Improving or Expanding Your Food Business

These links will lead you to information and resources for starting or expanding or improving your food processing business.

• We're Here to Help - Business Development Branch (BDB) exists to help you build your food industry business in Ontario. It provides a wide range of information and advice. Our branch consists of a Business & Investment Development Unit and a Strategic Intelligence & Marketing Unit. Officers have expertise in particular sectors and have specific client assignments. The branch also has expertise in finance, infrastructure, training and research in the food industry.
• Environment and Infrastructure has information, resources and programs to help you understand and comply with environmental regulations, and how to save energy.
• Managing your Electricity Costs - the Bottom Line on Managing Your Electricity Costs, a Guide for Food Processors, shows how understanding your electricity use patterns can help you manage costs and save money. This 20-page brochure by the Independent Electricity System Operator (TESO) outlines five steps to managing electricity costs and provides case studies taken for the Ontario food processing industry.
• Bioproducts will give you information on services that support the emerging bioproducts industry.
• Starting a New Food Business provides resources and advice on how to get started in food processing.
• Labour Study: WorkForce Ahead is a comprehensive analysis of Ontario's food processing labour force. The full report and summary are posted on the Alliance of Ontario Food Processors website.
• Research Programs