News Releases
News Releases
Canadian Food Innovation Network Awards over $370K to Four Southern Ontario Foodtech Companies
GUELPH, ON, JUNE 9 , 2026 — The Canadian Food Innovation Network (CFIN) is awarding up to $373,193 to four southern Ontario ‑ based...
MP O’Rourke announces up to $3.25 million for Canadian Food Innovation Network Inc. to help accelerate clean technology innovation across Canadian agriculture
May 1 5 , 2026 – Guelph , Ontario – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Canadian agri-businesses are leading the way in creating new so...
CFIN and CDL-Rockies Announce Community Partnership to Strengthen Canada’s Agrifood Innovation Ecosystem
CALGARY, AB / GUELPH, ON — The Canadian Food Innovation Network (CFIN) and Creative Destruction Lab - Rockies (CDL-Rockies) are plea...
Canadian Food Innovation Network Awards Over $1M to Eleven Southern Ontario Foodtech Startups
GUELPH, ON, March 16, 2026 — The Canadian Food Innovation Network (CFIN) is awarding $1,060,467 to 11 southern Ontario-based compani...
Canadian Food Innovation Network Awards $645K to Seven Southern Ontario Foodtech Companies
GUELPH, ON, JANUARY 27 , 2026 — The Canadian Food Innovation Network (CFIN) is awarding $64 5 ,28 5 to seven southern Ontario-based...
Canadian Food Innovation Network Showcases Canada’s Leading Foodtech at RC Show 2026 Innovation Alle
GUELPH, ON, MARCH 9 , 2026 — The Canadian Food Innovation Network (CFIN) is proud to return to the RC Show 2026 with the second annu...
Canadian Food Innovation Network Announces $768K for Nine Foodtech Projects
GUELPH, ON, DECEMBER 1 6 , 2025 — The Canadian Food Innovation Network (CFIN) is awarding $ 7 68 , 509 to nine groundbreaking foodte...
Canadian Food Innovation Network Unveils Winners of Inaugural Foodtech Frontier Awards, Highlighting Homegrown Innovators Tackling Global Challenges
GUELPH, ON, OCTOBER 1 , 2025 — Today, the Canadian Food Innovation Network ( CFIN ) has unveiled the winners of Foodtech Frontier ,...
Canadian Food Innovation Network Welcomes Three New Directors to its Board
GUELPH, ON, SEPTEMBER 29 , 2025 — The Canadian Food Innovation Network (CFIN) has welcomed three new directors to its Board: Dr. Meh...
Five Canadian Startups Receive $1.1M to Pilot Advanced Foodtech Solutions
GUELPH, ON, SEPTEMBER 16 , 2025 — The Canadian Food Innovation Network (CFIN) is awarding $ 1,177,496 to five foodtech startups thro...
Canadian Food Innovation Network Announces $1.2M in Funding for 13 Foodtech Projects
GUELPH, ON, JULY 23 , 2025 — The Canadian Food Innovation Network (CFIN) is awarding $1,215,012 to 13 groundbreaking foodtech projec...
Canadian Food Innovation Network’s Inaugural Ecosystem Report Maps $4.1B in Canadian Agrifoodtech Funding, Key Sector Challenges and Opportunities
GUELPH, ON, February 4, 2025 – Today, the Canadian Food Innovation Network ( CFIN ) has released its inaugural Foodtech in Canada 20...
Canadian Food Innovation Network Awards $50K to Five Student-Led Foodtech Ventures
GUELPH, ON, May 6, 2025 – The Canadian Food Innovation Network (CFIN) is awarding $49,982 to five student-led foodtech ventures thro...
Eleven Foodtech Companies Secure $503K from The Canadian Food Innovation Network
GUELPH, ON, DECEMBER 11, 2024 — The Canadian Food Innovation Network (CFIN) is a warding a total of $503,465 to 11 fo odtech project...
Seven Atlantic Food Businesses Receive Funding to Green their Operations
GUELPH, ON, NOVEMBER 2 7 , 2024 — The Canadian Food Innovation Network (CFIN) and the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) ar...
Three Foodtech Startups Receive $294K from The Canadian Food Innovation Network
GUELPH, ON, JULY 9 , 2024 — The Canadian Food Innovation Network (CFIN) is awarding $ 294,497 to three foodtech projects through the...
Canadian Food Innovation Network Awards $386K To Four Foodtech Startups
GUELPH, ON, MAY 7 , 2024 — The Canadian Food Innovation Network (CFIN) is awarding $ 386, 078 to four foodtech projects through the...
Canadian Food Innovation Network Highlights How Innovation can Curb Inflation and Stabilize Food Prices
GUELPH (ONTARIO), MAY 27, 2024 - Today, the Canadian Food Innovation Network (CFIN) released its latest whitepaper, Unpuzzling Food...
Canadian Food Innovation Network Welcomes Food Sector Disruptor and Executive, Richa Gupta, as VP of Partnerships & Development
GUELPH, ON, APRIL 29 , 2024 — The Canadian Food Innovation Network (CFIN) has appointed Richa Gupta as its new Vice President, Partn...
Six Startups Secure $465K from The Canadian Food Innovation Network
GUELPH, ON, MARCH 13 , 2024 — The Canadian Food Innovation Network (CFIN) is awarding $464,518 to six foodtech projects through the...
