Food Spark
The New York State Center of Excellence for Food and Agriculture at Cornell AgriTech (CoE), in collaboration with the Cornell Agriculture and Food Technology Park (Tech Farm), is pleased to offer Food Spark, a program for qualified candidates to participate in the virtual eCornell Food Product Development Certificate program and ignite the food and beverage industry in New York.
The 10-week online certificate is designed and led by leading food science experts at the Cornell Food Venture Center (CFVC), based at Cornell AgriTech in Geneva. Over five interactive courses, students will be guided through the process of bringing a new food or beverage product to market. Course participants will learn how to create a prototype and evaluate the feasibility of a new food or beverage product, identify hazards and control measures needed to create a safe food or beverage product, determine appropriate processing and packaging systems, learn about applicable regulations and develop a framework to bring a product from prototype to market.
The tuition grant covers the entire certificate cost ($3,699), excluding a $200 one-time registration fee for awardees.
Funding for this opportunity is made available through the support of the NYS Certified Business Incubator Program to encourage innovation within the food product development sector in New York state. This educational program extends the Tech Farm's mission and creates opportunities for growth statewide.