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

QR Codes: What They Mean to your Food Business (PDF, 131.28 KB)
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

Export Quiz: Are you ready? (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
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

Glossary of Terms Associated with Supply Chain and Logistics in Canada (PDF, 189.2 KB)
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.