Food Entrepreneur Resources

Need help getting started? We have compiled a list of resources and materials to help aspiring food entrepreneurs and others looking to start & run a profitable food business.

Food Manufacturing, Wholesale & Distribution Business Books

Starting a Part-time Food Business:

Everything You Need to Know...

by Jennifer Lewis

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Selling Your Own Specialty Food Products:

Specialty Foods for Beginners

by Harvey P. Clark

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Sell Your Specialty Food:

Market, Distribute, and Profit from Your Kitchen Creation

by Stephen Hall

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Start & Run a Home-Based Food Business

Turn Your Kitchen Into a Business

by Mimi Shotland Fix

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From Kitchen to Market:

Selling Your Gourmet Food Specialty

by Stephen Hall

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Small-Scale Food Processing:

A Directory of Equipment and Methods

by Sue Azam Ali

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New Food Product Development:

From Concept to Marketplace, Second Edition

by Gordon W. Fuller

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Bakery Business Books

Baking for Profit:

Starting a Small Bakery

by George Bathie

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How to Open a Financially Successful Bakery

by Sharon Fullen

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The Baker’s Trade:

A Recipe for Creating the Successful Small Bakery

by Zachary Y. Schat

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Catering Business Books

The Professional Caterer's Handbook:

How to Open and Operate a Financially Successful Catering Business

by Lora Arduser & Douglas Robert Brown

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How to Start a Home-Based Catering Business

5th Edition

by Denise Vivaldo

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Successful Catering:

Managing the Catering Operation for Maximum Profit

by Soni Bode

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Catering Like a Pro:

From Planning to Profit

by Francine Halvorsen

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Personal Chef Business Books

How to Start a Home-Based Personal Chef Business

by Denise Vivaldo

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The Professional Personal Chef:

The Business of Doing Business as a Personal Chef

by Candy Wallace & Greg Forte

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Food Concessions & Mobile Food Books

The Food Truck Handbook:

Start, Grow, and Succeed in the Mobile Food Business

by David Weber

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Running a Food Truck For Dummies:

Drive Your Food Truck Business to Success

by Richard Myrick

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Food Booth:

The Entrepreneur’s Complete Guide to the Food Concession Business

by Barb Fitzgerald

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Restaurant Business Books

Opening a Restaurant:

How to Prepare a Restaurant Business Plan and Feasibility Study

by Sharon Fullen

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