Food Processing

Single use plastic packaging has been used extensively in order to extend the shelf-life of food to help reduce food waste. Canada has issued a Single-use plastics ban to come into effect for 2021.

How might we help the Food Processing Industry to develop alternative forms of food packaging?

The incidence of food allergies and food intolerances are on the increase. Food manufacturers and caterers face increasing challenges in the ways in which they prepare and label food.

How might we help the Food Industry prepare for these challenges?

Consumers are moving to maintain healthier lifestyles through healthy conscious food choices. How might we encourage fast food restaurants and food producers embrace this change to meet consumer needs?

Grocery Stores and other companies are making it easier for consumers to get healthy foods delivered to their homes. How might we make these services more accessible for all Canadians?

The recent pandemic has drastically impacted all industries.

How might the Food Processing industry adjust to reduce the risks for their employees?

Our world is constantly changing to develop more efficient and safer ways to complete tasks by incorporating robotics systems.

(Top 6 ways robotics is changing the food industry in 2020)

How can we continue incorporate robotics to support this sector while maintaining employment opportunities?

What are the most common hazards within the Food Processing sector? How might we change/improve the efforts to prevent these hazards?

The United Nations has categorized the many challenges we face globally and has developed 17 interconnected Goals. The 2nd Global Sustainable Development goal, (“Zero Hunger”)

How might we help the Food Processing Industry to support and promote this goal?

Entrepreneurs are considered “agents of change”. They have the ability to “change the way we live and work. Their innovations may improve standards of living, create jobs and contribute to a growing economy”.

(Investopedia) How might you be an “agent of change” in this sector?

Food Security has become a growing concern globally.

How might the Agriculture sector support and promote this goal?