Canadian Foodtech Solutions

 

Canada is home to some of the fastest growing and most innovative foodtech companies in the world. Here's a collection of CFIN-funded companies that are solving the food industry's biggest challenges. If you want to connect with any of these companies, reach out to your Regional Innovation Director.

   

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CarbonGraph is on a mission to make life cycle assessment (LCA) software intuitive and impactful, empowering organizations to make informed, sustainable choices with confidence. The platform supports the full LCA workflow—from early-stage modeling through to verified, auditable outputs—ensuring consistency and rigour at every step.

Forward Water Technologies

Forward Water Technologies Corp. develops innovative water treatment solutions that utilize forward osmosis technology to purify and recycle water efficiently. Their focus is on providing sustainable water management options for various industries, aiming to reduce environmental impact and enhance resource conservation.

Saltwinds Coffee Co.

Saltwinds Coffee Company is a Canadian coffee roaster based in Douglas, New Brunswick, known for its unique "ocean air" infusion process, which aims to replicate the flavor of 19th-century coffee transported on wooden sailing ships.

Consumer Apps and Services

Arbia

Arbia is the intelligent platform for agri-food supply and demand, driving revenues and slashing labor costs for businesses from farm to retail. Their AI-powered ERP and OMS optimizes pricing, inventory, and operations while aggregating supply chain data to power smarter transactions.

Cronometer Software Inc.

Cronometer is a comprehensive nutrition tracking platform that helps users monitor their dietary intake and overall nutritional health with precision. Built on rigorous science and trusted by hospitals and universities globally, it empowers users to make informed decisions based on accurate data—not guesswork. Nutrition is personal and customizable, with tools designed to support any diet or health approach without bias.

NutriMeals

Calgary-based, Nutrimeals offers a range of healthy, ready-to-eat meal options designed to cater to various dietary preferences and lifestyles. Their focus is on using fresh, nutritious ingredients to provide convenient, balanced meals that support overall wellness.

RxFood

RxFood is a trusted, clinically validated platform used by leading hospitals and health systems across Canada and the U.S. It translates real-time metabolic data into personalized food insights, helping users understand their diet, make meaningful changes, and access healthier options through a single app.

Digital Supply Chain Solutions

Better Cart Analytics

BetterCart Analytics is a Canadian AI-native company that houses Canada's largest independently-owned grocery and food price database, supporting all stakeholders within Canada's food supply chain and Agri-food spaces. BetterCart's data supports other markets and industries as well with advanced analytics on product availability, price, promotion, and assortment, along with leading-edge reporting on market trends and insights. 

DeepSight

DeepSight leverages augmented reality to help manufacturers and OEMs create continuous learning content, accelerate training, and enhance technical support. What started with tools to create and deploy diverse AR applications has evolved into a software suite solely targeted to solve manufacturing and technical knowledge transfer challenges.

Freshline

Vancouver, BC-based Freshline provides e-commerce software that allows food distributors to receive wholesale orders digitally to streamline their processes and save on labour costs.

Fresh Prep

Fresh Prep Foods delivers convenient and eco-friendly meal solutions designed to address everyday food challenges. It offers both recipes and ready-to-eat meals delivered directly to customers’ doors, with meals packaged in reusable, insulated, and sanitized cooler bags. The company designs its offerings around seasonal ingredients to help reduce environmental impact and support more sustainable food choices.

Jitto

Jitto is transforming the produce supply chain by eliminating slow communication and reducing waste. Their platform empowers small businesses with near-instant data exchange, cutting out inefficiencies and middlemen to deliver fresher produce faster across Ontario.

Local Line

Local Line is an online marketplace that connects local food producers with retailers and consumers, facilitating direct sales and promoting sustainable sourcing. Their platform empowers farmers and food businesses to manage orders and streamline distribution, fostering a vibrant local food ecosystem.

Predhomme Strategic Marketing

Predhomme Strategic Marketing is a business-to-business marketing company in Canada specialized in the food and beverage industry that acts as the conduit between organizations in the agriculture sector and the Canadian market. They provide tailored strategies that connect agricultural businesses with key stakeholders and opportunities. 

