FREQUENTLY ASKED PRODUCER
QUESTIONS with ANSWERS
Question #1: How is ‘FREE’ possible?
Answer: The vendors of all the products and services listed in the America's Specialty Foods/Specialty Foods Best Resources Classified Ads pay a fee, for the opportunity to advertise their exclusive promotions each month. This Classified Ads fund the production costs each month.
Question #2: Why has ‘Specialty Food's Best Resources’ been created?
Answer: The purpose of Specialty Food's Best Resources is to give the small and medium specialty food producers of America a better opportunity to make a profit. What helps one producer benefits all producers. Identifying the best suppliers benefits them as well, with the increased business they deserve.
Question #3: What is necessary to participate?
Question #4: When will the first America's Specialty Foods/Specialty Food's Best Resources Classified Ads be published?
Answer: The Classified Ads will begin production in spring 2012.
Question #5: Who can participate?
Answer: Anyone who has a small or medium specialty foods business in the USA can participate.
Question #6: What if my business is only in the planning stages?
Answer: You qualify too.
Question #7: When will the America's Specialty Foods/Specialty Food's Best Resources Classified Ads be start activity beyond the six New England states?
Answer: As soon as the New England Region is in full operation, this service will expand to the rest of the United States, one region at a time, until ALL small and medium specialty food producers from coast to coast can take advantage of the group's savings. If you have a specialty food production in any region, you can send it now.
Question #8: Who is producing Specialty Food's Best Resources?
Answer: SFBR is a production of Harvey Clark of Boylston, Massachusetts. He is the creator of Angus Sauces, www.angussauces.com and Mondi's Vegan Cooking Sauces www.vegancookingsauces.com, author of “How to Make a Profit Creating and Selling Your Own Specialty Food Products in the USA”, available at Amazon.com: Books, Specialty Foods, and creator of the sister sites: www.americasspecialtyfoods.com and www.americasfarmersmarket.com. Harvey Clark has more than ten years as a buyer in the food industry, as well as nearly ten years as a small specialty foods producer.
Question #9: What about co-packers, will they be included? They buy more products than most producers.
Answer: Co-packers are being included in this effort too. When they save money on products and services, the savings can be passed on to producers using their services.
Question #10: Is any information from your database shared or sold?
Answer: Absolutely not.
Question #11: What about suppliers in the Classified Ads who may turn out not be suitable?
Answer: Feedback and comments are encouraged. If any supplier gets three complaints, they will no longer be allowed to advertise in the Resources Directory or the Classified Ads.
Question #12: What about recommendations?