GUELPH, ON, APR 17, 2023 — The Canadian Food Innovation Network (CFIN) has appointed Alexandra (Alex) Barlow as its new Vice President, Programs. Barlow previously served as the organization’s Programs Director, a position she held since her arrival at CFIN in 2021.
Barlow is an economic development advocate and business advisor with over a decade of experience in writing, researching, and administering government incentives at both the provincial and federal levels. She’s an avid and passionate supporter of Canadian innovation and has helped hundreds of Canadian food businesses access well over $300M in government incentives and funding throughout her career.
Delivering high-value programming for its members is at the heart of what CFIN does. Since launching in 2021, CFIN has received over 230 funding applications from innovative companies across the country and has approved $10.4M of funding to 34 projects. With Barlow now stepping into the VP role, CFIN plans to expand and diversify its programming to further support food innovation across the country.
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“As CFIN continues to evolve, it's imperative that we continue to grow our services and offerings to create a valuable and positive experience for our 2800+ members. I couldn’t be more excited to have Alex step into this role and establish new high-impact programs and collaborations that will help Canadian food innovators bring their innovative and game changing products to market.”
– Dana McCauley
CEO, Canadian Food Innovation Network
"Our programming has gained significant traction across the food industry, with hundreds of applications and millions of dollars in funding being awarded to foodtech companies across the country. I look forward to expanding on what we’ve learned to date to create new, diverse, and high-value funding programs for our growing membership base.”
– Alex Barlow
Vice President, Programs, Canadian Food Innovation Network
ABOUT THE CANADIAN FOOD INNOVATION NETWORK
The Canadian Food Innovation Network (CFIN) is a national, member-based organization that’s stimulating transformative and transferrable innovation across the Canadian food sector. We connect the Canadian food ecosystem to fresh insights, ideas, and technologies to elevate their business and increase their innovation capacity. You can become a CFIN member (for free!) in less than five minutes.
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MEDIA CONTACT
Jamil A. Karim
Communications Director
Canadian Food Innovation Network
Jamil@cfin-rcia.ca