UDP Software

UDP Software Inc. is a Canadian software development firm with a focus on modernizing legacy operations and building purpose-built digital infrastructure across sectors. Founded on the principles of scalability, vertical integration, and long-term maintainability, UDP delivers full-stack enterprise-grade software tailored to complex business environments.

Vivid Machines

Vivid Machines™ develops computer vision and machine learning technology to improve yield and product quality in fruit production. Their innovative systems aim to predict and manage yield by providing a clear view of tree-level data in real time. They also help diagnose pests, disease, and nutrient deficiencies through their vision system which is able to see early indications that would be invisible to the human eye.

Food Packaging

Ag-tronic

Ag-Tronic Control Systems' Accu-Label is recognized as the industry leader in fruit labelling technology, providing the most reliable, cost effective & eco-friendly fruit labelling solutions since 2001. Their internationally patented ORB-it® high-speed labelling systems provide the highest label application rate on wet and fuzzy produce, producing the least amount of damage or bruising to soft produce, and being the most reliable equipment with user serviceable plug-and-play design.

Copol

Copol is a leading manufacturer of cast polypropylene films, known for their high quality and versatility in various applications. They focus on sustainability and innovation to meet the evolving needs of culinary professionals and manufacturers.

Freshr

Freshr Technologies develops sustainable active packaging solutions to extend the shelf life of fresh proteins. Their purpose is to innovate a zero-food waste future using advanced materials. Freshr's vision for 2030 is to redefine the fresh protein sector globally by delivering 500 million pounds of fresh proteins using our innovative shelf-extension FreshrPack™  technology.

Nfinite Nanotech

Nfinite is a spin-out from the Functional Nanomaterials Lab at the University of Waterloo (Canada), led by Dr. Kevin Musselman, delivering ultra–high barrier, fully recyclable paper packaging that replaces multilayer plastics.

Rapid Aid

Rapid Aid has been a trusted leader in hot and cold pain relief for over 50 years, delivering reliable solutions that help care for millions of everyday aches and injuries worldwide. With manufacturing across the U.S., Canada, Vietnam, and China, the company offers end-to-end production—from concept to delivery—providing flexible, scalable, and cost-effective solutions for global markets.

Régéthermic Canada Inc.

Régéthermic Canada Inc. serves the healthcare food service sector, offering a complete range of durable tableware for patient meal trays and modular equipment for meal-tray preparation islands. Its Quebec-made products are designed for efficiency, compatibility with both hot and cold chain meal delivery systems, and long-lasting sustainability.

Suppli

Suppli is a circular supply chain platform for reusable food containers. Suppli's software connects restaurants, food delivery apps, caterers and consumers to enable full-circle reusable food packaging. Through its technology platform, Suppli manages container accounting and return reminders to customers and quarterbacks the efficient collection, cleaning and redistribution of reusable containers.

Food Manufacturing Technologies

ABCO

ABCO Industries is a world-class supplier and manufacturer of engineered metal products in four divisions including Food Machinery Group, Marine Group, Environmental Group, and Industrial Group. They design, build, and deliver engineered solutions that perform reliably in demanding environments. From concept to integration, every solution is built with a clear understanding of how it will operate in the real world.

Bliq Photonics

Bliq Photonics develops advanced optical sensing technologies for industrial process monitoring. Based in Québec City, their multidisciplinary team combines expertise in optics, engineering, software, and applied sciences to deliver robust, high-performance solutions for demanding production environments.

CanDry

CanDry Technologies Inc. is a pioneering company in dehydration of heat-sensitive products, dedicated to developing innovative technologies that preserves nutrients, improves food safety, and promote sustainability at a much lower operation cost.

Cyberworks Robotics

Cyberworks Robotics develops advanced autonomous navigation solutions designed to overcome the edge-case challenges that have slowed widespread AMR adoption. Its proprietary software reduces operator interventions by 99% in complex commercial environments like airports and grocery stores, and is available as plug-and-play ROS-based libraries or as a full end-to-end autonomy stack.

