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\nAlord on commence ou? demain ou apres demain
\nConnards et scre belue Malotru tintin et Milou
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\nAssholes and blue screen Malotru Tintin and Milou
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Food security and food supply chain are integral part of sustainability.
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Hello Ontario! Just a reminder that we have two current grant programs:
1. Innovation Booster with a theme of sustainability which closes September 12th (is it September already?!?) You can hop over to the information through the Programs tab. Most of your questions can probably be answered there, but feel free to be in touch with me if you need any clarification.
2. Food Innovation Challenge (FIC) addressing Plastics Solutions for Food: Reduction, Replacement, and Recyclability opened today. The first step is a letter of intent which is due by October 11/22.
If you are interested in the FIC please note that the main applicant must be a small-medium enterprise and that this grant requires a collaboration with at least one other company. I have been hearing from several members that they are interested in applying, but they are searching for a partner(s) with which to collaborate. Please feel free to reach out directly on YODL (or to me, if you prefer) if that’s the case. We have a terrific community, right across Canada, and may be able to make that connection. Keep in mind that you can post in this group or on the Open Forum to reach out more broadly.
I’m really excited to see the projects that will come out of this challenge - I’m hearing about some fascinating and truly innovative ideas already!
Linda
Bio-Origins (www.bio-origins.com) has developed Biodegradable Pulp Molded Trays and Containers for Fresh Produce and Fruit Packaging applications. We are running pilot to develop replace plastic packaging in the fresh produce and fruit supply chain. Interested growers and retailers, please contact us at kalsi@bio-origins.com to know more about our pilot project.
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\nWe are a Canadian Startup company. We are developing \"Wrapyto\", an innovative, autonomous kitchen robot that can produce custom wraps sandwiches like (Burritos, Gyros, Shawarma and Donner Kebab) fresh and, hot. This robot perfectly fits in QSR, food trucks, foodservice, or Ghost kitchen. We have designed another version which is a food kiosk that can use in convenience stores, grocery stores, schools, colleges, airport terminals etc.
\nWrapyto can help enhance customers' convenient experience with maximum hygiene and food safety.
\nWe are solving the biggest pain points for QSR and foodservices like labour shortages, low-profit margin, quality consistency, maintaining food safety and low efficiency.
\n\n
The kitchen and cooking Robot market is booming. Due to covid and labour shortage, the trend is now more acceptable for automation. The Global Cooking Robot market size was valued at USD 0.8 Billion in 2019 and is projected to reach USD 3.2 Billion by 2028 by growing at CAGR of 16.09% during the forecast period 2020-2028.
\n\n
We are looking for partnership and investment to complete working on this promising technology that will change the future of the fast food industry.
\n
Anas Afandi
\nCo-Founder | CEO | Inventor
\nFood Robotics Inc.
\nOttawa, Canada
\nwww.foodrobotics.ca
Hi Everyone,
The Canadian Institute of Food Science and Technology is presenting a series of webinars on a variety of food topics to our members as long as it is educational and not a sales pitch. Topics could include food safety, food fraud, food security, supply chain issue, food technology the future of food, etc. I have a few open slots that I am trying to fill this fall. The webinars are 45 minutes long (30-minute presentation followed by a 10-15 minute Q & A) and they are recorded so that you will have a copy after.
If you have a topic that you think might be of interest to our members, please reach out to me with your idea. My email is heidi@cifst.ca.
Thank you!
Scandinavian countries are said to top the world in coffee consumption. Although are they purists or open to #coffeenotcoffee? Dutch innovators, Northern Wonder, are working on an alt-coffee in an effort to combat tropical deforestation. Taking learnings from the alt-meat industry, the team are heavily focused on closing the sensory gap, plus going the extra mile to address and replicate the brewing \"experience\". They defined \"Room-fillingess\" as the sensation of being triggered by the smell of coffee when a cup is brewed in a different room or floor of a house.
\nFind out what they are using as non-tropical starting materials, article here.
\nWhat other foods or problems could be solved by taking an \"alt meat approach\"?
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You may know about SiccaDania, however, I would like to formally introduce our group and the food processing solutions we bring-in to help the Food Processing Industry in Canada to progress.
