Resources
Directories and Listings
- Bioproduct and Service Finder App (GIS App)
- Commercial Community Kitchens App (GIS App)
- Co-packer Service Finder App (GIS App) *
- Food Ingredient and Product Directory (XLS, 107.0 KB)
- Manitoba Agriculture By-Product Directory (GIS App) *
Business
- Food Industry Glossary (PDF, 324.57 KB)
- Vetting a Service Provider for Your Food Business (PDF, 165.74 KB) *
- Tips for a Successful Business to Business (B2B) Meeting (PDF, 162 KB) *
- Scaling Your Food Business (PDF, 145 KB) *
- Insurance Requirements and Considerations for Food Processors (PDF, 558 KB), Webinar *
Marketing
- Validating Your Market. What it Means to Your Food Business (PDF, 164.96 KB) *
- Writing a Marketing Plan for Your Food Business (PDF, 860.79 KB) *
- Packaging as Part of Your Marketing Strategy (PDF, 120.7 KB) *
- Food Costing/Pricing/Forecasting Tool (Microsoft Excel Interactive)
- Package size impact on selling price calculator (Microsoft Excel Interactive)
- Food Digtal Marketing - A Case Study (HTML) *
- Is Your Food Company Ready for E-Commerce (PDF, 363.0 KB) *
- Choosing the Right Distributor for Your Food Product (PDF, 895.08 KB) *
- What Food Manufacturers Need to Know to Sell to the Foodservice Industry (PDF, 310.55 KB) *
- Is Certifification Important for all Businesses (PDF, 205 KB) *
- Tips for a Successful Food and Beverage Trade Show (PDF, 344 KB) *
- Trade Show Checklist for Food Businesses (PDF, 16.03 KB)
- How to Make Exhibiting at a Virtual Trade Show a Success (PDF, 1.5 MB)
Packaging and Labelling
- Food Labelling Requirements (PDF, 1.01 MB) *
- Overview of US Food Labelling Requirements (YouTube) *
- Food Packaging (PDF, 1.16 MB) *
- Sustainable Packaging. What it Means to Your Food Business (PDF, 167.24 KB) *
Food Safety
- Provincial Abbatoir COVID-19 Response Guide (PDF, 294.77 KB)
- Selecting a Food Safety Consultant (PDF, 199.07 KB)
Permits and Licences
Operations and Processing
- Using a Commercial Community Kitchen (HTML) *
- Renting a Commercial Community Kitchen - a Checklist (PDF, 470.92 KB) *
- Using a Co-Packer - Contract Manufacturing (PDF, 360.18 KB) *
- Becoming a Co-Packer (PDF, 172.11 KB)
- What Type of Food Processing Facility is Right for You - 6 part video series *
- Using Commercial Community Kitchens
- Austin Commercial Community Kitchen *
- Kitchen Sync Commercial Community Kitchen *
- Entrepreneur Perspective - Smak Dab Gourmet Mustard *
- Using a Contract Manufacturer or Co-Packer
Labour and Immigration
- Human Resources for Food Manufacturers (PDF, 1.06 MB) *
Trade
- Doing Business in the Agri-food Sector in Mexico (PDF, 3.84 MB), Webinar
- Shipping Samples to Mexico (PDF, 891 KB)
- Food Labelling Requirements in Mexico (PDF, 2.65 MB), Webinar
- Make the Most of Your Buyers Meeting in Mexico (PDF, 2.56 MB), Webinar
- Consolidator Services for Agri-Food and Perishables (PDF, 771.30 KB)
- Getting Ready to Export Your Food Product (PDF, 399.38 KB)
- Getting Ready to Interprovincially Trade your Food Product (PDF, 493.09 KB) *
Investment
Industry Trends
- Cannabis Edibles, Extracts and Topicals (PDF, 74.29 KB)
- Manitoba Protein Advantage (HTML)
Sustainability
- Sustainability 101 - What it Means to Your Food Business (PDF, 591 KB) *
- Canada's National Index on Agri-Food Performance (HTML)
- Sustainability Initiatives in the Agri-Food Sector (PDF)
- Sustainability Certification Bodies (HTML)
- Sustainability in Manitoba's Protein Industry (HTML)
- The Sustainability Conviction. The Future of Food: A Canadian Perspective (HTML)
- A Transformation in Progress - a BDC Survey on How Canadian Entrepreneurs are Taking on the Environmental Challenge (HTML)
- B Impact Assessment - a free B-Corp assessment tool (HTML)
- Sustainable Agri-Processing Program - Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (HTML)