# This Week on YODL: Week of September 2 **URL:** \ **Category:** Open Forum\ **Tags:** alberta, funding-investment, kitchen-restaurant-tech, prince-edward-island, workforce-careers\ **Created:** [September 6, 2024, 8:38am UTC](https://yodl.cfin-rcia.ca/t/this-week-on-yodl-week-of-september-2/2813 "2024-09-06T08:38:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
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![](https://yodl.cfin-rcia.ca/uploads/default/original/2X/5/5586ca52231255b74d96e1633b8f06caceb6d1c9.jpeg "This Week on YODL") 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](https://www.cfin-rcia.ca/yodl-connect/member-directory), [resources](https://www.cfin-rcia.ca/connect/resourcefinder), and [funding opportunities](https://www.cfin-rcia.ca/funding/programs-overview) 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 – Holland College](https://www.cfin-rcia.ca/blogs/community-manager/2024/09/03/50-food-beverage-programs-holland-college) – Holland College's Culinary Institute of Canada (CIC) in Charlottetown, renowned as Canada's Premier Culinary School. Learn more about its two-year Hotel and Restaurant Operations Management program, which blends business acumen with specialized training in foodservice, catering, and hotel operations. 1. [Explained: Malware](https://www.cfin-rcia.ca/blogs/community-manager/2024/09/05/explained-malware) – Malware, also known as malicious software or malicious applications, is software designed by cybercriminals to damage computer programs or systems, or to gain unauthorized access to a computer system and/or data. Canada's food system is increasingly becoming a target. This explainer article aims to help F&B businesses understand what they can do to protect themselves. 1. [CFIN Exclusive: Win Tickets to the Banff Venture Forum 2024](https://www.cfin-rcia.ca/discussion/cfin-exclusive-win-tickets-to-the-banff-venture-forum-2024) – CFIN is offering members a chance to attend the Banff Venture Forum on October 23 & 24, 2024. We have one free full pass and five discounted passes (30% off) available: reply to this YODL post to enter the competition! If you missed this week's articles, don't fret - you can catch up on them [here](https://www.cfin-rcia.ca/yodl-connect/community-home/recent-community-blogs?communitykey=69401021-a461-47e4-a4d4-e5661b59733f)! We also looked at some awesome opportunities and events that may benefit your food and beverage business. You can find the full list [here](https://www.cfin-rcia.ca/discussion/upcoming-opportunities-september-4). **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: 1. [Heather MacLean, NRC-IRAP](https://www.cfin-rcia.ca/network/members/profile?UserKey=c5f3c044-1f40-449b-8d9e-0191cfeb1128) 1. [Anne-Marie Gendreau, Lallemand Bio-Ingredients](https://www.cfin-rcia.ca/network/members/profile?UserKey=9b5fc6fd-1760-411f-ad09-0191a7b060e6) 1. [Riku Kurosaka, Whole Foods Market](https://www.cfin-rcia.ca/network/members/profile?UserKey=40fd96ba-5a89-493a-98d6-0191b664bded) **Get Involved** Perhaps you want to engage with some [insightful discussions](https://www.cfin-rcia.ca/yodl-connect/community-home/digestviewer?communitykey=69401021-a461-47e4-a4d4-e5661b59733f) from fellow members? Don't see a topic that's been on your mind? Start a discussion of your own [here](https://www.cfin-rcia.ca/participate/postmessage?ListKey=08cc36df-0910-4bd6-8fc7-8d1492911f30&CommunityKey=69401021-a461-47e4-a4d4-e5661b59733f&ReturnUrl=https%3a%2f%2fwww.cfin-rcia.ca%2fyodl-connect%2fcommunity-home%2fdigestviewer%3fcommunitykey%3d69401021-a461-47e4-a4d4-e5661b59733f) 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 and the growing popularity of ghost kitchens - commercial foodservice operations that entirely forgo a traditional storefront or restaurant. 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!