SiccaDania Canada Inc. was established about two years ago by the parent company SiccaDania to cater to the growing food processing industry in Canada. SiccaDania is a turn-key supplier of processing plants / equipment for the Dairy and Food processing industry with base in Europe for key equipment manufacture and has a worldwide presence to cater to the industry needs. Please visit Technologies - SiccaDania to see our range of technologies including small scale plants and specifically Applications - SiccaDania to see wide applications of our equipment and processing plants across food processing industry.
We do have our own protein extraction processes as well as we can provide a complete line for production of protein powder from peas, beans etc. You can read more here -> https://siccadania.com/technologies/complete-process-lines/plant-protein-process and https://siccadania.com/technologies/complete-process-lines/starch-fibre-and-protein . These technologies and solutions can be utilized for growing investments into the plant-protein industry in Canada.
\n
There is also another information to share with you - we have a World Class Innovation centre in Denmark which provides facilities for testing on a pilot scale and R&D. You can read more here -> https://siccadania.com/services/research-development-and-testing . Maybe this is interesting for you to know and utilize this facility for your great innovation idea!
We would be happy to support your upcoming expansion plans or upgradation work in your existing processing plants. It will be grateful to you if we get an opportunity to allow us to present ourselves to the key stakeholders of your current or future projects, so that we can showcase our technologies which would be eventually beneficial to both the companies. Looking forward for your connections and the active networking.
Western Canada is home to many well known food brands, plus businesses creating technology for manufacturing, food safety, waste reduction, novel delivery services and more. Tell us who you are and what you’re currently working on! Share a link to your website and attach a digital brochure if you have one.
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I’m curious what other Atlantic CFIN members are incorporating AI as part of your business or research?
Hello Everyone,
I am new to YODL and CFIN and hope I get his right. HydroFLOW Canada is looking to partner with the Food Industry in applications for the Food Shift program. One area we have had success is in reducing Ferric Polymer in a DAF application. The addition of HydroFLOW helped our customer reduce Ferric Polymer usage by 50% in their application. ( see attached Case Study) We are looking for others using DAF and ferric polymer to show how we can lower chemical usage substantially, and hence the cost of operation and increased efficiency of this equipment. HydroFLOW has many application that can help reduce energy, chemical and maintenance costs in various applications in the Food industry. I look forward to hearing from anyone interested in more information on our technology and how we can help solve problems and save money.
Thanks.
Hello fellow YODL’ers!
Allow me to introduce myself with my first(!!) post here in YODL’s open forum. It is so cool to have this way to connect with all of you. I’m the Director of Programs here at CFIN, charged with making sure our funding programs are achieving our goals to help you develop and launch meaningful food innovations!
As part of that effort, we regularly leverage the talents of third party/external reviewers who bring the industry and technical lens to our submissions. We are issuing an Open Call to all of you to build our roster of Reviewers/Superstars!
Your expertise can be academic, industry, or experience based! We get submissions of all kinds. The below linked form can be used to sign up for our roster should we have submissions that align with your expertise. We also get submissions in both official languages, so always seeking reviewers who can review submissions in French as well as English.
Our reviewers work under NDAs and are screened carefully for conflicts of interest. We also provide an honorarium for your time. Signing up for our roster does not mean you have to take on a submission; we will reach out to confirm that you have the time and ability to participate as submissions come in.
If you have any questions, feel free to post them here or message me. I can also be reached by email at alex@cfin-rcia.ca
https://forms.gle/G8Jobma7sFJti3Po9
Saviez-vous que la première école en agriculture au Canada a été fondée à La Pocatière, dans la région du Bas-St-Laurent au Québec? Cette école est devenue depuis l'Institut de technologie agroalimentaire de La Pocatière (ITA) (avec un campus à Saint-Hyacinthe). Véritable hub agroalimentaire au Québec, La Pocatière a vu également naître puis évoluer depuis maintenant 25 ans, le Centre de développement bioalimentaire du Québec (CDBQ). - Quebec Agrifood innovation Center.
Vendredi dernier, j'ai eu la chance de participer à l'événement organisé pour souligner l'anniversaire du CDBQ.
Comment le CDBQ peut vous aider -et ce, peu importe où vous vous trouvez au Canada? Que vous souhaitiez développer des produits pour le grand public, explorer les aliments fonctionnels, valoriser vos coproduits ou démarrer une entreprise en transformation alimentaire, le CDBQ a le savoir-faire, les installations et les équipements spécialisés pour vous appuyer dans vos projets.