Escarpment Labs

Escarpment Labs is a craft yeast and fermentation company dedicated to providing innovative brewing solutions for the craft beverage industry. Their focus is on developing unique yeast strains and fermentation techniques that enhance flavor and quality in various beverages.

Henry's Tempeh

Henry's Tempeh produces artisanal tempeh with a focus on high-quality, plant-based ingredients. They aim to offer nutritious and delicious alternatives for those seeking sustainable and healthy food options.

JAKS

JAKS Automation Inc. is a trusted automation and robotics partner for manufacturers across Western Canada. As a full-service system integrator, they deliver robotic and gantry systems, PLC and motion control solutions, uL508A certified panels, AI-powered analytics, and integrated SCADA platforms.

Plan Automation

Plan Automation provides consultation and project management services to CPG clients seeking to implement packaging automation.

Relocalize

Relocalize revolutionizes the food supply chain with advanced micro-factories that produce, package, and palletize food directly at distribution centers, eliminating middle-mile logistics and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. At the intersection of cleantech and foodtech, their innovative approach provides grocery retailers with a streamlined, cost-effective supply chain, offering fresh, high-quality, sustainable products.

Skygauge Robotics

Skygauge Robotics designs and manufactures specialized industrial drones that perform contact-based inspection and maintenance work at height, such as ultrasonic thickness testing, painting, and cleaning.

ThisFish

This Fish is a traceability platform designed to enhance transparency in the seafood industry. By using blockchain technology, it allows consumers to track the journey of their seafood from ocean to plate, ensuring sustainable sourcing and responsible fishing practices. This Fish aims to promote accountability and empower consumers to make informed choices about their seafood consumption.

uDesign Solutions

uDesign Solutions is a small and dynamic team of engineers based in Ottawa dedicated to providing the best possible end-to-end product development and engineering services including 3D printing, vacuum forming, electrical design, CNC routing, laser cutting & engraving, and custom machining.

Food Safety and Traceability

AgricUltra Advancements

AgricUltra Advancements™ core focus is maximizing facility production of indoor farms while minimizing energy inputs through the design and development of multi-layer grow platforms, expertly engineered inter-canopy management techniques, and advanced LED-based light offerings with a focus on deep UVB+A.

CleanBands

CleanBands offers a line of eco-friendly, reusable silicone bands designed for fitness and everyday use. Their products focus on sustainability and convenience, providing a stylish alternative to traditional disposable bands.

Foodarom

Foodarom creates custom flavours for Canadian and European markets, offering research, development, and marketing support. As part of Glanbia Nutritionals, a leading global provider of nutritional and functional ingredients, they combine their extensive expertise and resources with their own to develop tailored solutions that meet evolving consumer demands, ensuring a competitive edge in the marketplace. 

Index Biosystems

Index Bio is a Toronto-based company tackling the food industry’s data problem through purpose-built AI and sensing technology. It began with the BioTag, a microscopic, food-safe barcode made from inactive baker’s yeast that enables high-volume, non-disruptive food safety testing and generates data at a scale designed for AI systems.

Innodal

Innodal is an innovative start-up developing natural antimicrobial solutions for food bioconservation. Its technology, Inneo, is a clean-label solution that redefines anti-Listeria protection using bacteriocins—natural antimicrobials produced by probiotics. Inneo helps inhibit harmful pathogens such as Listeria, E. coli, and Salmonella, offering an alternative to traditional chemical preservatives like nitrites and sulfites. Innodal supports food manufacturers in improving safety, reducing contamination risk, and strengthening consumer confidence.

Miraterra

Miraterra is a Canadian soil intelligence company on a mission to give the land a voice. Its platform reads the land from above using geospatial tools, measures its chemical and physical properties with the Digitizer instrument, and combines that with the world's largest proprietary soil DNA library to capture a holistic understanding of soil. AI then decodes that complexity into insights farmers, food producers, and policymakers can act on to advance food nutrition, farm productivity, and the long-term health of the land.

