Long Island Food Council

Food Truck Friday Back to School Celebration
2019-09-20 17:00 - 22:00 UTC | The Good Shepard Church, 3434 Hempstead Turnpike, Levittown, NY, 11756, United States
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Mazars Food & Beverage Forum
2019-09-23 17:30 - 20:30 | Kimpton Hotel Eventi, 851 6th Ave., New York, NY, 10001, United States
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FREE WEBINAR - Best Practices for Branding and Marketing Your Restaurant
2019-09-24 13:00 - 14:00 | NY
Please join marketing expert, chef, and restaurant owner Marcus Guilianoand food, beverage & hospitality attorney Jeanne Hamburg, for a not-to-be-missed webinar providing tips on how to set your restaurant apart and bring in new patrons.
From Marcus, learn the top psychology triggers to use in emails, websites, business cards, and every other guest interaction, as he covers how to implement psychology-based marketing on all your platforms.
We have all been frustrated with marketing that doesn’t work. And then there are times we run a campaign that gets decent results. Confusion reigns when sales reps – from radio, to magazines, to banner ads – walk in and give you conflicting advice. What gives when it comes to marketing? There proven tactics you can use that, when implemented, can influence the brain to buy. When it comes down to it, the brain is lazy. There are close to two dozen reasons why the brain will make a quick decision and buy in a split second. It’s the same split-second decision that you use when you sit at the bar and meet the bartender.
From Jeanne, learn how to protect and enforce your rights in your restaurant’s name, design and website content, how to protect your restaurant from copycats, and create new revenue streams through merchandising your brand.
As a restaurant whose brand is critical to attracting new patrons, and retaining loyal ones, you will, or already have, faced those who use your restaurant’s name, website, or even an interior design similar to yours. By mastering the best practices for protecting these important assets, you can confidently handle these challenges and even create new revenue streams through merchandising. You will learn how to select and protect your brand as well as how to protect your restaurant’s unique design. So that you can promote all the favorable reviews you have received, you will be given guidance on how to handle rights clearance for using customer testimonials and photos in social media and on your web site. You will also learn how copyrighting your website can discourage copycats and assist in enforcing your rights, and the essentials of a good website development agreement, privacy policy and terms of use. And finally, you will also learn the types of contracts critical to merchandising your restaurant-branded food, beverage and other products.
When: Tuesday, September 24, 2019
1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
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Avoiding Pitfalls in Food Manufacturing Leasing and Financing
2019-09-24 13:00 - 14:30 | This event is a Webinar
Don’t get caught off-guard with unexpected costs and considerations when leasing or financing your company’s facilities and equipment. Join the Food Institute for an exclusive webinar that will help you learn the ins and outs of food manufacturing leasing and financing, and make sure you know what to expect when leasing or financing your food manufacturing and productions assets.
This webinar will feature speakers from BMO Harris and Marcum LLP, covering topics such as: trends in food manufacturing and production equipment, financing considerations, lease vs purchase pros and cons, and the tax impact of the new tax law and accounting lease standards.
Sponsored by:
BMO Harris Bank
Food, Consumer and Agribusiness Group

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19th Annual Woman's Expo
2019-10-03 11:00 - 18:00 | Middle Country Public Library, 101 Eastwood Blvd., Centereach, NY, United States

26th Annual Taste of the Harvest Celebration
2019-10-15 | Crest Hollow Country Club, 8325 Jericho Turnpike, Woodbury, NY, 11797, United States
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October Meeting
2019-10-16 08:00 - 10:00 | VeeTee Rice, 1377 Motor Parkway, Suite 305, Islandia, NY, 11749, United States
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Host: Rick Migella
Guest speaker: Mike Winik – Our Harvest
Food Presenter: Knot of this World

