Friday Food Forum.

Every Friday Food Forum is an act of solidarity. It’s an hour where the people who actually feed this country stop working in isolation, show up for each other, and get the attention, answers, and community they deserve.

Small food manufacturers are constantly talked at and rarely listened to. Industry noise, government policy, and market forces move around them but rarely with them.

The Friday Food Forum is different.

It gives members direct access to industry experts on the real issues affecting their businesses. It gives them space to ask the questions they can’t ask anywhere else. It gives them a platform to share what’s working and what isn’t.

May details.

Jody Marshall – Cost management in the uncertain times of skyrocketing fuel prices

Fuel prices are rising. Shipping costs are climbing. Ingredients, packaging, and distribution all cost more than they did a year ago.

For small-scale food processors, every increase hits hard.

Join us for the first Friday Food Forum as we sit down with Jody Marshall to talk about what small food businesses can actually do when fuel costs and uncertainty are putting pressure on already-tight margins.

We’ll talk about:

• Where rising fuel prices are quietly increasing your costs
• How to identify the biggest pressure points in your business
• Practical ways to reduce costs without compromising quality
• Pricing, delivery, and operational strategies that can help you protect your margins
• What small-scale processors across Canada are doing right now to stay resilient

This won’t be a generic webinar. It’s a real conversation about the realities facing Canadian small-scale food processors right now, with time for your questions, your challenges, and your ideas.

Because nobody should have to figure this out alone.