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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| Copackers NorCal | 2/7/2012 | Jim Gawley |
| Q: I am having a difficult time finding a co-packer in northern california that package spices. I have ... A: I did find one doing a quick search - American Natural & Organic Spices, Inc. 30508 Union City ... | ||
| galvanized food containers | 2/24/2010 | Jim Gawley |
| Q: Is it leagal to food ingredients to be sold in cans which are galvanized on the interior of that ... A: I am not sure of the rules in Canada, but in the U.S. there are prohibitions with acidic food coming ... | ||
| New products for chain restaurants | 12/30/2009 | Jim Gawley |
| Q: Happy New Year. I have developed a new product that is unique to the industry. After researching for ... A: I would try the Foodservice Sales and Marketing Association ... | ||
| FDA Regs for Pizza Box | 10/30/2009 | Jim Gawley |
| Q: I'm planning to import container loads of color-printed pizza boxes. Can you advise the correct ... A: This is beyond my area of expertise. I would try the Foodservice Packaging Institute ... | ||
| Vacuum packing meat products | 8/9/2009 | John Laurino |
| Q: I am unable to locate the precise uk legislation from the EHO website for vacuum packing meat. An ... A: Sandra It is mandatory to any food packer to comply to what is called HACCP quality standard. ... | ||
| BBQ Sauce bottler | 3/22/2009 | Jim Gawley |
| Q: I have a recipe for BBQ sauce that I would like to get bottled. Can you help find a bottler in ... A: Jeff, The Food & Beverage Marketplace would be a good place to start - http://www.foodmp.com/ You ... | ||
| sauce | 3/22/2009 | Jim Gawley |
| Q: My father makes a great sauce that is great on all meats. We would like some information on how to ... A: Billy, You may want to check with some local universities, they may have business incubator programs ... | ||
| beverage packaging/distribution costs | 11/15/2008 | Jim Gawley |
| Q: I am a college student working on a marketing project. The mock product I am marketing is a fruit ... A: Mary, You may want to try contacting someone at USDA's Economic Research service ... | ||
| Country of Origin | 11/13/2008 | Jim Gawley |
| Q: I just took a job with a company that imports olive oil from 5 different countries. Even though we ... A: Mike, You may be able to find the information from FDA http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/label.html OR try ... | ||
| reestablishing in Calif. | 9/9/2008 | Jim Gawley |
| Q: I manufactured sauces and spices in Colorado. Now I live in South Lake Tahoe Ca and would like to ... A: I guessing that you don't produce enough to fall under the federal labelling requirements from FDA. ... | ||
| Misleading labeling on a product | 8/20/2008 | Jim Gawley |
| Q: The labeling on a bottle of cooking oil say's in large print "PurOliva" with a picture of an olive ... A: Barry, FDA regulates food labeling. I am not qualified to make that call. There are a number of law ... | ||
| copackers | 7/9/2008 | Jim Gawley |
| Q: I'm looking for a copacker in the Portland Or. area for my energy bars? I know that "the candy ... A: Brian, I don't know of a company myself, but I would ask these sources: Portland State's Food ... | ||
| food bottling | 4/24/2008 | Jim Gawley |
| Q: I would like to start a business bottling and selling homemade sauces. Can you please tell me of ... A: Elmar, There is an online database at http://www.foodmp.com/ that may help. Also try ... | ||
| Food directory | 3/24/2008 | John Laurino |
| Q: What line of products do you deal with btw? 1. Besides the thomas food register what directories do ... A: Mike, I deal with food ingredients. (www.laurino-lopez.com.br) I can suggest you the following ... | ||
| food processors | 3/24/2008 | Jim Gawley |
| Q: 1. Besides the thomas food register what directories do you consider ideal for looking for companies ... A: Mike, One good source on the U.S. is the Judges' directory - http://www.eejudge.com/ On the ... | ||
| Exporting to Canadian can industry | 10/21/2007 | Ron Thomas |
| Q: I work at a lubricants manufacturer in St. Louis, MO. We export Tab Lube all over the world to ... A: Beth, The email address is: ronald_s_@hotmail.com I would have been back in the business some ... | ||
| Exporting to Canadian can industry | 10/21/2007 | Ron Thomas |
