Long Island Food Council Networking Event
Long Island Food Council Networking Happy Hour Date: Mon, April 3, 2017 Time: 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM Location: Park Place Restaurant & Bar - 41 Covert Avenue, Floral Park, [...]
Upcoming Event | Nixon Peabody
Nixon Peabody: Hot Topics in Food Labeling Date: Wednesday, April 19th Time: 8a-10a Location: Melville Marriott, 1350 Walt Whitman Road, Melville, NY 11747 Register For Free: Click Here Join us for an interactive [...]
Exportech 2017
Unlock Your Export Growth Potential with ExporTech: Develop, Implement and Go to Market with an Export Strategy ExporTech is a national export assistance program helping companies enter or expand [...]
Social Media 101: Marketing Your Food Product / Restaurant in 2017
As the Food Council’s resident digital marketing expert, I get asked a lot on how businesses should be using social media and which platforms they should be on. With restaurants, [...]
Member Spotlight: Matt Tesoriero, Park Place Restaurant & Bar
The Long Island Food Council contains a wide variety of members. From business professionals, to food start ups, and even restaurateurs. We had a chance to chat with Matt Tesoriero, [...]
Upcoming Island Harvest Events
Island Harvest has recently announced a "save the date" for 4 major events in their calendar. Please visit IslandHarvest.org for more info on how to register. Save these dates in [...]
February Meeting Recap
First we would like to thank Island Harvest for hosting our February meeting in their new Bethpage office space. As the Long Island Food Council grows, the sizes of our [...]
Follow the Long Island Food Council on LinkedIn
If you are familiar with LinkedIn you may have noticed some changes recently. LinkedIn has gone for the more responsive minimal feel and has given their entire site a redesign. [...]
Zorn’s of Bethpage – Best Fried Chicken on Long Island
A special congratulations to one of our members, Merrill Zorn of Zorn's of Bethpage as they have again won Best Fried Chicken on Long Island. They are recognized by the 2017 [...]
Food and Beverage Trends For 2017… Will They Continue?
*The following is an excerpt from Mazar's February Ledger, please visit http://mazarsusa.com/ for more info* Food and Beverage Trends For 2017… Will They Continue? - By Lou Biscotti Heading into 2017, [...]
Member Spotlight: Keith Lawlor, TD Bank
Keith Lawlor is a Vice President, Senior Commercial Relationship Manager for TD Bank's Long Island Market. Keith has nearly 15 years of banking experience all of which has been with [...]
Taste of Harvest Event
23rd Annual Taste of the Harvest Celebration! The 23nd Annual Taste of the Harvest Celebration presented by Petro Home Services will take place on Tuesday, October 18, 2016, at the [...]
Nixon Peabody Event for Startups: Raising Money
“War Stories”: Avoiding mistakes and protecting yourselves when raising money Date: Thursday, July 14, 2016 Time: 8:00–10:00 a.m. Location: Melville Marriott, 1350 Walt Whitman Road, Melville, NY 11747 Contact: Daniel [...]
New Class offered from It’s Time to Get Fit!
CREATE THE HEALTH YOU WANT THROUGH ENLIGHTENED EATING - Get back to the basics of savoring food, and heighten the palate to all the layers of flavor that we are [...]
FDA to reconsider meaning of “healthy” on food labels
FDA to reconsider meaning of “healthy” on food labels On Tuesday, the FDA announced that it will reconsider regulations governing when companies may use the term “healthy” on food labels. [...]
LICN Summer Party | June 9 Plainview, NY
WHEN: Thursday, June 9, 2016 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM (EDT) - Add to Calendar WHERE: Residence Inn Plainview Long Island - 9 Gerhard Road, Plainview, NY 11803 - View [...]
WeiserMazars Food and Beverage Industry CFO Boot Camp
Save the date for our third annual WeiserMazars Food and Beverage Industry CFO Boot Camp on June 15, 2016! We created this event as a result of our popular Food [...]
Google & Driven Local Present: Maximizing Your Digital Marketing Dollars
WHAT: Driven Local will be hosting a Google Connect Live Event at the exclusive Founders Club at The Paramount in Huntington. The FREE event will take place from 3:30pm-6:30pm and will include open bar, [...]
NIXON PEABODY Event for Startups:
Fundamentals of Early Stage Financing: Taking you through the first couple of round Date: Tuesday, May 3, 2016 Time: 8:00–10:00 a.m. Location: IdeaHUb at Hofstra University, Joan & Donald E. [...]
Nixon Peabody Event: Crowdfunding Discussion
Date: Thursday, March 31, 2016 Time: 8:00–10:00 a.m. Location: Melville Marriott, 1350 Walt Whitman Road, Melville, NY 11747 Join us for a discussion of the SEC’s new rules for [...]
The Paleo Factory is Turning 1 & Growing!
ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE PALEO FACTORY Greetings from Sam the Sweet Tooth and Miriam the Health Enthusiast aka Founders of The Paleo Factory. This January we celebrated the company's first birthday! In light [...]
Paleo Factory at the Chocolate Expo!
The Paleo Factory is proud to announce that they will be at the Chocolate Expo this Sunday at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City. Click the banner below for more [...]
LI Commercial Real Estate Expo 2016
Wednesday, March 16th the Hilton will be holding the 2016 Commercial Real Estate Expo. Click Here to purchase tickets. Hilton Long Island 598 Broad Hollow Road Melville, NY 11747 Check [...]
Guest Post: Mary from LOVE the Secret Ingredient | Perfect Salad for your Sweetheart
**original post can be found at Mary's blog: http://lovethesecretingredient.net/2016/02/14/perfect-salad-of-endive-blood-oranges-golden-beets-for-your-sweetheart/ ** Perfect Salad of Endive, Blood Oranges & Golden Beets for your Sweetheart We are ensconced in upstate New York where the [...]