Eight Canadian Startups Secure $1.9M To Pilot Foodtech Innovations
GUELPH, ON, JANUARY 29 , 2024 — The Canadian Food Innovation Network (CFIN) is awarding $1,9 32,000 to eight foodtech project s thro...
Crush Dynamics Secures Nearly $2M from Canadian Food Innovation Network to Create a First-Of-Its-Kind Food Ingredient
GUELPH, ON, DECEMBER 5 , 2023 — The Canadian Food Innovation Network (CFIN) is awarding $1,984,274 to Crush Dynamics to develop and...
Canadian Food Innovation Network Awards More Than $650K to Eight Canadian FoodTech Projects
GUELPH, ON, OCTOBER 24 , 2023 — The Canadian Food Innovation Network (CFIN) is awarding $654,417 to eight foodtech projects through...
Canadian Food Innovation Network Awards More Than $3M to Two Canadian Cellular Food Projects
GUELPH, ON, SEPTEMBER 19, 2023 — The Canadian Food Innovation Network (CFIN) is awarding $3,159,379 to two foodtech projects that ar...
THE CANADIAN FOOD INNOVATION NETWORK IS BUILDING A COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY FOR QUEBEC FOOD BUSINESSES
GUELPH, ON, AUG 2 3 , 202 3 — The Canadian Food Innovation Network (CFIN) , a national member-based organization that ’s s timulatin...
Vancouver’s Curtis Wong joins Canadian Food Innovation Network as VP Partnerships & Development
GUELPH, ON, JUL 10 , 2023 — The Canadian Food Innovation Network (CFIN) has appointed Curtis Wong as its new Vice President, P artne...
Six Canadian Foodtech Projects Receive Funding Through Canadian Food Innovation Network’s Innovation Booster Program
GUELPH, ON, MAY 30, 2023 — The Canadian Food Innovation Network (CFIN) is investing $516,959 into six foodtech projects funded throu...
Canadian Food Innovation Network Promotes Alex Barlow to VP of Programs
GUELPH, ON, APR 17, 2023 — The Canadian Food Innovation Network (CFIN) has appointed Alexandra (Alex) Barlow as its new Vice Preside...
Canadian Food Innovation Network Awards $2.5M to Reduce and Replace Plastics in the Food Sector
GUELPH, ON, MARCH 22, 2023 — The Canadian Food Innovation Network (CFIN) is investing $2,509,779 into two projects focusing on the r...
Dana McCauley Takes the Lead as Canadian Food Innovation Network CEO
GUELPH, ON, MARCH 6, 2023— The Canadian Food Innovation Network is excited to announce that Dana McCauley, formerly Chief Experience...
Canadian Food Innovation Network Awards More Than $1M Through Its Foodtech Next Program
GUELPH, ON, — The Canadian Food Innovation Network (CFIN) is investing $1,121,133 into five projects, valued at over $2M through the...
Joe Lake Departs as CEO of the Canadian Food Innovation Network
GUELPH, ON, FEBRUARY 2, 2023— The Canadian Food Innovation Network’s CEO, Joe Lake, will be departing the organization in early Marc...
Eight Foodtech Projects Receive More Than $2.5m From the Canadian Food Innovation Network
GUELPH, ON, — The Canadian Food Innovation Network (CFIN) is investing $2,545,030 into eight projects, valued at over $5M through th...
Canadian Food Innovation Network Invests More Than $530k in Six Foodtech Projects
GUELPH, ON, — The Canadian Food Innovation Network (CFIN) is investing $533,355 into six projects valued at over $1M through the org...
Canadian Food Innovation Network Invests $338k in Four Food Sector Projects
Download News Release GUELPH, ON, Under Embargo until August 3, 2022 — The Canadian Food Innovation Network (CFIN) has announced an...
$3M in new funding for projects that will transform Canada’s food sector
Toronto, May 31, 2022—The Canadian Food Innovation Network (CFIN) today announced an investment of more than $3M into five projects...
Investing in the future of food with $900k+ in funding for cellular agriculture
Toronto, May 3, 2022 —The Canadian Food Innovation Network (CFIN) and Ontario Genomics have announced the recipients of more than $9...
Government of Canada invests in digital food innovation hub to create a stronger food system in Canada
Technological innovations have contributed enormously to the transformation of Canada's agriculture sector and strengthened its comp...
Canadian Food Innovation Network announces collaboration with SIAL CANADA 2022
Toronto, April 13, 2022 --- Canadian Food Innovation Network (CFIN), a not-for-profit organization established in 2021 to spark inno...
Life Sciences meets Food Innovation:
30 November 2021 – With a potential result of food innovations that will create billions in economic value for Canada and environmen...
Food Sector Eager to Innovate:
9 November 2021 - Proving Canadian food sector leaders are actively looking for ways to invigorate their businesses through innovati...
Canadian Food Innovation Network announces leadership team
3 August 2021 - The Canadian Food Innovation Network (CFIN) is delighted to announce its new leadership team today. The appointments...
Discover, Innovate and Grow with the new Canadian Food Innovation Network
A new network that will stimulate connections, collaborations, innovation and investments across Canada’s food ecosystem has been es...