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Our podcast is aimed at supporting the development and growth of women-owned food and beverage processing businesses in the Canadian prairies. Our guests include industry experts as well as food and beverage entrepreneurs to provide knowledge, real world examples and inspiration. Check out our other programs and join our member base for free at www.fead.ca
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Wednesday Jun 29, 2022
Wednesday Jun 29, 2022
This is a special episode as we are sharing a live panel discussion put on by AWESOME at the Empowering Women’s Conference that took place at Canada’s Farm Show in Regina, SK. Canada’s Farm Show held their 4th annual Empowering Women’s Conference presented by Farm Credit Canada on June 22nd, 2022. The Empowering Women’s Conference is for all women who
want to enhance their family life, community, career, and industry. Thank you to FCC and
Canada’s Farm Show for inviting us to host this inspiring panel!
The panel was moderated by Barb Stefanyshyn-Cote (co-founder of Black Fox Farm and
Distillery) and the panelists you will hear from are Lindsay Beaulieu (Founder of iloveMicrogreens), Shakirat Edoho (Founder of Atare Foods), and Erin Kernaleguen (co-founder of Living Sky Farms). Listen in to hear the Founders discuss the unique challenges of being a Female Founder, resilience, entrepreneurial tips, and more.
Learn more about FEAD: www.fead.ca
Instagram: @feadprogram
Follow Barb & Black Fox Farm Distillery:
www.blackfoxfarmanddistillery.com
Instagram: @blackfox_farm
Follow Shakirat & 9jafoodie:
www.9jafoodie.com
Instagram: @9jafoodie
Follow Lindsay & iloveMicrogreens:
Facebook: @ilovemicrogreensrd
Follow Erin & Living Sky Farms:
www.livingskyfarms.ca
Instagram: @livingskyfarmssk
Thursday May 26, 2022
Thursday May 26, 2022
Mavis McRae is the Director of Prairie Research Kitchen. Prairie Research Kitchen is a program offered by Red River College Polytechnic in Winnipeg, MB and brings together a unique blend of food science and culinary arts. Mavis has led the development of Red River College Polytechnic’s Culinary Research program since 2014. She has worked in the Manitoba agri-food industry for 25 years specializing in the areas of food product development, food safety, project management, and new business development.
In this episode, Mavis shares the services that are available to food and beverage processors at the Prairie Research Kitchen. She expands on how the program is an ideal and accessible partner for businesses, the benefits of tying together the culinary arts and food sciences and how the program compliments larger facilities such as the Saskatchewan Food Centre and Leduc Food Centre.
Learn more about AWESOME:
www.beawesome.ca
Instagram: @beawesome.ca
Contact Mavis McRae and Prairie Research Kitchen:
www.rrc.ca/research-kitchen
Thursday May 12, 2022
Thursday May 12, 2022
Sara Lui is the Director of New Product Innovation at the Saskatchewan Food Industry Development Centre in Saskatoon, SK. Sara and her team assist food entrepreneurs with the development of innovative food products. A product development team can provide expert advice on the regulatory requirements and designing associated with food products. Whether a food business is wanting to introduce their product to the marketplace, troubleshoot a problem, increase production or customize a recipe, working with a development team will put a business on the right track to achieving a high-quality and successful product.
In this episode, Sara explains why having a standardized recipe is important, key things to avoid when scaling up your production, as well as the many ways her team assists businesses with their product development.
Learn more about FEAD: www.fead.ca
Instagram: @feadprogram
Contact Sara Lui:
Email: slui@foodcentre.sk.ca
Saskatchewan Food Industry Development Centre prospective client form: https://foodcentre.sk.ca/prospective-client-form/
Thursday Apr 28, 2022
Thursday Apr 28, 2022
In this episode, we discuss the entrepreneur’s side of entering the grocery retail market. We had the pleasure of chatting with Amy Kaban, founder and owner of Parkerview Brews Kombucha. Parkerview Kombucha is a Canadian beverage company founded in 2017 that can currently be found in over 120 locations across Saskatchewan and has plans to expand throughout Western Canada.
