Preferred Provider Network

Oyster Sunday

About: Oyster Sunday provides specialized operational support to independent food, beverage and hospitality companies. Their team is made up of experienced specialists from across the hospitality industry from such diverse markets as New Orleans, New York, Montreal, San Francisco, Denver, Austin and beyond. By pooling these resources for their clients, they are able to create a mutually beneficial economy of scale, and offer best in class services for Branding and Communication,Social media strategy, as well as a host of other operational needs, including Human resources and Financial strategy. Previous clients include the Marlow Collective as well as the recently opened Milu, in NYC.

Contact: Jessica Abell
Email: jessica@oystersunday.com
Website: oystersunday.com

Conscious Cooking Studio

About: Looking to maintain your social media account? Need digital content? I help small businesses with social media strategy and growing accounts organically and authentically. I style and take photos and short videos (food, ingredients, start-to-finish cooking, etc.) to create a visual library for storytelling. Depending on your needs, I can also manage your social media accounts by posting and engaging with the community.

Contact: Christine Wong
Email: christine@consciouscooking.studio
Website: consciouscooking.studio/creativework

Jasmine Kuan

About: As a food science professional, born and raised in Malaysia, Jasmine has extensive experience in the food ingredient and CPG industry with strong product formulation and innovative problem-solving skills, along with project management and global business acumen. Jasmine believes in developing foods that have a lasting impact in the food industry and consumers.

Through her consulting work, she has helped clients improve their product shelf life, streamlined production process and worked with novel ingredients to troubleshoot formulation issues. With her deep experience in the food manufacturing industry as well as working with food entrepreneurs that are just starting out, she is able to bridge resources on both ends of the food startup spectrum.  

Contact: Jasmine Kuan
Email: jylkuan@yahoo.com

Food Safety Mid Atlantic

About: Dr. Cathy Davies is an experienced food scientist and food safety professional based in NJ with decades of experience in the industry. She creates easy-to-follow food safety plans including carrying out a hazard analysis so that food entrepreneurs can control the hazards in the food product. She is able to support people who have great ideas for new food products by helping entrepreneurs understand the language and jargon used in food regulations. She is especially interested in supporting small and mid sized food businesses who are interested in local and regional food systems, sustainable and resilient food systems, and are passionate about healthy and equitable food access.

Contact: Cathy Davies
Website: foodsafetymidatlantic.com

Lipitz Law

About: Joan C. Lipitz, Esq., LLC is a boutique law firm, in which Stephanie Meth is associated, that provides tailored legal services to start-ups, as well as large, multinational companies.  The firm also provides outside general counsel services for companies which do not have their own in-house counsel. As Board Members of the Women’s Enterprise Action Loan Fund, a not-for-profit entity that provides micro-financing and mentoring support to women entrepreneurs in the NYC area, Joan and Stephanie began their collaboration and mission to offer practical and client-centered counsel to women entrepreneurs.  They believe that forming a relationship with women entrepreneurs at an early business stage helps to demystify the legal function and provides the necessary tools to enable them to be their own advocates and confident and successful businesswomen. The firm offers reasonable hourly rates or other alternative fee arrangements depending on the nature of the matter.

Joan and Stephanie each have extensive experience working at Wall Street law firms and global corporations and banks.  Joan received her B.S.E. from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and received her J.D. from Boston University School of Law. Stephanie received a B.S. from the State University of New York at Stony Brook and a J.D. from the Temple University School of Law.

Contact: Stephanie Meth Neville/Joan Lipitz
Email: stephaniemethneville@gmail.com

VC Legal Consulting

About: Vivian Chen has years of experience working with small food businesses providing legal services - from contract law to assistance with commercial leases.  She was also the COO at LuckyRice, an experiential and events firm that celebrated Asian food and culture.

