Newrest Canada, a specialist in out-of-home food service and a global leader in multi-sector catering, is currently hiring for a number of positions. Specifically, they are looking for Food Service Workers and a Food Production Assistant to join their Production Kitchen in Mississauga. For more information on each opportunity, visit the links...read more
Food has a unique power to bring people together—it’s a well-known fact. So what better way to welcome newcomers to a community than over a good meal? Dinner is just what Brittani Farrington’s Hamilton church had in mind to welcome Syrian refugee families that had travelled the arduous journey...read more
*CONTEST DEADLINE EXTENDED TO APRIL 30TH* Are you a student in Ontario with a great idea for a new food and beverage product or process? Taste Your Future, initiated by Food and Beverage Ontario (FBO), has launched a Student Bursary Contest to get young Ontarians interested in and excited about the...read more
An Exploring Value-Added Opportunities Workshop in Durham Region has been designed to help farm and rural entrepreneurs generate value-added opportunities for their businesses on Friday, March 31, from 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. in Sunderland. The course aims to help participants increase their profits through the creation of new products and services or value-added opportunities....read more
Greenbelt Microgreens has received $640,585 in funding to modernize a new 3.5 acre greenhouse facility with state-of-the-art technology in Hamilton. The investment will allow producers to increase production of Canadian certified organic microgreens, bringing jobs and more local produce to the area, stimulating the local food economy. “Our government...read more
Recognizing food’s powerful ability to build healthy, vibrant cities for all, the City of Hamilton is in the process of implementing a Food Strategy that has been developed with comprehensive cross-departmental collaboration and a system-wide approach. We spoke with Sandy Skrzypczyk, MHSc, RD, Hamilton’s Public Health Services, about the...read more
Congratulations to Zac Cohoon, who has been announced as the 2017 Innovative Farmer of the Year by the Innovative Farmers Association of Ontario (IFAO). Zac is being celebrated for his practices in adding compost and building soil organic matter on his 1,200 acre farm near Port Perry, in Durham Region. Read more from...read more