Access to Capital: Food Beverage and Agricultural Entrepreneurs
2019-10-24 10:00 - 14:30 | Community Room, Borough Hall, 209 Joralemon, Brooklyn, NY, 11021, United States
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Long Island Vegan Extravaganza
2019-10-26 10:00 - 17:00 | Sisters of St. Joseph, 1725 Brentwood Rd, Brentwood, NY, 11717, United States
Come join us for a fun-filled day of amazing and diverse vegan food, vegan wares and local non-profits.
There will be live music, children’s activities and more.
Registration Link: Email info@veganextravaganza.org for an application
Name: Michael Strahl
Company: Sweet Soul Bakery
Email: Michael@veganextravaganza.org
Phone Number: 732-996-7659

5th Annual FreedonFest
2019-10-27 | FreedomFest, Patchogue, NY, United States
5th Annual “FreedomFest” to be held after the Suffolk County Marathon in Patchogue on Sunday October 27th – Vendors Wanted!
The 5th Annual Suffolk County Marathon will be held on Sunday October 27th and begin and end in downtown Patchogue and will immediately be followed by the FreedomFest.
The FreedomFest is a showcase of the rich and diverse collection of food and beverage options available across Suffolk County. The event is organized by the Greater Patchogue Chamber of Commerce. The Festival is a wonderful opportunity for your business to reach new customers, build overall brand awareness, and drive repeat visitations to Suffolk County.
There is a $100 vendor fee for a 10’x10’ lease with additional adjacent vendor spaces available for lease. Food Trucks are charged a flat fee of $250. All net proceeds support veterans’ services.
To sign-up as a vendor, please see the attached vendor registration. Please carefully read the checklist included in the attached packet. Incomplete packets cannot be processed. Registration forms are due Friday, October 11th. Please contact David Kennedy at info@patchogue.com or at 631-207-1000 if you have any questions.
As the Suffolk County Marathon is a fundraising event to support local veteran’s groups, sponsorship opportunities are available, particularly for vendors who are not “food-based”. Please contact the Greater Long Island Running Club info@glirc.org or at 516-349-7646 if you are interested in this opportunity.
If you would like to run in the Marathon yourself, please register for the race at http://www.suffolkmarathon.com/. There is a Full Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K, and 5K.

Educational Series with the New York State Liquor Authority
2019-10-29 | Hotel Indigo East End, 830 West Main Street, Route 25, Riverhead, NY, 11901, United States
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SAVE THE DATE!
The Long Island Food Council continues its Educational Series with the New York State Liquor Authority. The event will take place on Tuesday, October 29th from 9am-1pm at the Hotel Indigo in Riverhead. This event will focus on licensing, retail, manufacturing and wholesale beverage operations.
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Small Business Resource Forum
2019-11-04 08:30 - 11:00 | Stony Brook Small Business Development Center, 1512 Development Dr. - Bldg 17, Stony Brook, NY, 11794, United States
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Intellectual Property Roadshow
2019-11-06 08:30 - 14:00 | Carter, DeLuca & Farrell LLP, 576 Broad Hollow Road, Melville, NY, 11747, United States
The U.S. Commercial Service Long Island in conjunction with Carter, DeLuca & Farrell LLP will host a STOPfakes.gov Roadshow seminar on Wednesday, November 6, 2019. The STOPfakes program will deliver critically important information about intellectual property to the audience that needs it most – start-ups, entrepreneurs, small and medium-sized businesses, independent creators, and inventors. The information will be presented by experts from multiple government agencies that deal with intellectual property issues.
Participants will learn:

How to identify and protect the various intellectual property assets they have
The mechanisms for obtaining IP protection in overseas markets and strategies for determining where they should seek protection
How to record their mark with Customs, in order to exclude counterfeit goods from entering the United States
How to combat counterfeits on international e-commerce sites
Government resources available to help U.S. businesses with intellectual property issues.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THIS EVENT:

WHAT: STOPfakes.gov Roadshow (Intellectual Property Rights Seminar)
WHEN: 8:30AM-2:00PM, (Registration & Breakfast begins at 8:30 AM)
WHERE: Carter, DeLuca & Farrell LLP, 576 Broad Hollow Road
Melville, NY 11747
COST: $35 per person (includes light breakfast and lunch)
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Program Benefits:

One-on-One Participants can meet with the speakers for 10-minute sessions to discuss an IP issue they have.
Apply for Copyright and Trademark Recordation On-Site On-site assistance is made available by CBP staff to navigate the recordation application portal and process.
Apply for Copyright Registration On-site Copyright Office staff will be on-site to help you with the application required to register your work online.

