How do I grow my food business?
The key to growth is continuous innovation. The food and beverage sector has always been dynamic, with rapidly changing market demands and significant competition. The COVID-19 pandemic created further challenges by disrupting supply chains and accelerating changes in consumer behaviour. The most successful companies regularly analyze the market to meet ever-changing consumer demands.
Growing your food business may include diversifying your product lines, developing co-products, adding value to existing products to distinguish them from competitors’ products or scaling up production.
Make Manitoba Agriculture your first point of contact for help as you build your future in food. Business development specialists offer consulting, pathfinding and training that will help you start, manage and grow your food business. Get connected today at mbagrifood@gov.mb.ca.
Business Management
Programs
Accelerated Growth Service
The Accelerated Growth Service (AGS) helps entrepreneurs and businesses access the support they need to grow and scale. If you're established and growing fast, or a start up with a lot of potential - our Innovation Advisors can help you find, and take advantage of, everything that government can do for you - from research support to financing to foreign market expertise.
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada AgPal program and service finder
AgPal is a web-based discovery tool to help producers and agri-businesses find programs, services, market intelligence and more.
Business Benefits Finder
The Government of Canada Business Benefits Finder is a searchable online tool to help you find the right programs and services, whether you are starting out or scaling up.
BDC Capital
Offers flexible, innovative tern loan solutions for SMEs in various life cycles of their entrepreneurial journey. BDC is a project lender assisting with financing for a variety of projects.
BDC Business Loans
BDC offers flexible, innovative term loan solutions for SMEs in various life cycles of their entrepreneurial journey.
BDC Supply Chain Support Loan
Covers operational cash flow needs related to supply chain disruptions.
Canada-Manitoba Job Grant
The Canada-Manitoba Job Grant provides funding to employers to help cover training costs of new and existing employees to meet business needs, and help Manitobans gain the skills they need to fill available jobs.
Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB) Tools and Financing for Aboriginal Business
CCAB provides practical tools, training, funding and networks to help you grow your business.
CME Lean & Productivity Support
Lean is a proven strategy for engaging employees to deliver more value to customers in less time and, with less effort. The core concepts of Lean aim to create a better flow of information, product or service and to spend more time adding value and less time on wasteful activities.
CME Manitoba Made Safe
CME Manitoba Made Safe initiative provides health and safety services designed specifically for the needs of the manufacturing work environment. In partnership with SAFE Work Manitoba, Made Safe is advised by an industry-led safety council, which ensures that its best-in-class services reflect the current and future needs of Manitoba's largest industry. The association offers training, access to events and resources, consulting and certification by manufacturers, for manufacturers.
CME Workforce Development
As the driving force behind workforce development services targeted specifically to the needs of the sector, manufacturers can be confident that CME is here to help them grow with industry-specific guidance, supports and programs. These supports include advisory services, peer councils and connections with government, community partners, education and industry to produce, attract and retain current and future talent.
Economic Development, Investment, Trade and Natural Resources Programs and Incentives
Economic Development, Investment, Trade and Natural Resources offers several programs and incentives targeted for both individuals and the business community. Our goal is to encourage and facilitate entrepreneurial and employment opportunities within the province through the establishment of new businesses or the expansion/retention of existing Manitoba businesses.
Efficiency Manitoba Business Programs
Efficiency Manitoba is a Crown corporation committed to achieving significant annual energy savings targets by offering cost effective programs and services to Manitobans.
FCC Food and Beverage Financing
FCC provides business loans and support services to the food industry
FEAD (Female Entrepreneurs in Agri-Food Development)
Female Entrepreneurs in Agri-Food Development (FEAD) is a program dedicated to empowering and advancing women entrepreneurs in the food processing sector.
Innovation Growth Program (IGP)
IGP provides cost-sharing assistance to small and medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) to assist them in developing and commercializing new innovative products and processes.
PrairiesCan Funding Programs
PrairesCan provides Financial support for businesses and not-for-profit organizations with projects that advance economic growth and diversity.
Learn MoreWe MB (Manitoba Women's Enterprise Centre) financing programs
We MB provides loans for start-up, expansion and the purchase of an existing business.
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