Have you been selling your product directly to your customers at farmers markets or trade shows and are ready for the next step? Entering the grocery retail market can seem like a daunting task and Amy provides some great insight on how to get your product onto store shelves. Listen in as Amy shares helpful tips on how to approach grocery retailers, the importance of building strong retailer relationships, and how to prepare yourself for pitching to buyers.
Enjoy!
Learn more about FEAD: www.fead.ca
Instagram: @feadprogram
Connect with Amy and Parkerview Brews Kombucha:
www.parkerviewbrews.com
Instagram: @parkerviewbrewskombucha
Facebook: /parkerviewbrewskombucha
Friday Mar 18, 2022
Friday Mar 18, 2022
Every year AWESOME celebrates women in Canadian Prairie food and beverage manufacturing! Listen to one of 2021's Achievement Award recipients, Leanne Kisil, owner of Solbru Elixirs. Based in Vancouver, BC but originally from Winnipeg, MB, Solbru Elixir provides alcohol-free elixirs with functional mushrooms and herbs. Leanne has created four unique flavours with very intentional names that are based around her personal journey.
Leanne shares her story on overcoming challenges, the power of resilience, the importance of taking time for yourself and what inspired her to create an alcohol-free product.
Learn more about AWESOME:
Instagram: @beawesome.ca
Follow Leanne / Solbru Elixirs:
Instagram: @solbruelixirs
Friday Mar 18, 2022
Friday Mar 18, 2022
Every year AWESOME celebrates women in Canadian Prairie food and beverage manufacturing! Listen to one of 2021's Achievement Award recipients, Hailey Jefferies, owner of Prairie Fava. Based in Glenboro, MB, Hailey is regenerating an industry for the ancient fava bean and creating the link between farmers and food manufacturing companies motivated to meet the growing demand for nutritious and sustainable foods and innovative food products.
Listen to Hailey speak to why we shouldn't take access to good food for granted, and why patience, persistence and a support system are required when running a food business especially when you're also a new mom!
Learn more about AWESOME:
Instagram: @beawesome.ca
Follow Hailey / Prairie Fava:
Instagram: @prairiefava
Friday Mar 18, 2022
Friday Mar 18, 2022
Every year AWESOME celebrates women in Canadian Prairie food and beverage manufacturing! Listen to one of 2021's Achievement Award recipients, Paula Bellavance, founder of Basic Roots Dairy Free. Based in Calgary, AB, Paula had a passion to create non-dairy cheese that tastes like conventional cheese with all natural ingredients. Not only did she succeed in making the product she is now selling in stores all across Canada.
Paula shares her story of manufacturing hurdles with a nut-based cheese, meditation to help calm the brain to make business decisions, and how important the AWESOME program has been to her business journey.
Learn more about AWESOME:
Instagram: @beawesome.ca
Follow Paula / Basic Roots Dairy Free:
Instagram/Facebook: @basicroots
Friday Mar 18, 2022
Friday Mar 18, 2022
Every year AWESOME celebrates women in Canadian Prairie food and beverage manufacturing! Listen to one of 2021's Achievement Award recipients, Yvonne Irnich, co-owner of T-Rex Distillery and Da Vinci Gelato. Based in St. Albert, AB, using only resources grown locally in Alberta, they provide Albertans with a spirits such as vodka, rum, rye and gin and have developed a product line of alcohol infused gelatos, called Happy Hour, that are being distributed from BC to Ontario in Famoso Neopolitan Pizzarias.
Yvonne talks about how a fire in her husband's previous business led them to starting a gelato business in "the coldest place on earth", and how you need to believe strongly in your product value and not undersell.
Learn more about AWESOME:
Instagram: @beawesome.ca
Follow Yvonne / T-Rex Distillery & Da Vinci Gelato:
Instagram & Facebook: @trexdistillery / @davincigelato
