How to Start a Food Business from Home - 30+ National Awards (Udemy.com)
If your friends and family are raving about your recipes, you can't afford to miss this course.
Created by: Andy LaPointe
Last updated May 2021
What you will learn
- You will understand how to take your recipe from concept to kitchen to store shelf. This course focuses on providing a proven step-by-step system so you can start your very own food business.
- You will learn how to price your products for maximum profitability in all five distribution channels.
- You will better understand the laws that allow food entrepreneurs to create their recipes in their home kitchen. This course provides real-world examples and solutions so you can start your food business with confidence.
- You will learn how to create a business plan and complete marketing strategy to create multi-streams of income for your food business.
How it compares
Against the other 150 rated Udemy courses in Entrepreneurship on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.1 out of 5higher than 6% of them
- Reviews44#145 of 151 by number of reviews
- Length2 hoursshorter than 65% of them
- Last updatedMay 2021earlier than 71% of them
Course Description
My gourmet food company has won 30+ national food awards at the Scovie Awards and America's Best National Food Competition. These are some of the largest and most competitive food competitions in America.
In this course, you'll learn how to take your recipe from your kitchen to store shelves. I've even included real-world examples of what you'll need to start your very own food business including actual examples of product labeling requirements, food inspection requirements and more.
I've also included proven Covid-19 marketing strategies you can use to help your food business thrive during and after the pandemic.
You'll be able to use these up-to-date examples as you start your food business, speak with your local food inspectors and more.
The reason I included all of these real-world examples is this one-of-a-kind course is it will save you both time and money, since you'll know what you need to get started fast!
It doesn't matter what type of recipe you have, you'll learn everything you need to know to share your recipes with the world. This step-by-step course will teach you strategies that are battle-tested and proven to work in the real world. You will also learn how to avoid the most common and some not-so-common mistakes, too.
Mistakes, if you didn't learn them in this course, could cost you money and time.
The reason I know the information in this course works is these are the same strategies and techniques we use in my own food business on a daily basis. You see, my wife and I started our gourmet food company in 2001. We started in our home kitchen with a single product.
Since then, our company has grown to include over three dozen recipes and our food products are distributed in 42 States in the United States and 5 countries across the globe.
As mentioned above, my gourmet food company has won 30+ national food awards at America's largest and most competitive food competitions.
We are the #1 award winning super fruit company in America. We also have a number of photos of Hollywood celebrities with our products and several celebrity video and written testimonials about our products, too.
This course will cover everything from product creation, product marketing, label design, getting your products on store shelves, making money at street fairs and festivals, getting celebrity testimonials and more.
But most importantly, you will learn the same strategies we use in our own food business on a daily basis. The main focus of this course is providing proven strategies to get your products to market fast.
No matter where you live you will learn strategies and techniques that will work in almost any market and location.
The information in this course was created from real world experience. This is a result-orientated course walking you every step to start your very own food business.
If your friends and family are raving about your recipes and you want to learn how to take your product from concept to store shelves, this is the course for you. Sign up now!
Instructor Details
- 4.1 Rating
44 Reviews
Andy LaPointe
Andy LaPointe is an entrepreneur, retail operator, consultant, advisor, and investor with a background in financial services, small business growth, and emerging technology. He spent 15 years in financial services as a Registered Investment Advisor (RIA), mutual fund wholesaler, and Series 7 stockbroker, helping high-net-worth individuals, small business owners, and financial advisors make smarter decisions about growth, wealth, and long-term strategy.
But Andy’s experience goes far beyond finance. Along with his wife, he built a gourmet food business starting in 2001 and successfully navigated the dot-com crash, the 2008 recession, and the pandemic while growing it into a nationally award-winning brand with two corporate-owned retail stores. The gourmet food brand has won 38+ national food awards at America's largest and most competitive food competitions. That journey gave him firsthand experience in what it really takes to attract customers, build resilience, and grow a business in the real world.
For the past 15 years, Andy has also advised small business owners on growth strategy, entrepreneurship, acquisitions, and practical ways to improve performance. As the founder of OnlineAssistant . ai, he combines traditional business experience with modern AI tools to help owners simplify execution, track what works, and scale smarter.
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Reviews
By Darlene Forsten on 1/30/2026
when I would pause video for taking notes it would lock up and freeze. I have to exit the Udemy app all together, then lig back in. But I. still trying although its time consuming, I then lose my train of thought. It is however a easy and perfect course for everything I'm trying to learn for my space business. Darlene F
By Harsheen Kaur on 6/18/2022
I really liked the part where I learned about food business pricing. It was well explained.
By Sue Ellsworth on 2/11/2022
Title should be how to start a food business from home in Michigan.
By Mithila Nadkarni on 6/4/2021
It gave a good overview for setting up cottage food business. I was interested in getting more details on sourcing vendors links which I did not get from the course. I think that is more relevant needed information.
By Adolfo Eric Petersen on 6/28/2020
Very good tips and advices.
By TwoSmooth Coney on 4/14/2020
yes it was has put me on a course of action. Still have questions needing answer
By IFY ISITUA on 2/23/2018
It is really good so far Thanks
By Renata Sgarbi on 5/1/2017
very well explained, full of details and it is covering all the information needed so far
By Odette KUM CHOU on 1/7/2025
By Larry A Cox on 7/22/2022
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Overall Score : 82 / 100