U.S. Government Participation
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
International Trade Administration
National IPR Center
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
U.S. Copyright Office
Federal Bureau of Investigation
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For questions about the program contact:
Susan.Sadocha@trade.gov

2019 Long Island Manufacturers' Symposium
2019-11-13 08:30 - 15:00 | Melville Marriott, Long Island, 1350 Walt Whitman Road, Melville, NY, 11747, United States
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Long Island Manufacturers' Symposium
2019-11-13 09:00 - 15:30 | Melville Marriott, Long Island, 1350 Walt Whitman Road, Melville, NY, 11747, United States
The 2nd annual full-day symposium will bring together manufacturers, and introduce them to the various resources that exist throughout Long Island and across New York State.

Opening remarks by
Stony Brook University’s President
Dr. Michael A. Bernstein

Discussion topics include:
Centers for Advanced Technology (CATs),
Centers of Excellence (COEs),
2020 Cybersecurity Compliance,
IDA tools,
clean energy,
workforce development resources and more!

Small Business Resource Forum
2019-11-14 09:00 - 11:00 | Hofstra University Center for Entrepreneurship, ideaHUB- Room 103E, 148 Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY, 11549, United States

November Monthly Meeting
2019-11-15 08:00 - 10:00 | Mazars, 60 Crossways Park Drive W, Woodbury, NY, 11797, United States
2019 Gold Sponsors

Event HostHost: MAZARS USA
Guest Speaker: Kevin Byrne – Be Food Safety
Organic Sofrito Lady, LLC

MWEB Expo
2019-11-15 10:30 - 14:00 | Farmingdale State College Campus Ballroom, 2350 Broadhollow Road, Farmingdale, NY, 11735, United States
MWBE, who are small, can connect with Primes to provide sub services and learn the process of what happens after certification.

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Free Info Webinar: Support for NY Companies Exhibiting at Hannover Messe 2020
2019-11-19 12:00 - 14:00 | NY
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Deck the Mall
2019-11-30 11:00 - 2019-12-01 18:00, 2019-12-06 17:00 - 21:00, 2019-12-13 17:00 - 21:00, 2019-12-14 11:00 - 2019-12-15 18:00, 2019-12-19 17:00 - 21:00, 2019-12-20 17:00 - 21:00, 2019-12-21 11:00 - 2019-12-22 18:00 | Samanea, 1500 Old Country Road, Westbury, NY, 11590, United States
Hosted by All American Wontons & The Happy Pig
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MTRC Long Island NY - MEP
2019-12-05 08:00 - 10:00 | Stony Brook Business Development Center, 1500 Stony Brook Road, Stony Brook, NY, 11794, United States

Deck the Mall
2019-12-05 17:00 - 21:00 | Samanea, 1500 Old Country Road, Westbury, NY, 11590, United States
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December Meeting
2019-12-06 08:00 - 10:00 | LaFlor Products Co., Inc., 25 Hoffman Ave., Hauppauge, NY, 11788, United States
Guest Speakers: Imin Kao and Cynthia Colon – MTRC
Food Updates from: Don’s Finest, Sweet Soul Bakery, Big Lou’s Onion Sauce & All American Wontons

Deck the Mall
2019-12-07 11:00 - 2019-12-08 18:00 | Samanea, 1500 Old Country Road, Westbury, NY, 11590, United States
