Agriculture

Resources

Food Ingredient and Product Directory App (GIS App)*
Commercial Community Kitchens App (GIS App)
Co-packer Service Finder App (GIS App)*
Food and Bioproduct Warehousing and Distribution Services Finder App (GIS App)*
Bioproduct and Service Finder App (GIS App)*
Manitoba Agriculture By-Product Directory (GIS App)*

Market Intelligence and Research

Manitoba Food and Beverage Processing Sector (HTML)
Food and Value Added Processing Statistics (HTML)
Market Intelligence and Research (HTML)

Business Planning

Starting a Food Business (HTML)
Food Industry Glossary (PDF, 324.57 KB)
Vetting a Service Provider for Your Food Business (PDF, 165.74 KB)*
Human Resources for Food Manufacturers (PDF, 165.74 KB)*
Insurance Requirements and Considerations for Food Processors (PDF, 558 KB)*, Webinar*
Communicating with Confidence, Webinar*
Mastering Negotiation, Webinar*
Nine Essential Things You Need to Build Relationships and Get into Retail, Webinar*
Tips for a Successful Business to Business (B2B) Meeting (PDF, 162 KB)*
Make the Most of Your Buyers Meeting (PDF, 2.56 MB), Webinar
Scaling Your Food Business (PDF, 145 KB)*

Food Safety Educational Materials and Resources (HTML)
Provincial Abattoir Handbook (PDF)
Selecting a Food Safety Consultant (PDF, 199.07 KB)
Is Certifification Important for all Businesses (PDF, 205 KB)*

Packaging and Labelling

Food Packaging (PDF, 1.16 MB)*
Sustainable Packaging. What it Means to Your Food Business (PDF, 167.24 KB)*
Food Labelling Requirements (PDF, 1.01 MB)*
Food Labelling for Industry Tool (HTML)
New Front-of-Package Labelling Requirements in Canada - What You Need to Know, Webinar*
Introduction to Canadian Food Labelling Requirements (YouTube)*

Glossary of Terms Associated with Supply Chain and Logistics in Canada (PDF, 189.2 KB) *
Supply Chains: What They Mean to Your Food Business, Webinar *
Supply Chains: Competency Benchmarking Tool, Webinar *
Improving Your ROI with Supply Chain Mapping, Webinar *
Supply Chain Analysis and Business Continuity Planning (PDF)

Sustainability 101 - What it Means to Your Food Business (PDF, 591 KB) *
How Sustainability Can Improve Market Access (PDF, 195.73 KB)
Sustainability Initiatives in the Agri-Food Sector (PDF)
The Sustainability Conviction. The Future of Food: A Canadian Perspective (HTML)
Canada's National Index on Agri-Food Performance (HTML)
Sustainability Certification Bodies (HTML)
B Impact Assessment - a free B-Corp assessment tool (HTML)

Operations and Processing

Identifying Your Food Processing Equipment Needs (PDF) *
How ERP Software can Increase Efficiency and Profitability of Your Food Processing Business*
Using a Commercial Community Kitchen (HTML) *
Renting a Commercial Community Kitchen - a Checklist (PDF, 470.92 KB) *
Commercial Community Kitchens App (GIS App)
Renting out Your Commercial Kitchen - Things to Consider (PDF) *
Sample Commercial Kitchen Rental Agreement (HTML)
Using a Co-Packer - Contract Manufacturing (PDF, 360.18 KB) *
Becoming a Co-Packer (PDF, 172.11 KB) *
Legal aspects of the co-packing relationship - resource guide (PDF, 1.45 MB)
What Type of Food Processing Facility is Right for You - 6 part video series *

Using Commercial Community Kitchens:

Using a Contract Manufacturer or Co-Packer:

Permits and Licences

BizPal - Business Permit and Licence Information (HTML)
Food Handling Establishment Inspections and Health Permits (HTML)
Manitoba Agriculture Provincial Food Processing (HTML)
Provincial Permit Process and Construction Requirements for Food Processors (PDF)
Online Sales of Food Products (PDF, 251.42 KB)
Understanding Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (PDF, 539.83 KB)
Navigating the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations - Webinar *
Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR) (HTML)
My CFIA (Canadian Food Inspection Agency) (HTML)
Guide to Developing a Preventive Control Plan (PCP), Webinar *
Preventive Control Plan Templates - Webinar *

