Food and Beverage Blogs

Grocery & Specialty Food West, Vancouver – Get Exclusive Discounts and More at the Ontario Pavilion!
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…

Facilitating Strategic Planning Program – A Free Webinar Training Series for (Not-For-Profit) Organizations
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…

Freight Costs continue to drop in 2023
Over the past year imports from overseas and the domestic movement of consumer goods continue to decline. This affects the cost of hiring trucks and trailers. Most goods move in containers from overseas and unheated trailers (dry vans) for domestic truck-only shipments. Temperature-sensitive goods such as food is moved…

Webinar: Discover Latin America – Opportunities in food and beverage in Colombia, Costa Rica and Panama
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…

Supply Chain Stability and Adaptability Program and Webinar
Ontario agri-food businesses and organizations can now apply for the Supply Chain Stability and Adaptability Program! The Program supports economic recovery and resiliency of the agri-food sector and consists of two streams: Eligibility Eligible applicants include: Funding You may apply for up to 25 per cent of eligible…

2021 Food and Beverage Sector Profiles – Ontario
The Business Development Branch within OMAFRA has developed a resource that provides evidence-based insights into the food and beverage sectors of the Ontario economy that are important to you. Major subsectors include; grain and oilseed, sugar and confectionary, fruit and vegetable, dairy product, meat product, bakeries and tortilla,…

NEW EDITION! Guide to Food and Beverage Manufacturing in Ontario
OMAFRA is pleased to announce that the Guide to Food and Beverage Manufacturing in Ontario has been updated and moved to the Ontario.ca website. You will find the new user-friendly book format easy to navigate and find the information from the guide which can lead you to success…

Strategic Agri-Food Processing Fund Program Information Sessions
The new Strategic Agri-Food Processing Fund Program, which was announced in the 2021 Fall Economic Statement, to increase the province’s food processing capacity, strengthen its food security and position the agri-food sector for economic growth, will launch on April 1, 2022. Agri-food processor businesses are eligible for up…
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