| Q: I work at a lubricants manufacturer in St. Louis, MO. We export Tab Lube all over the world to ... A: but if I wait much longer for a position to "open" up, I will probably be too old to fill it! If ... | ||
| Exporting to Canadian can industry | 10/21/2007 | Ron Thomas |
| Q: I work at a lubricants manufacturer in St. Louis, MO. We export Tab Lube all over the world to ... A: Beth, I have never heard of this either, but then again I worked in the field as a tech rep. not a ... | ||
| My drink business | 8/22/2007 | Ron Thomas |
| Q: Two years ago I began my own drink business here in the United Kingdom of the UK. My drinks range ... A: I need to know what kind of container you are using, but generally the best thing to retaining the ... | ||
| aluminum cans | 6/6/2007 | Ron Thomas |
| Q: I have been searching for #10 aluminum cans for dry packing but have not found any on the internet. ... A: Using " #10 cans " as a search term will probably lead you nowhere. That is a term for food cans, ... | ||
| Pringles Can - secret to container success? | 8/7/2006 | Ron Thomas |
| Q: You mentioned that you contributed to the testing/development of the Pringles Chips cans...I was ... A: You will have to ask Proctor and Gamble their motovation and adherence to the packaging concept. ... | ||
| Import Agency | 6/1/2006 | Jim Gawley |
| Q: Gawley, I'm not sure if you can help me out here, but let's give it a shot, here's my question. I ... A: The company is going to be very concerned about your ability to get their product into the country ... | ||
| SODA FIZZ | 5/14/2006 | Ron Thomas |
| Q: WHY DOES COCA-COLA LOOSE IT'S FIZZ FASTER IN ROOM TEMPERATURE THAN IN A REFRIGERATOR? A: The gas you call "fizz" is carbon dioxide. It will only stay inside the can or bottle of soda if ... | ||
| Aluminum | 4/23/2006 | Ron Thomas |
| Q: I think I have seen aluminum cans rust, is this possible? What conditions cause aluminum from cans ... A: Aluminum cans do not "rust" as iron does. A better term would be "oxidize". You might have seen iron ... | ||
| Removing plastic wrapping | 10/12/2005 | Ron Thomas |
| Q: My father owns a beverage distribution company (SIMMKEE) in Baltimore, Maryland providing services ... A: This is the first question that remotely comes close to my 14 years experience in the beverage ... | ||
| Freezer Burn | 3/11/2005 | Ron Thomas |
| Q: My question concerns "freezer burn". When I purchase "family packs" of pork/beef or 5 lbs. of ground ... A: The U.S.D.A., or U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, has addressed this issue in a fact sheet on their ... | ||
| Food labels | 1/13/2005 | Jim Gawley |
| Q: Jim, First, thanks for your time and assistance. My main concern is the nutrition/ingredient label ... A: You would need to hire a company to do that. I just met one at a trade show - see ... | ||
| Flat soda | 6/26/2004 | Ron Thomas |
| Q: If one refrigerates a can of Coca-Cola, then allows it to go back to room temperature (as it was in ... A: David, My expertise mostly involves the container itself, not the product (coca-cola, in your ... | ||
| Pork Distributors and Purchasers | 5/10/2004 | Jim Gawley |
| Q: Would these sites also provide exporters? Are there any free sources? If these sites do not ... A: Will, There is a free source of U.S. exporters from USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service at: ... | ||
| Fresh-blanched-ready-to-cook potato products | 5/6/2004 | Jim Gawley |
| Q: I saw that you mentioned Alexia Foods in another posting, so I thought you may be able to point me ... A: Melanie, This is of a more technical nature than I can answer. There are some good potato links at: ... | ||
| Potato or alcohol? | 6/24/2002 | Jim Gawley |
| Q: I am thinking about starting a business (very early stage of thinking), and I have two choices ... A: That depends on what you are going to do with the potatoes, sell them fresh or process them. Either ... | ||
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Jim Gawley
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Economic and statistical questions about all aspects of the U.S. Food industry and the food processors that supply them. Please, no questions about "How do I start a business that...?"
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Employment history: Fifteen years experience with The Food Institute, Elmwood Park, NJ. Currently VP eMedia at Forbes Advertising & Marketing Group, Inc.
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