Food & Beverage Atlantic 2018 Business Plan
Mission Statement The mission for Food & Beverage Atlantic is: to reduce cost for food and beverage processors in our region to improve access to labour and training to be a source of information, export advice, and best practices to assist members in building capacity, and to improve member access to capital.
Management Team Executive Director: Greg Fash Member Services: Kevin Burdett Project Management: Sara Robinson President of the Board: Lee Turner Past President: Germain Landry Vice President, Marketing: Darrell Munro Administration: Host Management
Board of Directors Jeff Williams (Comeau Seafood) since 2007 Germain Landry (Consultant) since 2008 Lee Turner (ADL) since 2009 Jessica Adair (G.E> Barbour) since 2013 Jim Landrigan (Engineers PEI) since 2014 Darrell Munro (Balance Creative) since 2015 Peter Chapman (Sku Foods) since 2015 Scott Miller (Captain Dan s) since 2016 Tammy Wall (Canada s Smartest Kitchen) since 2016 Ex-officio members: Devon Nutbeen (ONB) since 2006; Janet Steele (AAFC) since 2017; Emily Haynes (Taste of Nova Scotia) since 2016.
Standing Committees Member Services Chair: Darrell Munro Lee Turner, Tammy Wall, Jeff Williams, Sara Robinson, Leonie Griffin, Greg Fash Market Expansion Chair: Peter Chapman Aaron Tingley, Jeff Rose, Lee Turner, Alexandra MacNutt, Devon Nutbeem, Sara Robinson, Greg Fash Board of Directors Executive Chair: Lee Turner Greg Fash, Darrell Munro, Germain Landry, Jessica Adair, Peter Chapman Business Improvement Chair: Jessica Adair Scott Miller, Jim Landrigan, Germain Landry, Sara Robinson, Greg Fash
Market Summary The food and beverage processing industry in Atlantic Canada is the leading private enterprise sector in terms of employment, revenue and GDP (value-added) The sector benefits from access to superior raw materials The sector features many SMEs and a few Multi-Nationals The sector focuses on both the local market and exports The sector has an ongoing need for unification and leadership Operational costs are a major concern
Industry Snapshot 800 regional food and beverage processors 400 of them are within our contact base 150 of them are members Revenues of $3.9 billion GDP of nearly $1 billion Full time employment of 39,000 +
Opportunities Past Practice Self-funded operation Education and training focus Export market missions Ad-hoc alignments Advocacy Networking events Future Practice Self-funded operation Focus on training and labor Market expansion toolkit Alignment with ACOA, AAFC Founding Member of F&BC Regional networking events Member benefits matrix Link to service providers
Goals and Objectives Over the next five years, FBA will become: A growth leader in the food and beverage sector The regional experts in business improvement An organization with 300 members A center for excellence and leadership in the sector Leading developers of export growth in sales and companies The voice of advocacy for SMEs in the region An conduit between locally produced products and global trade
Resource Requirements Objectives list will drive the need for resources: Personnel: attract and retain management team positions Volunteerism: industry experts for Board of Directors Technology: enhanced networking and communication tools Finances: stable financing through fees and administration Government support: legitimacy with Ottawa and four provinces Unification: alignment with regional service providers Curriculum: a new, strategic focus to education and training
Food & Beverage Atlantic Putting Food and Beverage First
Sylvie Cloutier: Vice Chair of the new F&BC CEO of CTAQ Former VP of CCGD Former ED of Grand Prix Awards Board of Directors: Farm Credit Canada Cdn Centre for Food Integrity Industrial Research Centre QC Quebec Council for Prosperity QC Agri-Food Promotion Council Food Processing Development Fund Food Progress Initiatives Council