Grow your food and beverage business globally with EDC
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- Make global business connections
- Discover market insights and agri-food trends
- Tackle your biggest export challenges
- Financial solutions to grow your business internationally
- Connect with Canada’s exporting partners
- Contact EDC’s agri-food experts today
Make global business connections
Through our Business Connections Program, qualified, mid-sized companies can:
- Connect: Our industry experts can connect you with potential buyers, suppliers and partners across the globe.
- Learn: Use our industry knowledge and international networks to connect with global companies interested in working with Canadian expertise.
- Grow: Get direct introductions to global companies and key decision-makers interested in working with your business.
Compass Food Sales, based in Aurora, ON, has used the Business Connections Program to break into the U.S. market, transforming their small family business into a leading international supplier of dried fruits and nuts.
Discover market insights and trends
Access market insights and global trends. Canadian food and beverage companies have a global advantage in:
- Plant-based proteins: European markets are particularly hungry for innovative plant-based products.
- Private label products: Consumers and retailers want affordable, innovative products—and Canada’s a global leader developing private-label foods.
- Innovation: Canadian companies are recognized for their ability to create unique and niche products. Our strong research and development capabilities offer a competitive advantage.
Tackle your biggest export challenges
Our experts have extensive knowledge of the food and beverage sector and connect regularly with business leaders. We have insights on some of your biggest concerns, including:
- Changing markets: Access expert advice and strategies to adapt to change in global markets and the U.S. market.
- Automation and AI: Discover tips on AI growth strategies and funding opportunities to help your business stay current.
- Working capital: We have working capital guarantees to help exporters of all sizes access the funds you need to grow.
- Shortage of experienced workers: Technology can handle some tasks, freeing up your people to do more meaningful work.
Financial solutions to grow your business internationally
We can work with your financial institution to help increase your cash flow and access financing, so you can focus on growth.
Take Taste of Nature, a company based out of Markham, ON, that makes healthy snack bars and provides contract manufacturing for other brands and private labels. They wanted to grow their company and increase brand collaboration. EDC’s Credit insurance helped them reach their goals while protecting their business against the risk of non-payment.
“This provides us a greater level of security when we’re pursuing our global expansion strategy. Having it also enhanced our ability to access more credit,” says Francis Cook, Taste of Nature’s president and CEO
Connect with Canada’s exporting partners Canada’s trade team includes federal agencies, departments and Crown corporations that help Canadian businesses grow internationally. If you have a business need that we can’t help with, we’ll introduce you to partners who can:
- Trade Commissioner Service (TCS): finds partners in new markets and provides information on trade agreements, tariffs and sanctions
- Business Development Canada (BDC): provides financing, growth and transition capital, and venture capital to small- and medium-sized businesses
- Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED): focuses on science and technology innovation, trade and investment
- Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC): helps Canadian exporters access foreign government procurement markets
Contact EDC’s food and drink experts today
Canadian food and beverage businesses have a global reputation for quality, high standards, cleanliness and freshness. Build your business on a global scale by taking advantage of our insights, connections, financial solutions and partnerships.
Contact us directly to discuss how we can help your business grow internationally.
Empower your business with EDC—because taking on the world is easier with a trusted partner by your side.