8 Facts About Bartenders

When individuals are looking to make cash on the side when they are in school many turn to the restaurant industry for help. A common job for university/college students is working being the bar and Read More ...

A Career in the Pet Food Industry: The Perspective of a New Grad

My name is Natalie Asaro, and I am a recent graduate that is just beginning my career in the pet food industry. This is the story of how I got to where I am today, Read More ...

Reduce Food Waste with Smart Plastic Packaging

Do you know that 25% of food produced all over the world ends up going to waste? This amounts to nearly 1.3 billion tons of food which is an extravagant amount of food being wasted. Read More ...

8 Facts About Production Leads

Posted onNovember 5, 2018November 4, 2018AuthorVeronica HislopLeave a comment

Managing an entire production floor alone can be a difficult task even for the most adept plant manager. Some plants can have over 100 workers working at once and let me tell you it is Read More …

Food Safety Snippet 25 (Special Edition)

Posted onOctober 24, 2018AuthorFaseeh M.A RahmanLeave a comment

Essential Abbreviations for Food Professionals and Students. Food Safety Snippet 25

Food Fraud: Challenges of the 21st Century Consumer

Posted onOctober 23, 2018AuthorSoniya & DebomitraLeave a comment

Unfortunately, food fraud has been of relevance even in today’s time. Food frauds usually go unnoticed as they don’t seem to have apparent effects on human health. You never know, when you may fall prey Read More …

8 Facts About Shippers/Receivers

Posted onOctober 22, 2018October 22, 2018AuthorVeronica HislopLeave a comment

Wheat from Saskatchewan, beer from Ontario and potatoes from Prince Edward Island. Food is able to move around the country at a pace like never before. Food you couldn’t get is now available all year Read More …

Introducing Food Safety Snippets!

Posted onOctober 19, 2018October 19, 2018AuthorFaseeh M.A RahmanLeave a comment

Hey comrades! You might be wondering what is a Food Safety Snippet??? As a result of my interest in Food Safety, I research a lot of content regarding the same. An idea struck me, why Read More …

I’m a Food Scientist and Here’s What I Really Do….

Posted onOctober 19, 2018AuthorNicole GallaceLeave a comment

What do you actually do as a Food Scientist? I must have been asked this question a million times! I also have to explain that Food Scientists are not chefs. Of course, we do have Read More …

Foodgrads, learn to recognize when you’re drinking the punch

Posted onOctober 18, 2018AuthorAustin BouckLeave a comment

Don’t get me wrong, it’s tasty. What’s better than sitting with your fellow students or colleagues, gnashing your teeth at the most recent piece of bad or pseudo science that’s gone viral. Maybe it’s a Read More …

8 Facts About Machine Operators

Posted onOctober 15, 2018October 15, 2018AuthorVeronica HislopLeave a comment

When you think of manufacturing plants odds are images of gigantic conveyor belts and equipment come to your mind. Equipment which is computerized, mechanical and made up of many different parts. Well these pieces of Read More …

8 Facts About Sanitation Workers

Posted onOctober 9, 2018October 9, 2018AuthorVeronica HislopLeave a comment

Sanitation is an essential step for any food manufacturing plant. Proper sanitation ensures that food is processed on clean machinery reducing or eliminating the risk of microbe, pest and allergen related issues. We simply could Read More …

Where Do I Start My Job Search in the Food Industry?

Posted onOctober 2, 2018October 2, 2018AuthorNicole GallaceLeave a comment

There are plenty of job boards but which ones are the best for food & beverage opportunities? The results can be overwhelming when you search and often the jobs that come up are not what Read More …