ON Regional Economic Development » Food & Beverage Development
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We are always trying to find new ways to connect with clients. We will publish a series of blogs monthly. Our areas of focus are Agriculture & Agri-Food Development and Economic Development. Our Food & Beverage Blog publishes articles on the recent events, webinar, session, policies, and more.
ON Regional Economic Development » Food & Beverage Development
8M ago
Calling all Ontario agri-food producers, processors, Indigenous, northern, organizations, women and youth innovators! The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs wants to recognize your achievements to Ontario’s economic success. The 2023 Excellence in Agriculture program is open for applications until September 14, 2023. Click here for ..read more
ON Regional Economic Development » Food & Beverage Development
8M ago
Beginning in 2023, Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator (the IESO) has offered a Strategic Energy Management (SEM) Program to industry. This program was designed to help businesses improve their energy performance by implementing an integrated system of organizational practices, policies, and processes to achieve persistent energy savings. The ..read more
ON Regional Economic Development » Food & Beverage Development
8M ago
In 2022 in Ontario the largest industry by employment was full-service restaurants and limited-service eating places. Since then this industry grew by five percent making it the fastest growing industry in Ontario in 2023. Although being the largest and fastest growing industry, average wages per job ranked near ..read more
ON Regional Economic Development » Food & Beverage Development
9M ago
The Foodland Ontario program, created by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, has been encouraging consumers to buy locally grown, harvested and processed foods for over 45 years, all while supporting Ontario growers, processors and food businesses. In order to increase your reach to Ontario consumers ..read more
ON Regional Economic Development » Food & Beverage Development
9M ago
Date: Sept 20, 2023 Time: 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM EST Join the Government of Ontario in collaboration with Innovate by Day for a free webinar to learn more about how to pitch your food and beverage company to international buyers. This free webinar will provide insights on ..read more
ON Regional Economic Development » Food & Beverage Development
10M ago
Food ingredient awareness is driving the clean label trend in the food industry. Typically, national food safety agencies such as the Health Canada and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration lead the regulation of food ingredients in their respective national jurisdictions. However, sub-national (state and/or provincial) legislators occasionally ..read more
ON Regional Economic Development » Food & Beverage Development
10M ago
There are two new ways to get food products to Mexico using intermodal. Both require truck-based access to US intermodal hubs using multimodal carriers operating in Ontario. There are two new ways to get food products to Mexico using intermodal. Both require truck-based access to US intermodal hubs ..read more
ON Regional Economic Development » Food & Beverage Development
1y ago
A Free Webinar Training Series For (Not-For-Profit) Organizations This train-the-trainer series is designed for organizations to gain valuable skills and tools to facilitate their own strategic planning. Based on the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs’ Strategic Planning Resource manual, this step-by-step interactive webinar series will help ..read more
Grocery & Specialty Food West, Vancouver – Get Exclusive Discounts and More at the Ontario Pavilion!
ON Regional Economic Development » Food & Beverage Development
1y ago
The Grocery & Specialty Food West trade show is back in-person this year on April 24-25 in Vancouver! The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs is partnering with the Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers (CFIG) to offer an exclusive discount to Ontario food and beverage processors ..read more
ON Regional Economic Development » Food & Beverage Development
1y ago
Webinar Date: Tuesday, February 28, 2023Time: 10:00 a.m.Click here to register Join OMAFRA in collaboration with the Canadian Trade Commissioner Service in Latin America for a webinar about food and beverage opportunities in Latin America. Webinar will include: Latin America and the Caribbean have a population of over ..read more