Agriculture

Resources

Directories and Listings

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

Business

Communicating with Confidence, Webinar *
Mastering Negotiation, Webinar *
Nine Essential Things You Neeed to Know to Build Relationships and Get into Retail, Webinar *
Food Industry Glossary (PDF, 324.57 KB)
How ERP Software can Increase Efficiency and Profitability of Your Food Processing Business *
Vetting a Service Provider for Your Food Business (PDF, 165.74 KB) *
Tips for a Successful Business to Business (B2B) Meeting (PDF, 162 KB) *
Scaling Your Food Business (PDF, 145 KB) *
Insurance Requirements and Considerations for Food Processors (PDF, 558 KB) *, Webinar *
Manitoba Economic Development, Investment, Trade and Natural Resources (HTML)
The Road to the Consumer Manual (PDF, 1.36 MB) *
- Attachments for The Road to the Consumer (HTML)

Marketing

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 *
Validating Your Market. What it Means to Your Food Business (PDF, 164.96 KB) *
Writing a Marketing Plan for Your Food Business (PDF, 860.79 KB) *
Packaging as Part of Your Marketing Strategy (PDF, 120.7 KB) *
Part 1 - Setting Your Price For Your Food Product - The Mechanics of Determining Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) and Pricing - Webinar *

Food Costing/Pricing/Forecasting Tool (Microsoft Excel Interactive)
Package size impact on selling price calculator (Microsoft Excel Interactive)

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 *
Food Digtal Marketing - A Case Study (HTML) *
How to Make Buyers Notice Your Product - Creating an Effective Sell Sheet (PDF, 1.59 MB) *
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)
E-Commerce International Pathfinder for Canadian Food and Beverage Companies (PDF, 2.07 MB)
Choosing the Right Distributor for Your Food Product (PDF, 895.08 KB) *
What Food Manufacturers Need to Know to Sell to the Foodservice Industry (PDF, 310.55 KB) *
Is Certifification Important for all Businesses (PDF, 205 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)

Packaging and Labelling

Food Labelling for Industry Tool (HTML)
Food Labelling Requirements (PDF, 1.01 MB) *
Introduction to Canadian Food Labelling Requirements (YouTube) *
Overview of US Food Labelling Requirements (YouTube) *
Food Packaging (PDF, 1.16 MB) *
Sustainable Packaging. What it Means to Your Food Business (PDF, 167.24 KB) *

Food Safety

Provincial Abattoir Handbook (PDF)
Food Safety Educational Materials and Resources (HTML)
Selecting a Food Safety Consultant (PDF, 199.07 KB)

Permits and Licences

Operations and Processing

Using a Commercial Community Kitchen (HTML) *
Renting a Commercial Community Kitchen - a Checklist (PDF, 470.92 KB) *
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)
Identifying Your Food Processing Equipment Needs (HTML) *
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

Labour and Immigration

Human Resources for Food Manufacturers (PDF, 1.06 MB) *

Trade

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
Expanding Beyond Manitoba: Logistics and Fulfillment Within Canada, Webinar *
Food Labelling Requirements in Mexico (PDF, 2.65 MB), Webinar
Make the Most of Your Buyers Meeting in Mexico (PDF, 2.56 MB), Webinar
Exporting to Mexico - A Guide for Canadian Food and Beverage Processors , Webinar
Consolidator Services for Agri-Food and Perishables (PDF, 771.30 KB)
Getting Ready to Export Your Food Product (PDF, 399.38 KB)
Getting Ready to Interprovincially Trade your Food Product (PDF, 493.09 KB) *
Exporting to the United States - A Guide for Canadian Businesses (HTML)
Selling via E-Commerce in the United States (HTML)

Investment

Food and Value Added Agriculture Statistics (HTML)
Manitoba: Your Investment Destination for Food and Agri-Product Processing (PDF, 1.18 MB)

Industry Trends

Cannabis Edibles, Extracts and Topicals (PDF, 74.29 KB)
Manitoba Protein Advantage (HTML)

Supply Chain

Supply Chain Analysis and Business Continuity Planning (PDF) *
Supply Chains: What They Mean to Your Food Business, Webinar *
Supply Chains: Competency Benchmarking Tool, Webinar *

Sustainability

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