Spécialisations: Transformation alimentaire, alcools et boissons fermentées, entotechnologies, valorisation des coproduits industriels, cannabis comestible, hautes pressions hydrostatiques.
Site internet : Leader en innovation bioalimentaire - CDBQ
Charles Lavigne, directeur général du CDBQ est membre du RCIA. Je vous invite à le contacter sur YODL pour plus d'information.
Did you know that the first agricultural school in Canada was founded in La Pocatière, in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Québec? This school has since become the Institut de technologie agroalimentaire de La Pocatière (ITA) (with a campus in Saint-Hyacinthe). A true agri-food hub in Québec, La Pocatière also saw the birth and development over the past 25 years of the Quebec Agrifood Innovation Center (Centre de développement bioalimentaire du Québec – CDBQ).
Last Friday, I had the opportunity to participate in the event organised to celebrate the CDBQ’s anniversary.
How can the CDBQ help you – no matter where you are in Canada? Whether you want to develop products for the general public, explore functional foods, add value to your co-products, or start a food processing business, the CDBQ has the expertise, facilities, and specialised equipment to support you in your projects.
Specialisations: Food processing, alcoholic and fermented beverages, entotechnologies, valorisation of industrial co-products, edible cannabis, high hydrostatic pressures.
Website: Leader in biofood innovation – CDBQ
Charles Lavigne, General Director of the CDBQ, is a member of the RCIA. I invite you to contact him on YODL for more information.
Just a reminder that the Grain Farmers of Ontario’s Grains Innovation Fund is open until this Friday, 28 October. If your business has an innovation project that utilizes Ontario-grown barley, corn, oats, soybeans or wheat and that could lead to increased utilization of those grains, you could be eligible for up to $50,000 in funding.
The program overview and application form can be found on our website here and the application form is also attached: Market Development - Grain Farmers of Ontario (gfo.ca)
Hello YODLers,
The Brampton Venture Zone (BVZ) by TMU is a new member of the YODL community. We are excited to share an opportunity to access $12K in non-equity funding for your food sustainability startup.
BVZ is a purpose-driven and sector-focused incubator that is accepting applications for the 2023 Launch program! Launch is a 6-month incubator program that offers opportunities to MVP-ready technology startups to get early market validation from industry corporations, potential pilot opportunities, one-on-one mentorship, and up to 12K in non-equity funding. We are currently accepting applications from startups in the food sustainability, health and wellness, and smart city, mobility and logistics industries.
\nCheck out the posting and apply here - https://www.torontomu.ca/zone-learning/venture-zone-brampton/programming/Launch/. The application deadline is November 28. Feel free to share this with any founders you know who may be interested! We look forward to receiving your application!
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\nCFIN has been provided a few complimentary tickets to share with our members so please reach out to me if you would like to take advantage of this offer.
\nAll the best,
\nTyson
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This study, \"Closing the Gap: Unlocking Canada's Food Processing Potential,\" covers all foods produced in Canada. Its purpose is to guide industry and government toward opportunities for processing and packing a greater share of Canadian commodities domestically. Doing so would let Canada supply more of its own domestic market and capture more value by exporting processed goods rather than raw commodities.
By completing this survey, you'll provide the data Second Harvest and VCMI need to identify underutilized food processing and packing capacity in Canada. The data will also allow them to quantify the factors driving underutilization, as well as gaps in current capacity.
The survey should take no longer than 5 minutes to complete and will close on Monday, August 31.
Comme l'ont indiqué de nombreux intervenants et comme en témoigne la Stratégie nationale sur la sécurité alimentaire récemment annoncée, la productivité de l'industrie alimentaire canadienne est touchée négativement par l'existence d'une capacité de transformation et d'emballage des aliments sous-utilisée. Des lacunes existent également dans la capacité de traitement et de co-emballage. Ces deux facteurs à eux seuls ont exacerbé la dépendance du Canada sur les aliments importés et limité le potentiel économique de l'industrie alimentaire canadienne.
