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Food Innovation Service
32,933 square-feet facility, known as the “FSC”, is the result of a grant from the US EDA
With a strong agricultural heritage and ample land and infrastructure, Cumberland County has been able to attract many national and international food manufacturing companies. Cold storage companies and logistics firms are linked directly to this sector as well. There are two unique opportunities for entrepreneurs to develop and test new ideas as well as to begin to accelerate production. The Rutgers Food Innovation Center and The Authority’s Food Specialization Center are both co-located in the Bridgeton Industrial Park, on Rt. 49.
Rutgers Food Innovation Center
A 23,000 sf FDA- and USDA-inspected food business incubator and accelerator operated by Rutgers University. It’s the world’s only “soft landings” program for food processing.
Shared-use processing area
Food-industry training & market research
Fully equipped kitchens, cold storage, and classrooms
Customized consulting & product development
The Food Specialization Center
Operated by The Authority, this 30,000 sf facility (opened 2021) provides flexible space for early-stage food businesses