Contact: Vivian Chen
Email: vivian@vclegalconsulting.com

Start Small Think Big

About: Start Small Think Big is a non-profit that provides eligible entrepreneurs with free legal services through in-house experts and an extensive network of pro bono partners. Services provided include:

• Corporate risk assessment

• Entity selection and entity formation

• Intellectual property

• Corporate governance

• Commercial leases

• Employment law

Website: startsmallthinkbig.org/become-a-client 

Ghazalle Badiozamani

About: Ghazalle is a Persian-born, California-raised, Brooklyn-dwelling, commercial and editorial photographer. She has been working in the commercial photography industry in NYC for the past 19 years. She has photographed globally distributed food and product packaging, marketing campaigns for national brands, as well as over a dozen cookbooks including those on the NY Times bestsellers list. 

Contact: Ghazalle Badiozamani
Website: ghazallephotography.com/portfolio

Stephanie Powell

About: Stephanie Powell has been a photographer in Chicago and NYC for the past 20 years, working in product, editorial, and architectural photography. She also photographs art institutions documenting exhibitions and artworks both indoor and outdoor. Her clients have ranged from the architectural firm Skidmore, Owings and Merrill to the outdoor art institution Storm King. Aside from being adjunct faculty in the photography department at Pratt Institute, she is also the coordinator and workshop leader for the photography program for Made in NYC which supports the photographic needs of NYC manufacturers. The Made in NYC photography program consists of product photography and photography workshops for NYC manufacturers. 

Contact: Stephanie Powell
Website: stephaniepowellstudio.com

Starving Artist Food Photography

About: Christina Branco is a NJ based food photographer with a passion for food and capturing it in a way that plays with the senses. Not just creating a pretty photograph, but telling a story that makes the viewer think of the experience and comfort of a good meal or treat. Utilizing her past experiences in Graphic Design and Social Media Management,  Christina helps businesses thrive by showcasing their products with images that will stand out in social media and print. 

Contact: Christina Branco
Email: starvingartistfoodphotography@gmail.com
Website: starvingartistfoodphotography.com

Fish Eye Design

About: Annie Herrmann and Natalie Lewis developed FishEye Design after a long friendship and a shared perspective on life and art. Their unique bond encompasses a passion for creating food, developing recipes and capturing the narratives surrounding it — and carefully not forgetting to eat it!

Annie and Natalie’s work is inspired by the role food plays in their lives and the stories that shape what they eat. Their creations are adventurous and bold using color & texture, unique concepts, and distinguished details.

Contacts: Annie Herrmann & Natalie Lewis
Email: info@fish-eye-design.com
Website: fish-eye-design.com

Banker Financial Consulting, LLC

About: With a rare combination of insight and sensitivity, Sona expands the role of CFO to include leadership on strategy, operations, and vision. She has helped companies grow their top and bottom lines using strategies from improving sales and marketing efficacy to expanding business and product lines to strengthening margins/expense management. With over 150 global clients (and counting) across a range of industries, Sona has accrued the knowledge to apply the appropriate solution to help your company achieve its goals. From fundraising and planning to strategic direction and guidance on M&A, she customizes her advice to fit what’s best for your business—accounting for resources, capital, industry, and opportunity.

Contact: Sona Banker
Email: sona_banker@yahoo.com
Website: bankerfinancialconsulting.com

Oyster Sunday

About: Oyster Sunday provides specialized operational support to independent food, beverage and hospitality companies. Their team is made up of experienced specialists from across the hospitality industry from such diverse markets as New Orleans, New York, Montreal, San Francisco, Denver, Austin and beyond. By pooling these resources for their clients, they are able to create a mutually beneficial economy of scale, and are able to offer best in class services for a range of CFO services such as Concept Development and Financial Strategy.

• Concept development to market analysis:  the first step in building a successful food & beverage concept is developing a comprehensive business plan. Designed to help talented FOH / BOH professionals secure investors and anticipate operational or financial roadblocks, this foundational strategy ensures the sustainability of your opening business model. 

• Financial Strategy + Analysis:  From fundraising, to growth planning, to creating a cost / profit analysis of day-to-day operations, to valuation, financial strategy and analysis serves to determine and / or ensure the sustainability of your business model. 

