About
Canadian Food Innovation Network (CFIN) champions innovation and collaboration across the Canadian food sector. CFIN funds transformative foodtech projects, stimulates collaboration, and supports a growing community of food and beverage professionals across the food value chain.
CFIN helps food and beverage companies connect with new ideas, opportunities, partners, funding, technologies, and resources that increase innovation capacity and position Canada as a global leader in food innovation.
- Organization type: Canadian non-profit food innovation network.
- Focus areas: foodtech, food innovation, sustainability, supply chains, smart product and process development, AI and data, robotics and automation, food safety, food waste, value recovery, circularity, upcycling, packaging, logistics, and consumer analytics.
- Programs and services: CFIN funding programs, Regional Innovation Directors, YODL member platform, Funding Finder, industry reports, exclusive events, webinars, partner connections, and CFIN+ membership benefits.
- Community: more than 8,500 members across manufacturers, processors, operators, distributors, retailers, foodservice, technology companies, service providers, funders, academia, research centres, incubators, accelerators, government, and investors.
- Impact: CFIN reports more than $23.7M in total funds awarded, 130+ projects funded, 200+ new IP creations, 390+ jobs and co-op placements created, 150+ organizations involved, and 26.3K+ members and social followers.
- Funding: CFIN is funded in part by the Government of Canada.
- Contact: info@cfin-rcia.ca | 1.888.773.8247
YODL: CFIN’s member platform connects members to new ideas, partners, funding, resources, daily content, suppliers, and foodtech opportunities.
