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Food Starter Joins Bakery Showcase 2018
April 20, 2018
Buoyed by our recent success at Restaurant Canada’s RC 2018 trade show, we’re doing it again. This time, Food Starter will be running a booth at the annual Bakery Showcase 20018. Whether you’[...]
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Ontario Celebrates Local Agri-Food Innovators in Toronto
December 4, 2017
December 1, 2017 2:30 P.M.
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Ontario is recognizing the work of local innovators whose ideas and passion are helping grow and strengthen the province's agri-food sector.
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It looks and smells like beer, but it's not really -
August 14, 2017
By Shannon Martin, CBC News
For a craft beer connoisseur, it was the worst kind of news.
Ted Fleming went in for what was supposed to be a regular visit to the doctor's office. Instead [...]
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The Next Big Thing: SwitchGrocery - A Direct Link to Innovation
August 14, 2017
By Charmian Christie, The Messy Baker
Four years ago, Neha Charnalia set out to commercialize a cauliflower pizza crust. Pre-diabetic and diagnosed with PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome), Neha struggled to find a way to maintain [...]
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The National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program
August 9, 2017
The National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP) understands technology and business. Each year, IRAP supports thousands of innovative small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from all industry sectors through funding and a [...]
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2 Pieces of Advice for Food Start-Ups
August 4, 2017
By, Nicole Gallace, FoodGrads
Many of you might have thought about entrepreneurship, even if you are still at school or have just graduated. Who could blame you? Perhaps you have started your first job, but [...]
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Beware of Gluten-Free Claims
May 18, 2017
by Birgit Blain, Birgit Blain & Associates
"Gluten free" has spread like wildfire. In hot pursuit of sales, brand owners are jumping on the bandwagon and gluten-free products appear to have taken over the grocery [...]
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5 Challenges Food Startups Must Overcome
May 15, 2017
Don’t worry—PieShell and Food Starter are here to help!
by Caroline Halter, PieShell
Food startups are hard… really hard.
Luckily, there is better support for food and beverage entrepreneurs than ever before. From [...]
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The future of Ontario’s innovative food industry!
May 2, 2017
This year at AMI's annual Food and Beverage Conference, held in Niagara Falls, many of the food industry leaders in Ontario came together to discuss the future of food in our province. The meeting gave [...]
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Media Release: Announcing the City of Toronto’s Food Venture
January 20, 2017
Toronto: January 9, 2017] An initiative to support the development of early stage food businesses has been launched in the City of Toronto, Food Starter and the Province of Ontario. The Food Venture Program will [...]
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