Contact: Jessica Abell
Email: jessica@oystersunday.com
Website: oystersunday.com

Tyler Martin CPA

About: NY based accounting, tax and advisory service firm for individuals as well as small companies. Experience with food and beverage brands - Tyler Martin LLC understands the intricacies of the food business, and are there to work with you year round, not just once a year. They can help with everything from business formation to record keeping, managing your payroll and other CFO services. 

Contact: Nicole Tyler
Email: ntyler@tylermartinllc.com
Website: tylermartinllc.com

JLD Tax & Accounting LLC

Contact: Jonathan Donenfeld, CPA, 201-604-2432, jldonenfeld@jldtax.com
Website: www.jldtax.com

About: We’re a Jersey city based firm providing tax and accounting services to individuals and businesses throughout New Jersey and New York. Whether it’s preparing your return, creating an llc or looking for tax planning strategies, JLD tax is here to guide you.

Rates: TK

CFO on Speed Dial

About: CFO on Speed Dial equips business owners and entrepreneurs with the accounting and financial strategies needed to maximize both profit and social impact. We know exactly what it takes to get to the scale where your impact really matters, and your profits support further growth. Led by Founder and CEO Christine Rico, our team has over 25 years experience in business development, financial management, and social enterprise. We can help you increase profit, improve cash flow, use meaningful numbers to make financial decisions, and create a high-performing company culture that reflects your values and powers social impact.

Contact: Christine Rico
Email: hello@cfoonspeeddial.com
Website: cfoonspeeddial.com

Square & Triangle Bookkeeping and Financial Management

About: Square & Triangle was founded to help individuals and teams make their business dreams a reality. With our clear and accurate reports and meticulous handling of every transaction, you’ll have the financial clarity and freedom you need to help your business thrive.

Contact: Ander Mikalson, Principal
Email: contact@squareandtrianglellc.com
Website: squareandtrianglellc.com

Oyster Sunday

About: Our vision at Oyster Sunday is to provide critical and strategic support, offering the robust services of an established hospitality group to progressive restaurants and food and beverage businesses of all sizes. Oyster Sunday provides strategic and operational support across a number of verticals, including human resources. 

From ensuring the well-being of your team to anticipating legal requirements (and potential repercussions), investing in formalized human resources is one of the wisest choices any independent operator can make. Not only do these services help set the bar for professionalism and employee expectations, but they can significantly cut back on administrative burnout, helping you focus on the creative and operational aspects of your business. Services provided include:

• Employee Handbook (state compliant) 

• Arbitration Agreement 

• Recruiting, Hiring + Onboarding 

• Employee evaluations

Please note that Oyster Sunday is not a payroll service provider.

Contact: Jessica Abell - jessica@oystersunday.com
Website: oystersunday.com

TriNet

About: TriNet is a full service Professional Employer Organization (PEO) - services are comprehensive, including employee onboarding, payroll, applicant screening tools, ACA filing, and compensation and benefits package development.  Businesses are able to use TriNet to prepare W-2s and 1099s, ensure employment law compliance, and make direct deposits to employee’s bank accounts. TriNet also offers 401(k) contribution, accounting integration, and job costing reports

Please note that a PEOs and their clients sign a co-employment agreement in which both the PEO and client company have an employment relationship with the client’s employees—and thus shared liability and responsibility for employment law compliance.

Website: trinet.com/hr-services#form

Gusto

About: Gusto is a payroll provider that serves more than 100,000 U.S. businesses. In addition to payroll, Gusto’s automated platform offers the capability to assist with benefits and HR tasks like time tracking, hiring and onboarding.  Gusto’s platform is easy to set up and has a user-friendly interface. In addition, companies of any size can join - there is no minimum number of employees required making it ideal for start up businesses. Please note that Gusto is not PEO - just a payroll provider, so it does not offer shared liability for employment law compliance. 

