This Week on YODL: Week of March 25

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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: 

  1. 50 Food & Beverage Programs - Thompson Rivers University (BC): I Thompson Rivers University (TRU), located in Kamloops, BC, offers an intensive and hands-on Professional Cook Certificate program. 

  1. #AskLavina: This month, Lavina answers your questions about advances in texture assessment, and non-compete clauses in employment offers.  

  1. Optimize your LinkedIn Using AI: LinkedIn optimization is crucial for enhancing reach and visibility, offering more job opportunities even when not actively job hunting. 

We’ve launched a brand-new community called Food Innovator Career Hub. This is a one-stop-shop for food professionals, students, and employers. We’d love for you to check it out and pass it on to anyone you know who’d be interested in it! 

If you missed this week’s articles, don’t fret – you can catch up on them here! 

We also looked 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 welcome these new members to YODL 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 another Food & Beverage Program as well as Generative AI and the Food Industry from the perspective of Fiddlehead Technology Co-Founder & CEO, Shawn Carver. 

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!