Resources 

Directories and Listings

• Bioproduct Directory (XLS, 25.2 KB)
• Commercial Community Kitchens App (GIS App)
• Co-Packer Services Finder App (GIS App)
• Food Ingredient and Product Directory (XLS, 107.0 KB)
• Food and Bioproduct Warehousing and Distribution Directory (XLS, 31.0 KB)

Business

• Food Industry Glossary (PDF, 324.57 KB) 
• Supply Chain Analysis and Business Continuity Planning (HTML)
• Scaling Your Food Business (PDF, 145 KB)
• Insurance Requirements and Considerations for Food Processors (PDF, 558 KB)
• Manitoba Economic Development, Investment and Trade (HTML)
• The Road to the Consumer Manual (PDF, 1.36 MB)

  • Attachments for The Road to the Consumer (HTML)

Marketing 

• Writing a Marketing Plan for Your Food Business (PDF, 860.79 KB)
• Part 1 - Setting Your Price For Your Food Product - Webinar
• Food Costing/Pricing/Forecasting Tool (Microsoft Excel Interactive)
• Package size impact on selling price calculator (Microsoft Excel Interactive)
• Part 2 - Setting Your Price For Your Food Product - Webinar
• Part 3 - Setting the Price for Your Food Product - Strategy - Webinar
• Part 4 - Setting the Price for Your Food Product - Promotions - Webinar
• Food Digtal Marketing - A Case Study (HTML)
• How to Make Buyers Notice Your Product - Creating an Effective Sell Sheet (PDF, 1.59 MB)
• Is Your Food Company Ready for E-Commerce (PDF, 363.0 KB)
• E-Commerce and Digital Business Guide for Canadian Food and Beverage Companies (PDF, 4.43 MB)
• E-Commerce International Pathfinder for Canadian Food and Beverage Companies (PDF, 2.07 MB)
• Direct Marketing Your Food Product (PDF, 1.42 MB)
• 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 for Industry Tool (HTML)
• Food Labelling Requirements  (PDF, 1.01 MB)
• Introduction to Canadian Food Labelling Requirements (YouTube)
• Overview of US Food Labelling Requirements (YouTube)
• Food Packaging  (PDF, 1.16 MB)

Food Safety 

• Food Safety Educational Materials and Fact Sheets (HTML)
• Provincial Abbatoir COVID-19 Response Guide (PDF, 294.77 KB)
• Selecting a Food Safety Consultant (PDF, 199.07 KB)

Permits and Licences 

• BizPal - Business Permit and Licence Information (HTML)
• Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development Provincial Food Processing (HTML)
• Provincial Permit Process and Construction Requirements for Food Processors (PDF)
• Food Handling Establishment Inspections and Health Permits (HTML)
• My CFIA (Canadian Food Inspection Agency) (HTML)
• Navigating the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations - Webinar
• Notice to Home-Based Food Businesses (HTML)
• Preventive Control Plan Templates - Webinar
• Regulations for Marketing a Food Product in Manitoba - Webinar
• Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR) (HTML) 

Operations and Processing

• Using a Commercial Community Kitchen (HTML)
• Renting a Commercial Community Kitchen - a Checklist  (PDF, 470.92 KB)
• Renting out Your Commercial Kitchen - Things to Consider (PDF)
• Sample Commercial Kitchen Rental Agreement (HTML)
• Using a Co-Packer - Contract Manufacturing  (PDF, 360.18 KB)
• Legal aspects of the co-packing relationship - resource guide (PDF, 1.45 MB)
• Identifying Your Food Processing Equipment Needs (HTML)
• 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
• Danny's Whole Hog Barbecue
• Gourmet Inspirations
• Canadian Co-Packing

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
• Exporting to Mexico - A Guide for Canadian Food and Beverage Processors , 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)
• Exporting to the United States - A Guide for Canadian Businesses (HTML)
• Selling via E-Commerce in the United States (HTML)

Investment

• Food and Value Added Agriculture Statistics (HTML)
• Manitoba: Your Investment Destination for Food and Agri-Product Processing (PDF, 1.18 MB) 

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)