Food Waste and Circularity

Farmery Estate Brewery

Farmery Estate Brewery is a Canadian craft brewery that focuses on locally sourced ingredients and sustainable practices, creating a range of unique beers inspired by the rural landscape of Manitoba. Their commitment to community and environmental responsibility sets them apart in the craft brewing industry.

Food Cycle Science

Food Cycle Science develops innovative composting technologies that transform organic waste into valuable resources, such as nutrient-rich soil amendments. Their solutions aim to reduce food waste and promote sustainable practices in both residential and commercial settings.

Knead

Knead Technologies is a Calgary-based software company that helps food rescue organizations optimize operations, automate logistics, and reduce food waste. Their platform connects food donors with nonprofits to facilitate the redistribution of surplus food, having assisted in rescuing over 3.9 million pounds of food in 2025. 

Lite-1

Lite-1 is a 100% Canadian-owned, advanced biomanufacturing startup that’s reshaping the colour industry through innovative, sustainable solutions dedicated to producing safe, renewable, biological colourants for use in food, cosmetics, and textiles, using novel, advanced biomanufacturing techniques.

Material Futures

Material Futures™ uses synthetic biology to produce sustainable pigments. By isolating microorganisms from natural sources, they optimize the production of colourants in microbial hosts. This method replaces traditional, resource-intensive production with a cleaner, scalable alternative for various industries including food.

RFINE

RFINE Biomass Solutions tackles the millions of tonnes of spent coffee grounds businesses send to landfill each year. The company provides a proven alternative through a dedicated network, logistics, and reporting infrastructure designed for industrial and QSR generators. Its solution offers a reliable, accountable, and cost-effective path to divert waste while delivering the ESG outcomes expected by boards, investors, and stakeholders.

Kitchen and Restaurant Tech

App8

App8 helps restaurants and caterers grow their catering business with digital ordering solutions. Its platform makes it easy for customers to browse menus and place orders while giving operators the tools to manage them efficiently. By simplifying the ordering process, App8 helps reduce errors, save time, and serve more guests with a modern, convenient experience. The company works closely with clients to tailor solutions for everything from small pickups to large-scale corporate catering.

Cheffer

Cheffer uses AI to uncover cost savings for hotels by pinpointing where properties are being overcharged and helping teams correct it with no extra work. The platform helps hotels save more on existing GPO contracts by catching missed savings, tracking invoices, and guaranteeing ROI with zero added effort.

Cibotica

Cibotica develops automated food assembly solutions that help make healthy food more accessible. Its technology supports quick-service restaurant operators by addressing labour shortages, reducing food waste, and improving both employee and customer experiences.

Dispension

Dispension is redefining access to age-restricted products in high-traffic venues with its SmartServ™ robotic platform, combining robotics, intelligent age verification, and cashless payment to deliver fast, compliant self-service. SmartServ™ reduces concession lineups and operational overhead while unlocking new revenue opportunities and enhancing the guest experience across arenas and stadiums.

Gastronomous

Gastronomous is shaping the future of foodservice with autonomous back-of-house solutions for commercial kitchens. The company designs, builds, and services AI-powered systems that combine industrial-grade mechanics, computer vision, and IoT connectivity to help restaurant operators improve quality, consistency, efficiency, and sustainability. Built for real kitchen environments, its technology streamlines workflows, reduces waste, and brings smarter automation into the heart of operations.

GreenCo Robots

GreenCo Robots is part of the GreenCo Group of Companies. GreenCo Group is committed to providing innovative, smart, energy-efficient, and high-tech solutions that foster harmony between humans and the planet. The company specializes in leveraging advanced technologies like AI, machine learning to deliver high-quality smart integrated robotic solutions, enhancing safety, health, efficiency, and overall enjoyment in various personal and business environments.

