Advocating for
food and beverage
manufacturing businesses
located in urban and rural
communities across Canada.
Michael Burrows, Co-Chair, FBC-ABC & CEO, Maple Lodge Farms
Progressive. Collaborative. Transparent.
Guidance to Meat Slaughter and Processing Establishments on Prevention and Response to Suspect and Confirmed COVID-19 Plant Employees
Getting your workplace ready for COVID-19
FCC - current program details
Canada’s COVID-19 Economic Response Plan
Managing cash flow during a period of crisis
PREVENTING COVID-19 IN THE WORKPLACE: ADVICE FOR EMPLOYERS, EMPLOYEES AND ESSENTIAL SERVICE WORKERS
CFIA information for industry
List of hand sanitizers authorized by Health Canada
List of hard-surface disinfectants for use against coronavirus
Guidance for Employers of Temporary Foreign Workers Regarding COVID-19
CFIA expectations for the prevention of and response to suspected and confirmed cases of COVID-19 by operators.
Guidance to Meat Slaughter and Processing Establishments on Prevention and Response to Suspect and Confirmed COVID-19 Plant Employees
COVID-19 Concerns. Do you have a question regarding your business?
Federal, Provincial, Territorial Ministers Commit to Food and Beverage Manufacturing Industry Priorities
FPT agricultural meeting recognizes labour challenges and retailer imposed fees as threats to Canada’s food supply. FBC-ABC, the food and beverage manufacturing industry’s non-profit advocacy association, was pleased to see the industry priorities of workforce development, frontline workers, and a grocery code of conduct recognized by federal, provincial and territorial ministers at the recent FPT …
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Canada’s Processing Sector Featured at Conference of Agriculture Ministers
Yesterday, FBC-ABC Co-Chair Daniel Vielfaure, Deputy CEO, Bonduelle Group & CEO, Bonduelle Americas, represented Canada’s food and beverage processing sector at an industry roundtable with federal-provincial-territorial Agriculture and Food Ministers. Daniel highlighted that food and beverage manufacturing is as a critical component of Canada’s food supply chain, noting that the industry has experience a series …
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Canadian Grocery Code on FPT Agenda
FBC-ABC joins agriculture and food groups from across the country in calling for a Grocery Code of Conduct. The attached paper lays out the case for greater discipline across Canada’s food supply chain. Did you know: Just five large companies control over 80% of Canada’s grocery market. Over 80% of new products introduced for retail …
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Canadian Grocery Code of Conduct
FBC-ABC with food and beverage manufacturing industry associations across Canada are appealing to provincial ministers to raise the serious issue of a much needed Canadian Grocery Code of Conduct at the next FPT Agriculture Ministers’ meeting. Read more here: British Columbia Alberta Manitoba Ontario Québec New Brunswick Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia Newfoundland and Labrador
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Throne Speech Light Fails to Set Path for Economic Recovery
The Federal Government’s Throne Speech delivered by Governor General Julie Payette on September 23rd provided insight on Prime Minister Trudeau’s priorities for COVID-19 recovery. While focused on many important health and social policy priorities, it is decidedly light on industrial policy or economic stimulus.
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Pre – Budget Submission: Pathways to Economic Recovery for Canadian Food and Beverage Manufacturers
Food and beverage (F&B) manufacturers are at the center of Canada’s food supply. F&B is the largest manufacturing sector in Canada. Few Canadian agriculture products make it to Canada’s grocery shelves without first being transformed by one of this sector’s 7,000+ companies. Read the recommendations in our pre-budget submission to the federal government here.
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