Building Resilient Food Supply Chains Through Canadian Innovation
Discover how Canadian innovation is transforming food supply chains—helping businesses overcome volatility, enhance resilience, and grow.
Tech Adoption in Action: Mode40 and Nonsuch Brewing
Go inside a real tech adoption story with Mode40 & Nonsuch Brewing - how AI-driven production scheduling came together on the brewery floor.
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Innovation Scouting Fund Info Session
In this session, Alex Barlow, CFIN VP of Programs, provides an overview of the Winter 2026 Innovation Scouting program intake and answers participant questions.
Intellectual Property in the Age of AI
Explore how AI is reshaping IP in food innovation—covering legal, security, and competitive challenges and solutions.
Outlook for Food Innovation in 2026
Protecting Your IP in China: What Canadian Foodtechs Need to Know
Equip yourself with the insights, strategies, and tools you need to protect and enforce you intellectual property in China’s rapidly growing ag-tech market.
Boosting Business Productivity with BDC Chief Economist
Join Pierre Cléroux, BDC’s VP of Research and Chief Economist, for insights from BDC’s Canadian Entrepreneurs on Productivity study.
Unpuzzling Consumer & Category Insights with NIQ
This session spotlighted the powerful category data available to CFIN+ members and how NielsenIQ’s broader data offerings can help small to medium-sized food and beverage manufacturers make bold, informed decisions that drive growth.
Inside Canada's Food Labs: How Research Centres Fuel Innovation
Attendees learned how food research centres are helping businesses develop products, solve technical challenges, and scale with confidence.
Attendees learned about the Innovation Scouting Fund program parameters and call priorities for our Summer 2025 call.
Unpuzzling: Foodtech Ontario and Ontario Food Technology Program Info Session
Attendees learned about two new programs designed to support food innovation in southern Ontario: Unpuzzling: Foodtech Ontario and the Ontario Food Technology Pilot (OFTP). Both programs are collaborative initiatives led by the Canadian Food Innovation Network (CFIN) and funded in part by the Government of Canada through the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario).
Sustainability In Food: Practices And Progress
Attendees learned how real-world sustainability practices could unlock value across their food business and strengthen their competitive edge.
Understanding Your Funding Options & What Investors Look For
Attendees learned what funders look for—and how to position your startup for investment success.
Unlocking Quebec’s Food Market: Key Consumer Insights for Innovation
Attendees learned about winning strategies for Canadian foodtech companies to succeed in the Quebec Market.
Scaling the Ecosystem: Canada's Path to Becoming a Foodtech Leader
Attendees learned key insights from two major reports on food innovation, investment, and global competitiveness in this expert-led webinar.
Empowering Women with Key Insights from Dana McCauley and Jo-Ann McArthur’s Journey in the Food Industry
Attendees learned from Dana McCauley and Jo-Ann McArthur's breadth of experience in the food sector.
Food Sector Automation Successes in Canada
Attendees learned how automation and technology is helping businesses throughout the food sector.
Foodtech Next Info Session
Alex Barlow, CFIN VP of Programs provides insights about this funding call for the Foodtech Next program and answers your questions.
Innovation Booster Info Session
Alex Barlow, CFIN VP of Programs provides insights about this funding call for the Innovation Booster program and answers your questions.
Intellectual Property (IP) Essentials for Food Innovators
Attendees learned practical advice on creating, protecting and leveraging intellectual property as a food business asset.