Happy Friday YODLers!
One of the benefits of becoming a CFIN member is that you get access to YODL. In addition to daily original content, YODL helps CFIN Members find new partners, resources, and funding opportunities to grow their food business.
Here are some highlights from this week on YODL!
Top Posts
Some themes of interest included:
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Future-Proofing Canada's Food & Beverage Industry: As Canada’s second largest manufacturing sector, the food and beverage industry is a significant contributor to Canada’s GDP, labour and export market.
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Canada's Plastic Problem: Consumers and government are calling on food manufacturers, grocers and foodservice operators to help cut plastic waste by eliminating single-use plastics and unnecessary plastic packaging when safe to do so.
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Canadian Grocer: The Fresh Report: This special report provides key trends, insights and tips for growth in the fresh aisle in 2024.
If you missed this week’s articles, don’t fret – you can catch up on them here!
We also took a look at some awesome opportunities and events that may benefit your food and beverage business. You can find the full list here.
Contributors
YODL is home to the likes of food and beverage processors, distributors, retailers, funders, innovators, regulators and researchers from across Canada. We’d like to highlight these members for their YODL contributions this week:
Get Involved
Perhaps you want to engage with some insightful discussions from fellow members? Don’t see a topic that’s been on your mind? Start a discussion of your own here and prepare to be amazed at how great it is to be a YODL member!
Looking Ahead
Next week, we will explore personalized nutrition as well as Food & Beverage Ontario’s CareersNow! Program.
We look forward to making more connections and telling more stories. That's it for us this week – we'll see you again on Monday!