We asked what your biggest challenge was in growing your food business? Here’s what you had to say:
Access to capital: 61%
Access to talent: 13%
Access to partners: 17.3%
None of the above: 8.7%
What’s happening at CFIN?
Joe Lake, CEO of CFIN, recently spoke to GovInsider about how the organization is helping to catalyze innovation for the growth of Canada’s agriculture and agri-food sectors.
Around the Food World
Health Canada announces it will require nutrition warnings on pre-packaged foods containing more than 15 per cent of the suggested daily value of saturated fat, sugar or sodium, beginning in 2026.
Researchers in Greece are using blockchain technology to create a genetic barcode to fight food fraud in olive oil.
Did you know?
Fraud is rampant in the fish and seafood industry, with incidents occurring worldwide. Food & Allergy Consulting & Testing Services (FACTS) estimates that one in five seafood samples in mislabelled. One reason is a lack of proper traceability measures and/or documentation, making it easier to intentionally mislabel species.
Fish and seafood aren’t the only products affected by fraud. As this infographic from FACTS shows, food fraud is a challenge in many categories across different countries.#foodfraud#FoodSafety
