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    Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce: Finding Suitable and Affordable Space for Food Manufacturing in Brooklyn

    Carlo A. Scissura
    Carlo A. Scissura, President & CEO of the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce. Image Courtesy: Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce.

    Carlo A. Scissura

    Brooklyn’s growing sector of small food makers has meant more jobs for the local economy over the past few years. As part of this growth, Brooklyn itself has become a brand for artisanal food makers who have set up in small kitchens and incubator spaces across the borough to make their tasty creations.

    The Brooklyn “Food Chain” – starting with food manufacturing and wholesale distribution, and including grocery stores, specialty stores, restaurants, and coffee shops – account for 12.5 percent of the borough’s 472,000 private sector jobs. According to the Brooklyn Chamber’s Winter 2012 Brooklyn Labor Market Review, food accounts for one out of six of the 49,000 businesses in Brooklyn — with nearly 59,000 people employed by 7,800 businesses.

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    Tags : Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, Food manufacturing
    Date:03/19/2013
    Category : Commentary
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    Small Food Manufacturers Discussed Common Business Hazards at Community Meeting

    Local Food Manufacturing  •  Brooklyn
    February 26, 2013 meeting of food manufacturers. Image Courtesy: Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce.

    February 26, 2013 meeting of food manufacturers. Image Courtesy: Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce.

    Work space, affordable insurance, and information access among chief concerns of small Brooklyn food and beverage manufacturers. On February 26, 2013, the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce and Council Member Stephen Levin hosted an event for local food and beverage manufacturing businesses at the Wythe Hotel in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The organizers sought to give Brooklyn entrepreneurs a chance to raise issues related to starting and growing a successful food-based small business. Organizers hoped to take the ideas generated from the event and help make Brooklyn a top food manufacturing industry location. Over 70 attendees participated in the event, which also provided small businesses an opportunity to network and showcase their products. Attendees sat at 10-person tables and were encouraged to talk through the common pitfalls and problems of starting and maintaining a food manufacturing business in Brooklyn, as well as brainstorm solutions. Attendees were instructed to present the highlights of the small group sessions with the rest of the room at the end of the meeting.

    Attendees represented a wide variety of experience and products, such as Salty Road, a salt water taffy maker; The Brooklyn Kitchen, a Williamsburg kitchen supply store and educational facility; Industry City Distillery, a Sunset Park vodka distillery; and the Coalition for the Improvement of Bedford-Stuyvesant, an organization focused on the economic and social advancement of the Bed-Stuy community.

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    Tags : Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, Council Member Stephen Levin, Food manufacturing
    Date:03/13/2013
    Category : Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce
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