Thanks for the info - now to follow up ;>

Deb
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http://www.bizjournals.com/industrie...nd_daily6.html
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> The Business Journal of Portland
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<http://www.bizjournals.com/industrie...4/10/11//portl
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> OSU's Food Innovation Center starts food fight
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> Oregon State University's Food Innovation Center in Portland is
> hosting a contest aimed at bringing the Northwest's best food ideas to
> market.
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> Contestants with a dream of commercializing their food product should
> bring their prepared food item and a $10 entry fee to the Food
> Innovation Center, 1207 N.W. Naito Parkway, on Thursday, Nov. 11.
> Doors will open at 8 a.m. and judging will begin at 10 a.m.
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> Items will be judged on criteria such as taste, aroma, appearance and
> market potential. The winner will be awarded a commercialization
> package worth $2,500 from the Food Innovation Center. This is a chance
> to develop that family recipe into a commercial enterprise, with
> experts to help refine the recipe, identify a market, design
> packaging, labels and more.
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> "This is not an ordinary recipe competition," said Sarah Masoni,
> product development manager at the Food Innovation Center. "This is a
> chance to create a new product for retail markets and possibly a new
> career as our latest food entrepreneur."
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> The Food Innovation Center is a collaboration between OSU's
> Agricultural Experiment Station and the Oregon Department of
> Agriculture. For additional information about the Portland Food Fight
> or the Food Innovation Center, check the Web site at
> fic.oregonstate.edu <http://fic.oregonstate.edu/>.
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