Welcome to YODL! In addition to daily original content, YODL helps CFIN Members find new partners, resources, and funding opportunities to grow their food business. Learn more about this growing community and become a CFIN Member (for free!) today.
Sometimes, all it takes is 30 minutes to learn the ins and outs of new food technologies and trends that are transforming the food and beverage industry. In this series, we’ll dig into a food innovation topic and link you to content and resources so you can become a master on the topic in 30 minutes (or less!).
This week, we’re looking at everything CFIN members can do on YODL.
CFIN now has more than 3,300 members (and growing), including food and beverage processors, distributors, retailers, funders, innovators, regulators and researchers from all areas of Canada. One of the benefits of becoming a member is access to YODL, our interactive online platform. Here’s just a taste of what you’ll find on YODL:
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Original daily content covering food industry news, foodtech resources, and information on topics such as cellular food, automation and robotics, personalized nutrition, removing plastics waste, and digitization.
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Online events that showcase how innovation is transforming the food value chain, including Cultivating Success: Canada's Big Biomanufacturing Opportunity and Robotics in Action -- Seeing is Believing!
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Profiles of CFIN member companies and individuals.
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Guest posts and interviews with industry specialists in packaging, marketing, food law, artificial intelligence and more.
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Funding opportunities for innovation through a range of CFIN programs.
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Networking, mentoring, sourcing and collaboration opportunities with other food and beverage professionals through our discussion forum.
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Access to one of our five Regional Innovation Directors located across the country, who can connect you with funding and partnership opportunities to help grow your business and innovation capacity.
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Lively discussion posts from members, RID and CFIN staff.
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An open community of food and beverage professionals sharing ideas and solutions.
YODL is also bilingual – simply toggle between French and English on the widget located at the bottom right of the site.
YODL offers two member-exclusive tools: a Funding Finder featuring federal, regional and provincial funding opportunities available across Canada, and a Resource Finder, offering more than 2,000 food-related products and services. CFIN members are using the finder resources to find funding, source ingredients and find supply partners and co-packers.
CFIN members have automatic access to YODL. Becoming a member of CFIN takes less than five minutes and is free! Find out how to sign up here. Or click here to learn more about CFIN.
If you’ve got more than 30 minutes, these are for you:
Read how two CFIN members met on YODL to establish an innovative robotics business.
Find out more about our one-of-a-kind online platform.