SSFPA Specialty Foods Directory Questionnaire

We are pleased to announce the creation of a new web-based specialty foods directory for British Columbia.

The Small Scale Food Processor Association invites all specialty food processors and producers to participate in a new online, province-wide directory of BC-processed specialty foods and BC-grown specialty foods. The SSFPA is creating the directory, but participants do not have to be SSFPA members. Our goal is to provide small-scale processors and producers throughout the province with greater access to alternative sales channels and a simpler, faster and more convenient way for the food service industry to source local foods.

The British Columbia Specialty Foods Directory will provide a new market channel for many small-scale processors and producers in the province. And it will provide much easier access for food service buyers who want to source local, specialty foods.

The directory will be marketed to chefs, food service buyers, food and beverage managers/directors in fine dining and mid-priced restaurants and hotels, caterers, specialty and artisan bakeries, and select specialty shops.

There is no fee for this service. There are, however, entry criteria and they are listed below.

To be included in the 2006 BC Specialty Foods Directory, please complete this questionnaire and follow directions for submission as outlined below.

Questionnaire

Section A

Company Name

Contact Name

Address

City

Province

Postal Code

Telephone

Fax

Website

Section B

The following entry criteria apply. If the answer is "No" to any of the questions you may not be eligible to be in the directory.

Please answer the following questions by checking yes or no or NA (not applicable).

Is your business based in British Columbia?	Yes	No	NA
Has your business (farm or food processing) been operating in British Columbia for at least the past consecutive 12 months?	Yes	No	NA
Is your product 100% grown, caught or raised in BC? And /or Is your product processed and packaged in the Province of BC with 51% or more of the direct cost of producing in its final form (raw materials, direct labour, variable processing and packaging) originating in BC.	Yes	No	NA
	Yes	No	NA
Is your product for human consumption?	Yes	No	NA
Do you have enough product or produce to supply a minimum of two sales outlets (e.g. two fine dining restaurants)?	Yes	No	NA
Does your business hold all necessary business licenses?	Yes	No	NA
Does your business satisfy all commercial food processing and packaging regulations?	Yes	No	NA
Does your business carry applicable business insurance?	Yes	No	NA
Do you process your product in a Federally Inspected facility?	Yes	No	NA
Do you process your product in a Provincially Inspected facility?	Yes	No	NA

Section C

For the purposes of the directory "specialty" foods have been defined as having one or more of the following characteristics. (Please check all that apply to your product):

Limited production: in that the product is not being mass marketed to major restaurant chains or retail chains.

Perceived by consumers as a unique product (e.g. size, colour, taste, heirloom variety, produced by an artisan, organically grown, organically processed, etc.);

Produced in a unique way that creates a highly differentiated product;

Perceived by consumers as being home-made from natural ingredients and processed organically;

Fills an emerging and growing market niche;

Certified organic products

Section D

Organic Products: (if applicable)

Certified By:

Certification Status:

Certification Number:

Classification:

Date of Certification Expiry:

Section E

Processed Foods:

Please include the name of product, description of product including special attributes and unit size availability for food service channels. Please note that food service buyers require very descriptive information about your product. For example, if your are using artisan processing methods, if your product has unique flavours; if you process small-batch; if you are using original recipes; if you pay special attention to product presentation and/or packaging and so on, please provide this information.

Please identify each product that is certified organic along with the certifier and your certification number.

Please list each product in a separate box. If you have additional products to be listed, please use the "Other Products" text box.

1.	Available All Year Available Seasonally If seasonal, indicate available time: [If you wish to choose more than 1 season, press and hold the "shift" key when making selections.]
2.	Available All Year Available Seasonally If seasonal, indicate available time: [If you wish to choose more than 1 season, press and hold the "shift" key when making selections.]
3.	Available All Year Available Seasonally If seasonal, indicate available time: [If you wish to choose more than 1 season, press and hold the "shift" key when making selections.]
4.	Available All Year Available Seasonally If seasonal, indicate available time: [If you wish to choose more than 1 season, press and hold the "shift" key when making selections.]
5.	Available All Year Available Seasonally If seasonal, indicate available time: [If you wish to choose more than 1 season, press and hold the "shift" key when making selections.]
6.	Available All Year Available Seasonally If seasonal, indicate available time: [If you wish to choose more than 1 season, press and hold the "shift" key when making selections.]
7.	Available All Year Available Seasonally If seasonal, indicate available time: [If you wish to choose more than 1 season, press and hold the "shift" key when making selections.]

Information On Other Products:

Section F

Fresh Produce:

Please include the name of product, description of product including special attributes and available quantities for food service channels. Please note that food service buyers require very descriptive information about your product. For example, if you are growing heritage varieties, if you are using seed-saving methods, if your vegetables have unique flavours, if you subscribe to environmental sustainability practices, if you use special picking methods or if there is anything else about your farming methods that you believe sets your product apart from the run-of-the mill, please be sure to include that information. Also, please identify each product that is certified organic along with the certifier and your certification number.

Also, please indicate if your produce is available year round or which season/s it is available.

1.	Available All Year Available Seasonally If seasonal, indicate available time: [If you wish to choose more than 1 season, press and hold the "shift" key when making selections.]
2.	Available All Year Available Seasonally If seasonal, indicate available time: [If you wish to choose more than 1 season, press and hold the "shift" key when making selections.]
3.	Available All Year Available Seasonally If seasonal, indicate available time: [If you wish to choose more than 1 season, press and hold the "shift" key when making selections.]
4.	Available All Year Available Seasonally If seasonal, indicate available time: [If you wish to choose more than 1 season, press and hold the "shift" key when making selections.]
5.	Available All Year Available Seasonally If seasonal, indicate available time: [If you wish to choose more than 1 season, press and hold the "shift" key when making selections.]
6.	Available All Year Available Seasonally If seasonal, indicate available time: [If you wish to choose more than 1 season, press and hold the "shift" key when making selections.]
7.	Available All Year Available Seasonally If seasonal, indicate available time: [If you wish to choose more than 1 season, press and hold the "shift" key when making selections.]

Information On Other Produce:

Section G

Specialty attributes of your company or a specific product line that you would like described in the directory. Please be concise.

Section H

Market Regions that you currently sell to: (Check all that apply)

Peace		Thompson/Okanagan
Cariboo		Mainland/Southwest
Bulkley/Natchako		Vancouver Island & Coast
North Coast		All of the Above
Kootenay

Section I

Authorization to publish the information you have provided in the British Columbia Specialty Foods Directory (please check the box provided below and add name, position, and date).

"I wish to be listed in the BC Specialty Foods Directory and so agree to make the above Information, as provided, publicly available."

Name

Position

Date

In order to have a copy of this registration, print a copy before submitting it (press "file" and "print" in your browser's menu).

If you'd prefer to use a "hard copy" application, you can download a printable version of this form and mail it as directed.