Pricing and Costing

Insider Secrets to setting Retail and Wholesale Prices for Selling to Grocery Stores, Webinar*
Setting Your Price for Your Product Webinar Series:
Part 1 - Setting Your Price For Your Food Product - The Mechanics of Determining Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) and Pricing - Webinar*
Part 2 - Setting Your Price For Your Food Product - A Free Tool that helps you calculate COGS, Prices and Forecast Sales - Webinar*
Part 3 - Setting the Price for Your Food Product - Strategy - Webinar
Part 4 - Setting the Price for Your Food Product - Promotions - Webinar*
Quick Pricing Tool (Microsoft Excel Interactive)
Food Costing/Pricing/Forecasting Tool (Microsoft Excel Interactive
Package size impact on selling price calculator (Microsoft Excel Interactive)

Marketing Strategy

Validating Your Market (PDF, 164.96 KB)*
What Food Manufacturers Need to Know to Sell to the Foodservice Industry (PDF, 310.55 KB)*
Choosing the Right Distributor for Your Food Product (PDF, 895.08 KB)*
The Road to the Consumer Manual (PDF, 1.36 MB)*

Attachments for The Road to the Consumer (HTML)

Writing a Marketing Plan for Your Food Business (PDF, 860.79 KB)*
Tips for a Successful Food and Beverage Trade Show (PDF, 344 KB)*
Trade Show Checklist for Food Businesses (PDF, 16.03 KB
How to Make Exhibiting at a Virtual Trade Show a Success (PDF, 1.5 MB)

Digital Marketing

Is Your Food Company Ready for E-Commerce (PDF, 363.0 KB)*
E-Commerce and Digital Business Guide for Canadian Food and Beverage Companies (PDF, 4.43 MB)
Food Digtal Marketing - A Case Study (HTML)*
E-Commerce International Pathfinder for Canadian Food and Beverage Companies (PDF, 2.07 MB)
QR Codes: What They Mean to your Food Business (PDF, 131.28 KB)*

Retail Readiness

Eleven Things You Need to Sell Your Food Products to Grocery Stores, Webinar*
Packaging as Part of Your Marketing Strategy (PDF, 120.7 KB)*
How to Make a Sell Sheet for Pitching Your Food Products to Grocery Stores, Webinar*
How to Make Buyers Notice Your Product - Creating an Effective Sell Sheet (PDF, 1.59 MB)*
What is a Promotion Plan and How You Can Use This to Get Listings and Build Your Sales, Webinar*
What to Say When a Food Buyer Tells you "No" and Tips to Make a Successful Sales Pitch, Webinar*
How to Develop a Pricing Promotional Strategy to Drive Sales Velocity on Retail Store Shelves, Webinar*
Craft your Elevator Pitch, Make Cruicial Connections, Webinar*
How to Build a Thriving Brand, Webinar*

General Export Readiness

Getting Ready to Export Your Food Product (PDF, 399.38 KB)
Canada’s Free Trade Agreements (HTML)
Canada Tariff Finder (HTML)
Understanding CUSMA Compliance (HTML)
How BDC can support Your Market Expansion Plan, Webinar *
Preparing for tariff impacts that go beyond the bottom line, MNP webinar
Consolidator Services for Agri-Food and Perishables (PDF, 771.30 KB)
Export Quiz: Are you ready? (HTML)

Getting Ready to Interprovincially Trade your Food Product (PDF, 493.09 KB) *
What Logistics and Fulfillment Mean to Your Food Business (PDF, 333.99 KB) *
Expanding Beyond Manitoba: Logistics and Fulfillment Within Canada, Webinar *

International Trade

United States

United States Market Overview (HTML)
United States Market Intelligence (HTML)
United States Sector Trend Analysis (HTML)
United States Import Regulations for Food Products (HTML)
Canada United States Mexico (CUSMA)Trade Agreement (HTML)
Understanding CUSMA Complicance (HTML)
Doing Business in the United States
Exporting to the United States - A Guide for Canadian Businesses (HTML)
Overview of United States Food Labelling Requirements (YouTube)*
Guide for Importing Alcoholic Beverage Samples into the United States (U.S)
Selling via E-Commerce in the United States (HTML)

Mexico

Europe

Asia

*Version française disponible sur demande. Veuillez envoyer un courriel à l’adresse mbagrifood@gov.mb.ca