Sector
Grain & Oilseed Milling
-
Novel, value-added uses and new markets for Ontario grains – deadline Oct. 30 for 2021 Grains Innovation Fund
Grain Farmers of Ontario, the province’s largest commodity organization, representing Ontario’s 28,000 barley, corn, oat, soybean and wheat farmers has opened applications for the Grains Innovation Fund, which supports retail and industry projects that develop novel value-added uses or promote…
-
SVG Ventures/THRIVE partners with Farm Credit Canada to accelerate Canadian agri-food innovations
SVG Ventures|THRIVE, a leading global Agrifood Venture and Innovation Platform based in Silicon Valley, today announced the signing of a three-year strategic partnership with Farm Credit Canada (FCC). The partnership acknowledges FCC as a Founding Partner of “THRIVE Canada” &…
-
Ensuring the growth of SMEs in Quebec’s agri-food processing sector
Inno-centre and Quebec’s Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, are proud to announce the large-scale deployment of a support service for SMEs in the agri-food processing sector to drive their performance and growth. The Government of Quebec will provide $5.5…
-
Upcoming CCFI webinar – Considerations for a Sustainable Canadian Agri-food Sector
The Canadian Centre for Food Integrity (CCFI) is holding a webinar Wednesday September 23rd, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern, called ‘Social and Economic Considerations for a Sustainable Canadian Agri-food Sector.’ In addition to environmental stewardship, social and economic aspects of sustainability…
-
ON Minister of Ag and ag groups seek urgent federal action to help farmers
Ernie Hardeman, Ontario Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, has joined Ontario’s agriculture leaders in urging the federal government to make immediate AgriStability program enhancements to protect farmers that have been financially impacted by market volatility and disruption resulting…
-
Food & Beverage Canada, other groups, provide federal budget recommendations
Food & Beverage Canada and other industry groups have together created recommendations for the next federal budget, to ensure the food and beverage sector recovers effectively from the pandemic. They state that “few Canadian agriculture products make it to Canada’s…
-
AGT Food and Ingredients and ulivit join forces to create new plant-based foods from the Prairies
June 25, 2020 – Winnipeg – Today, Protein Industries Canada (PIC) announced a project focused on creating new plant-based foods using pulses grown and processed on the Prairies. The $11.3 million-dollar project (funding through the PIC Supercluster program) will see…
-
Cereal maker and Canadian Olympic athletes cheering on food bank workers
May 5, 2020, Toronto, Ont. – In light of the COVID-19 crisis, Cheerios and its Canadian Olympic athlete partners are shifting the cheers that were originally destined for the athletes onto Canada’s frontline food bank heroes. Food Banks Canada will…
-
Gerry Moroso appointed as Canadian national sales director for Silver Hills
May 1, 2020, Abbotsford, B.C. – Silver Hills, the parent company behind better-for-you-brands Silver Hills Bakery, One Degree Organic Foods and Little Northern Bakehouse, has appointed Gerry Moroso to the role of national director, sales – Canada. Moroso brings more…
-
Nature’s Path launches regenerative organic instant oatmeal
April 24, 2020, Richmond, B.C. – Nature’s Path, a family-owned organic breakfast and snack food company, has launched a limited-edition product that brings to life the company’s vision of combatting climate change. The company said in a statement that it…
