Do you have a product idea and you are not sure what to do next?

Have you ever wanted to start your own food business?

Solution!

Food Xcel has been developed to help aspiring food entrepreneurs move their idea forward through a combination of progressive workshops, networking opportunities with food agencies, industry experts, and entrepreneurs and a chance to compete for a $25,000 award from Innovation PEI’s Ignition Fund.

Food Xcel breaks down the process of developing a food product into smaller steps to help you make progress, test your assumptions, and build momentum. We understand that every entrepreneur has different strengths so we have established a support team that can help you as you build your food business.

My business is growing rapidly and I need help to manage my next phase of growth.

My business faces challenges and isn’t growing to its full potential.

I’m open minded to new ideas and committed to invest the time to work on the growth of my business and not sure how to get started.

Food Propel has a proven track record of helping food entrepreneurs address the key issues unlocking future growth potential.

Food Propel companies achieved on average sales growth 10 times higher than typical Canadian food processors.

What we’ve noticed! Participants who are open minded to new ideas and committed to invest the time to work on the growth of their business get the most out of this program.

Do you need to scale your production and not sure where or how?

Do you want to get your product to more people?

Is the lack of production capacity holding you back?

Food Works is a 28,000 sq. ft. processing space for food entrepreneurs, making it one of the largest food scale-up facilities in the country.

Food Works offers companies dedicated space to produce, store, and distribute their products to customers across the country and internationally. Food Works has spaces ranging from 1,000 – 10,000 square feet.

Each unit consists of dedicated food grade approved processing space with flexible utility hook-ups for equipment, storage, and loading docks. Additional features vary depending on the unit. You can also access common areas.

In addition to the production space, Food Works provides mentoring, advice, access to industry experts, and a community of like-minded food entrepreneurs—all of which will help you grow and thrive.

Learn more at foodworkspei.ca