New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station Food Innovation Center

The Food Innovation Center at Rutgers (FIC) is a unique food business incubator that is a unit of the Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES). 

We support established early stage entrepreneurs and existing food companies, from concept to commercialization. Combining years of industry expertise and the advanced technologies offered by Rutgers, we provide business, marketing, food safety, product design, and scale-up expertise within FDA- and USDA-certified facilities to help companies successfully build and grow their businesses.

Upcoming training and events

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Food Business Basics

TBD; please check back

Food Safety Training

Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) Certificate Training
November 14 – 16, 2023 Class is full!

Implementing SQF Systems Training
December 5 – 6, 2023

Proctoring By appointment, contact mo495@njaes.rutgers.edu