8 Facts About Shippers/Receivers
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 …
Food Processing
8 Facts About Food Labeling Specialists
Labeling on food is important because it helps consumers to make healthy and informed choices about the food they buy and eat. Furthermore, packaging is essential because it helps them to identify products and enhances Read More …
8 Facts About Wine Makers
Riesling, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir these are just a few types in the long list of wines available. Some wine is made in a small vineyard with only a small patch of grapes Read More …
Processing- 10 Principles of Food Sustainability
Hello FoodGrads! Last time we looked at the third principle from the “10 Principles of Food Sustainability” created by Cheryl Baldwin, Vice President of Consulting Pure Strategies. We learned about what constitutes something as “good” Read More …
For Immediate Release! Exciting News in Food + Beverage
Guelph, ON – Today, Food and Beverage Ontario – the food and beverage processing sector’s leadership organization – announces an exciting partnership between Taste Your Future, an industry talent attraction program and FoodGrads, an initiative Read More …
The Bad Apples
When you are in Human Resources you are in the ‘people’ business. As a recruiter you work with a wide variety of organizations–so an open mind is key! With an industry as diverse and complex 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 …
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 …
How To Attract Millennials
Almost half the workforce will be Millennials or Gen Y by 2020 and combined, this generation have the largest spending power. If you take a look at your current workforce, how many millennials are on Read More …
Ontario Food & Beverage Processing Sector
The Ontario food and beverage processing sector is a critical contributor to Ontario’s provincial economy: Why choose a career in Food & Beverage Processing? The sector generates $41 billion in revenue, provides over 130,000 direct jobs Read More …