Harvest Systems

Harvest Systems' technology harvests and recycles waste heat in order to reduce operating costs and greenhouse gas emissions in a cost-effective and scalable way. Using a novel attachable modular heat reclaimer, waste heat is captured directly from commercial cooking appliances (such as ovens and fryers) and stored in a hot water tank without affecting safety and performance.

Radish

Radish is an online ordering, delivery and marketing platform that is operated as a cooperative. Radish distinguishes itself from competitors by including all strata of the market in its governance and share structure. Additionally, the platform offers a more refined experience for its users through the novel usage of technology and decades of industry knowledge. 

Real Life Robotics

Real Life Robotics is a Canadian robotics and automation company transforming how organizations manage their robots and connected devices. Their flagship software, PASSENGER, is a hardware-agnostic orchestration platform that unifies fleets of robots, IoT systems, and automation technologies into one simple dashboard.

NextGen Food and Ingredients

Ardra

Ardra Inc's technology is based on engineering biology and precision fermentation. They design and construct benign microorganisms that convert sugar into rare natural ingredients, as well as novel ingredients.

Biofect Innovations

Biofect Innovations is committed to sustainably transforming the food system by introducing high-value, market-driven ingredients essential for smart and eco-conscious food products. Leveraging the synergy of synthetic biology and fermentation technology, they develop unique microbes that produce ingredients, both structurally and functionally similar to those found in nature.

Canadian Pacifico Seaweed

Canadian Pacifico Seaweeds (CPS) is an agritech company specializing in seed technology for scalable seaweed restoration and cultivation. CPS’ core focus is to pinpoint critical bottlenecks within the seaweed industry and create industrial solutions using state of the art technologies and the latest advancements in biological sciences delivering precision farming solutions to enable both conservation and commercial growers.

Cascadia Seaweed

Cascadia Seaweed grows local species of seaweed on marine farms in partnership with coastal First Nations. The company harvests this seaweed and manufactures liquid bio-stimulants for farmers across North America. Its products enhance nutrient use efficiency while maintaining or improving crop yields, delivering a clear return on investment for growers.

CBS Bio Platforms

CBS Bio Platforms Inc. is an innovation-focused company that researches, develops and manufactures a wide range of products used in feed, food, industrial and environmental applications.    

CELL AG TECH

Cell Ag Tech is redefining how seafood is produced by growing only the cells needed to create the seafood people love, rather than harvesting or farming whole fish. This approach enables truly sustainable seafood production without overfishing, mercury, microplastics, antibiotics, animal cruelty, or environmental damage.

Crush Dynamics

Crush Dynamics™ is an innovative foodtech company that has developed a patented process that activates polyphenols and fibers through naturally controlled fermentation of grape pomace using authentic microorganisms selected from nature. Their food ingredient solution features active polyphenols and fibers that elevates flavors and improves texture, reduces the requirement for sugar and sweeteners, extends shelf life, while maintaining quality in various food formulations.  

Evolved Meats

Evolved Meats specializes in producing high-quality, sustainably sourced meat products, with a commitment to ethical farming practices. Their focus is on providing flavorful and nutritious options while promoting transparency and sustainability within the meat industry.

Enhanced Medical Nutrition

Enhanced Medical Nutrition (EMN) is an Ontario-based food-as-medicine company that develops medical nutrition products to help patients prepare better and recover faster from surgery and critical illness, available as powders reconstituted in water, taken as a drink, or administered via tube feeding, and regulated by Health Canada and the FDA. Focused on improving clinical outcomes in North America, EMN’s mission is “to keep people moving” through innovative food technology and nutritional solutions.

Genuine Taste

Genuine Taste is an innovative biotechnology company developing cultured fat—a scalable, structured, and customizable ingredient designed to enhance the sensory and nutritional properties of alternative proteins. Their technology enables alternative meat producers to improve flavor, texture, aroma, and mouthfeel while eliminating the need for synthetic additives or animal-derived fats.

