Amazon and Whole Foods…It’s All Good!?!
In case you have been living under a rock, Amazon just bought Whole Foods for a whopping $13.7 Billion. Not a bad days’ work for John Mackey who reportedly started the grocery chain with $45K Read More …
Inside the Industry
And The Winner is….
The Taste Your Future campaign has announced the winners of its bursary contest! Students from across Ontario submitted their ideas for a new food or beverage product, or for a process that could improve food Read More …
The Power Of Food Businesses To Do Good
One dark, damp evening just before Christmas, my partner and I turned up at a local supermarket. The Fresh Produce Manager, who was expecting us, proudly handed over thirteen crates of assorted produce and helped Read More …
Confessions of a Food Scientist: What exactly happened?
Out of all the love affairs in life, my love with food has been the best and the longest! I somehow think I am not the only one with such strong love for food, because I read Read More …
“Go Find The People You Wanna Be!”
Here’s a blog snack that I felt inspired to share after listening to an episode of Food Startups Podcast. Matt hosts an entertaining show to help food businesses grow and prosper. Weekly episodes featuring some of the Read More …
Time To Re-Think Your Hiring Methods?
LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner knows a thing or two about hiring. LinkedIn is a little business-related social networking website you might of heard of, with over 430 million members! If you’re going to take advice from anyone, Read More …
Nervous to Network? 4 Steps to Take Before The Event
What’s the big deal? Its just meeting and talking to people, sounds easy right? Not for everyone. Introducing yourself to strangers, making the right impression and walking away with a feeling that your time has Read More …
Traceability, Not Just a Buzzword
I think we all understand the basic fundamentals of food traceability. In its most generic term, traceability is defined as: The ability to track any food through all stages of production, processing and distribution (including Read More …
Job-Hopping is a Great Idea!
A decade of recruitment in the Food & Beverage industry qualifies me to say that if you have less than a year maybe two of employment at one company–employers see a red flag. Work experience and education Read More …
Clean Label Development: A Young Product Developer’s Take…
Both Jaime Reeves and Sherrill Cropper talk about Clean Label and Non-GMO and how it can difficult be to formulate and source ingredients. Dr. Reeves and Dr. Cropper also have Ph.D’s, which means that their Read More …