations and you will never get your product established.
You need to hire people with that expertise.
Do not get bogged down yourself. You have a full time job just getting your product on the supermarket shelves.
A good source of people who will help you meet the food regulatons is the Food Science and Technology Department of any good Agricultural University.
There are students who will do this a part of their class for credit. They will cost you little or nothing and you will give them valuable real world experience that they cannot get in the classroom.
The students and their professors will do a much beter job at making certain that your product meets all of the regulations than you can.
Do not get bogged down in those regulations yourself.
You can learn food regulations or youi can launch your product, but you CANNOT do both. I cannot emphasize that enough.
What you want to do is talk to someone who has actually done this (launched a product) successfully.
There are very few people who have successfully established a product line on their own. That is done by large corporations in most cases.
Tony Tantillio is one of the few people in The United States of America and even the world who has done this successfully.
TALK TO TONY!!!!!!!!
Do not listen to or talk to the people who have failed to launch a product successfully, which is most (99%) of them.
They will just drive you down the path to failure rather than the path to success.
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My experience when I met Tony Tantillo at the San Jose Flea Market approximetely 30 years ago.
February 11th, 2010 at 6:16 am
To sell food products or any product intended for use in food there are several things you’ll need to do before you can sell them legally.
First, you should speak with someone at your local Chamber of Commerce and learn the laws, regulations and licensing/permit requirements for selling your product in your area.
Secondly, you can go to the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) website, search the link to your city and find your local offices responsible for registration, regulations, etc.
Because it has to do with food, it is a bit more involved than you think. Start with your Chamber of Commerce or City Hall. Local supermarkets can’t allow you to sell or offer samples of your products until they are established as safe for consumers.
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February 11th, 2010 at 7:02 am
Contact the closest Small Business Administration Office near you. You can get locations, phone numbers, adresses, etc by searching: Small Business Administration Offices on your PC. They can supply you with excellent advice and information. They are real professionals. Also, The SBA makes loans to people starting a business. In selling a product that will be consumed by the public, stores are very jealouse of the products they sell, because they can be held liable for customers’ complaints claiming the product injured them in some way.You need professional advice before you head that way; however, there is nothing to stop you from advertising it on a webb page or in the local media. You will have to show all the ingredients on the packets in any case. Many small owner operated stores may give you some shelf space for a trial, but give them a packet for them to try before they give you a decision. Give it a good name such as ;Aunt Marie’s Own Seasoning." The French can sell you a chicken dish made out of the toughest and oldest rooster on the farm by calling it:" Aunt Suszan’s Famous Chicken".
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Been there.