Mississippi State University will present Food as a Business, a video conference Oct. 4 for new owners of food businesses.

The conference will be broadcast at satellite locations at MSU in Starkville and at Hattiesburg, Raymond, Verona and Cleveland.

Topics include business plans, legal issues, marketing, Internet sales, food processing and labeling regulations, funding sources, and product costing and pricing.

The fee is $40 and covers snacks, lunch and conference materials. The registration deadline is Sept. 23.

For more information and a registration form, go to www.fsnhp.msstate.edu.