Harvest Moon Foods

Harvest Moon is Canada’s first microbial fermentation company producing next-generation dairy. The company uses microorganisms instead of cows to create the proteins responsible for dairy’s taste and functionality, including melting, stretching, whipping, foaming, and frothing. By combining these proteins with high-functioning plant-based ingredients, Harvest Moon develops alternative dairy products that replicate the taste, nutrition, and performance of conventional dairy.

Haskalife

haskalife is a premium functional food and health ingredient company based in Alberta, Canada. haskalife is engaged in research, development and sustainable manufacturing of Canadian grown haskap berry products known for their exceptionally high levels of anthocyanins with antioxidants and anti-inflammatory properties.

Liven Proteins

Liven develops animal-free protein ingredients that help plant-based foods achieve their full potential in delivering taste, texture, and cooking experience.

Lovingly Made

Lovingly Made Ingredients manufactures extruded and value-added pulse ingredients and contract extrusion services.

Maia Farms

Maia Farms develops clean-label, nutrient-rich ingredients made from oyster mushroom mycelium. Their portfolio—including textured protein blends, powders, and fresh formats—is designed for use across bakery, snacks, sauces, and hybrid meat applications. Through liquid fermentation and agricultural insight, the company creates ingredients that deliver nutrition, versatility, and sustainability at scale. Maia Farms partners with food developers and manufacturers building better food systems for people and the planet.

Myo Palate

Myo Palate is a start-up in Toronto focused on the industrial production of laboratory grown meats using regenerative medicine techniques. Their mission is to produce real meat without raising whole animals and facilitate a new era of protein consumption.

New Protein International

New Protein International has developed a global-first hexane-free oilseed technology that enables the processing of oilseeds (such as soy, canola and sunflower) into valuable protein without the use of the neurotoxin hexane.

New School Foods

New School Foods is an innovative food technology company focused on creating sustainable, plant-based alternatives to traditional meat and seafood products. Using their proprietary and purpose-built production technologies, they aim to deliver delicious, nutritious options that align with modern dietary preferences and environmental consciousness. 

ProFillet

ProFillet delivers exceptional reliability and nutrition in a plant‑based seafood — rich in protein, omega fatty acids, and B12 without the risk of environmental pollutants. Designed for consistency in flavour, texture, and pricing, our products provide better performance, increased supply stability, and extended shelf life over conventional seafood.  

Renaissance Bioscience

Renaissance BioScience Corp. is a Vancouver, Canada-based bioengineering company specializing in developing innovative, market-ready microorganisms—primarily yeast—for food, agriculture, and health industries.

Smallfood

Smallfood is a microbial ingredient company focused on transforming how people and the planet are fed. Through a proprietary biomass fermentation process, the company produces premium food ingredients such as proteins, omega-3s, lipids, and antioxidants. These ingredients are developed for sustainability-focused supplement, health food, and functional food companies.

SBI

Sustainable Bioproduct Innovations (SBI) is a UBC spin-off company, engaged in technology demonstration, system development for small-scale production, product, consumer and market testing and commercialization of novel technologies.

Spoitz

Spoitz Enterprises, Canada’s leading macroalgae bioprocess engineering group, is now part of Marine Biologics. The company continues to deliver trusted processing, quality management, and analytical services, now enhanced by Marine Biologics’ expertise and resources.

Tait Labs

Tait Labs is a sustainable ingredient developer for the food & beverage, dietary supplement and pharmaceutical industries. The company is making the world a better place by upcycling high value food waste components into novel ingredients using clean extraction technology and is guided by the latest advances in microbiome sciences and human clinical data.

Verschuren Centre

The Verschuren Centre is a research and innovation hub focused on sustainable resource development and clean technology. It aims to advance environmental solutions and support businesses in transitioning to more sustainable practices through collaboration and applied research.

University of Toronto

The University of Toronto is a renowned research institution that excels in food and technology innovation, focusing on advancing sustainable food systems and agricultural practices. Its interdisciplinary approach brings together experts in science, engineering, and nutrition to develop cutting-edge solutions that enhance food production, safety, and accessibility.