Website: gusto.com/product/pricing

Baldor Specialty Foods

About: Based in the Bronx, NY and formed in 1991, Baldor has built up a reputation as a well regarded specialty food distributor with a great range of quality local and farm fresh ingredients from local farms and purveyors. With an online ordering system and a large fleet of trucks, they are a reliable one-stop source of fine foods. 

Contact: Paulette Viana
Email: pauletteweborders@baldorfood.com
Website: baldorfood.com

Zone 7

About:  Zone 7 is a New Jersey-based, 16-year-old local farm fresh food distributor that delivers to restaurants, grocers, box delivery customers, schools and more and sources only the best, highest quality ingredients 52 weeks a year. Our goal is to keep the connection alive between farmer and customer. We work with over 100 sustainable farms and food producers from New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Delaware and further south along the eastern seaboard during the winter. Our order minimum is $250 and we accept three different forms of COD payment: check, credit card with a 3.5% fee or via ACH bank transfer. In special circumstances, we can arrange 7 day check payments for businesses that have limitations on timing.  We send out an email with our availability twice a week and we deliver to Northern NJ on Tuesdays and Fridays.

Email: orders@freshfromzone7.com
Website: freshfromzone7.com

South East Asian Food Group

About: Southeast Asia Food Group is an Asian grocery and produce distributor.  We carry ingredients that originate from Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, Japan and more.  We also carry a vast line of Asian produce such as baby bok choy, perilla leaves, sesame leaves, shies leaf, Vietnamese mint and much more. 

We are open Monday through Saturday and are closed on Sundays. Our order cut-off time is extremely generous.  Order by 4AM and get your order the same day!  Order minimums are $250 for delivery.

Email: info@safg.us
Website: safg.us/application-form/

NJ Restaurant Equipment Corporation

About: For over 28 years, NJ Restaurant Equipment Corp. has been supplying the greater tri-state area with quality restaurant equipment and supplies. Our family business began on the Bowery in New York City, in the early 1980’s. After 25 successful years, we recognized an opportunity to grow, and decided to move across the river to New Jersey in the Spring of 2010. The move allowed us to expand our store and warehouse space quickly, and we are now proud to offer more personalized service with lower prices in a bigger space. We are the fastest growing restaurant equipment dealership in the tri-state area, and we look forward to serving you!

Contact: Jodi Cohen
Email: jodi@njrecorp.com
Website: njresupply.net

Zuckerman Honickman 

About: Zuckerman Honickman has been providing quality packaging solutions to the beverage industry for over 100 years. We pride ourselves on partnering with entrepreneurial, breakthrough brands in every beverage vertical, including craft beer, cider, craft soda, tea, energy drinks, wine, spirits and many more. 

We specialize in hot fill and cold fill plastic containers as well as glass bottles of all sizes, in addition to custom printed cans. 

Contact: Jerry Fink
Email: jfink@zh-inc.com 
Website: zh-inc.com

ePAC Flexibles

About: ePac Flexible Packaging is a digitally-based flexible packaging company driven by our mission to help food brands of all sizes stay competitive with exceptional stand up pouches, lay flat pouches and rollstock. ePac leverages the latest in digital print technology, providing our customers with a quick and easy way to produce custom printed flexible packaging. When brands partner with ePac, they can get custom rollstock in 5 business days, and finished pouches in 15 business days.

Contact: Mercedes Tarantino
Email: mtarantino@epacllc.com, mtarantino@epacflexibles.com
Website: epacflexibles.com

Allen Paper & Supply Company

About: The staff of Allen Paper Supply has serviced the needs of Food-service, Jan-San, commercial, and all facets of municipality requirements throughout Northern New Jersey for more than 70 years using a combination of unparalleled personalized service, competitive pricing, and forward thinking management. Allen Paper Supply is your off-site warehouse to draw on as needed. We pride ourselves on knowing our customers requirements and want to be your personal inventory specialist.

Contact: Rob Kral
Email: rpkral89@gmail.com
Website: allenpapersupply.com