Cette étude, intitulée « Combler l'écart : libérer le potentiel de transformation alimentaire du Canada », couvre tous les aliments produits au Canada. Son but est de guider l'industrie et le gouvernement vers des possibilités de transformation et d'emballage d'une plus grande part des produits canadiens au pays. Cela permettrait au Canada d'approvisionner davantage son propre marché intérieur et de capter plus de valeur en exportant des produits transformés plutôt que des matières premières.
En remplissant ce sondage, vous fournirez les données dont Second Harvest et le VCMI ont besoin pour identifier la capacité de transformation et d'emballage des aliments sous-utilisée au Canada. Les données leur permettront également de quantifier les facteurs à l'origine de la sous-utilisation, ainsi que les lacunes dans la capacité actuelle.
L'enquête ne devrait pas prendre plus de 5 minutes à compléter et se terminera le lundi 31 août.
As many stakeholders have indicated and as evidenced by the recently announced National Food Security Strategy, the productivity of the Canadian food industry is negatively impacted by the existence of underutilized food processing and packaging capacity. There are also gaps in processing and co-packaging capacity. These two factors alone have exacerbated Canada’s reliance on imported food and limited the economic potential of the Canadian food industry.
This study, entitled « Closing the Gap: Unlocking Canada’s Food Processing Potential », covers all food produced in Canada. Its purpose is to guide industry and government toward opportunities to process and package a greater share of Canadian products domestically. This would enable Canada to better supply its own domestic market and capture more value by exporting processed products rather than raw materials.
By completing this survey, you will provide the data that Second Harvest and the CFIA need to identify underutilized food processing and packaging capacity in Canada. The data will also allow them to quantify the factors behind underutilization, as well as the gaps in current capacity.
The survey should not take more than 5 minutes to complete and will close on Monday, August 31.
Hi everyone,
\nWe're working on active packaging solutions for Canadian food producers, with a current focus on oxygen-scavenger sachets for sealed dry-food packaging.
\nI'd love to hear from food manufacturers, co-packers, packaging specialists, QA teams, and R&D people who work with products such as:
\nA question for the group:
\nWhen oxygen is a shelf-life issue in your product, what are you currently using - nitrogen flushing, high-barrier films, MAP, oxygen absorbers, or something else? And what has worked well or not worked well for you?
\nWe're looking to learn from Canadian processors and identify a few good pilot/sample-fit use cases where oxygen control could help reduce rancidity, stale flavours, aroma loss, colour changes, mold risk in some applications, or product waste.
\nWe also built a quick calculator to estimate the potential packaging and spoilage impact for different products. I'm sharing it here in case it's useful or interesting for anyone working on shelf-life, QA, packaging, or waste reduction:
\nhttps://gvang.supac.ca/survey.html?sid=iiCBGZju6L3l5mRVIb2O&ch=CFIN
\nHappy to hear feedback from people working in bakery, snack, nut/seed, jerky, coffee, spice, ingredient, or dry-food packaging.
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Hello CFIN Community,
\nExcited to officially join this incredible network and be part of a community focused on driving innovation within the Canadian food and beverage industry.
\nI wanted to take a moment to introduce Blue Ocean Group - a North America-based product development and manufacturing partner specializing in helping emerging and established brands bring innovative food, beverage, tea, wellness, and functional products to market.
\nAt Blue Ocean Group, we work closely with brands across:
\n• Product Development & R&D
• Custom Formulation & Ingredient Sourcing
• Co-Manufacturing & Private Label Solutions
• Functional Wellness Products
• Packaging & Commercialization Support
• Scale-up support for startups and growing brands
We are passionate about collaborating with founders, innovators, and companies looking to build the next generation of consumer products in the food and wellness space.
\nLooking forward to learning from this community, connecting with fellow innovators, and exploring opportunities to collaborate and grow together.
\nExcited to be here.
\n- Team Blue Ocean Group
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\nWe are a startup currently looking for a partner who can supply fruit purées made with Canadian fruit. Unfortunately, sourcing this has been more challenging than expected, so any guidance, recommendations, or introductions would be greatly appreciated!
\nThank you very much for your help!
","fancy_title_original":"Looking for a Partner for Canadian Fruit Purée","first_post_cooked_localized":null,"has_accepted_answer":false,"can_vote":false,"posters":[{"extras":null,"description":"Original Poster","user_id":381,"primary_group_id":null,"flair_group_id":null},{"extras":null,"description":"Frequent Poster","user_id":2628,"primary_group_id":null,"flair_group_id":null},{"extras":null,"description":"Frequent Poster","user_id":8259,"primary_group_id":null,"flair_group_id":null},{"extras":null,"description":"Recent Poster","user_id":2640,"primary_group_id":null,"flair_group_id":null},{"extras":"latest","description":"Most Recent Poster","user_id":8019,"primary_group_id":null,"flair_group_id":null}]},{"fancy_title":"Market signals from Canada´s Food Innovation Ecosystem","fancy_title_localized":null,"locale":"en","id":3426,"title":"Market signals from Canada´s Food Innovation Ecosystem","slug":"market-signals-from-canada-s-food-innovation-ecosystem","posts_count":3,"reply_count":1,"highest_post_number":3,"image_url":null,"created_at":"2026-06-12T09:16:00.000Z","last_posted_at":"2026-06-12T09:16:03.027Z","bumped":true,"bumped_at":"2026-09-22T20:15:33.155Z","archetype":"regular","unseen":false,"pinned":false,"unpinned":null,"visible":true,"closed":false,"archived":false,"bookmarked":null,"liked":null,"tags":[],"tags_descriptions":{},"views":1,"like_count":2,"has_summary":false,"last_poster_username":"roman","category_id":43,"op_like_count":1,"first_post_id":3426,"pinned_globally":false,"featured_link":null,"first_post_cooked":"I'm Aida, founder of Aizadfood. Aizadfood is a Canadian business based in the GTA specializing in naturally dried fruits and vegetables with no added sugar, or preservatives.
Our mission is simple, healthy snacking and easy cooking for everyday life. Our products work as a grab-and-go snack and just as well as a wholesome ingredient in your kitchen.
Our team is actively growing our Canada-wide customer base, with a product line that includes kiwi, orange, apple, strawberry, persimmon, plum, tomatoes and much more.
I'm here to connect with potential collaborators, buyers, and partners working in aligned spaces - whether that's packaging, distribution, retail, or food systems innovation. I'm also open to conversations around funding and growth in this ecosystem.
Happy to connect!
To celebrate CFIN's 5-year anniversary, we're giving you the chance to win a CFIN+ Membership to unlock powerful tools to accelerate your food business growth. And because milestones should be celebrated properly, you'll also receive an exclusive CFIN merchandise prize pack 🎁
\nA CFIN+ Membership gives you access to industry-leading data, and exclusive perks designed for foodtech innovators, manufacturers, entrepreneurs, and researchers looking to move faster and smarter. From actionable insights to curated partner offers and direct support, CFIN+ helps you turn ideas into impactful solutions in a fast-moving industry.
\nHOW TO ENTER:
💬 Join the discussion thread below and share your thoughts with us: What webinar themes or topics would you like CFIN to explore to help you grow and support your food business?
Each unique response will count as one entry.
\n🗓️ The discussion thread will close on Friday May 8, 2026. Two winners will be randomly selected to receive a one-year CFIN+ membership for FREE as well as a prize pack of CFIN merchandise.
\nJoin us in celebrating five years of innovation-and take your next step forward with CFIN+.
\nWe have free passes to give away for North America's largest food innovation trade show, SIAL Canada, taking place from April 29 to May 1 at the Palais des congrès de Montréal.
\n🎁 What you can win:
🎫 One admission ticket to SIAL Canada 2026
🍺 A guided tour of the PivoHub booth (#932) with the PivoHub team
📝 How to enter:
👉 Comment on this post and tell us why you want to attend SIAL this year!
Spots are limited - first come, first served. Feel free to share with colleagues in the food and beverage industry. The more passionate people, the better.
\nFor more information, email info@baronmag.com.
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\nEarlier this week, I bought a 220 kg Alphonso mango drum. However, after opening it and taking out a small sample, I realized it won't work for my application.
\nThat said, it would work perfectly well for many other mango-based products. If you're interested, DM me and you're welcome to pick it up. You don't need to pay me anything for it. I'd simply rather see someone make use of it than have it go to waste. The drum is available for pickup in Guelph this week only.
\nProduct details and COA are attached for your reference.
\nBest,
Saurabh