Canadian Food Innovation Network (CFIN)

Canadian Food Innovation Network foodtech in canada report

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Cultivated, Cell-Cultured & Biotechnology

Canada’s Foodtech Report: Is Canada Ready to Compete in the Global Foodtech Race?

The Canadian Food Innovation Network (CFIN) has released its Foodtech in Canada 2025 Ecosystem Report, offering insights into investment trends, sector strengths, and challenges in Canada’s food technology sector from 2014 to 2024. Canada’s agrifoodtech sector attracted $4.1 billion CAD in investment over the past decade, with $2.3 billion CAD directed to food technology projects. The sector has grown at an 8.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), surpassing the global average decline of -2.6%. However, venture capital investment in Canadian foodtech lags behind other countries, with only 40% of funding rounds backed by VC, compared to 60% in the UK and US. Instead, government grants play a larger role, representing 30% of Canadian foodtech funding rounds, compared to just 5% in the UK and 8% …

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Evolved Meats

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Studies & Numbers

​​Canadian Consumers Show Growing Interest in Cultivated Meat, Report Finds

Canadian Food Innovation Network (CFIN) and Fiddlehead Technologies have collaborated on a new report that offers insights into the potential acceptance of cultivated meat in Canada. The study compares the progress of the cultivated meat industry in Canada to its US counterpart and shares findings on consumers’ interests.  Canadian consumers show growing interest The report has revealed that Canadian consumers’ interest in cultivated meat has jumped dramatically since 2000. According to the report, Canadian consumers increasingly searched for “lab-grown meat”, including its production process and availability for purchase. In contrast, US consumers primarily searched for information about its safety and the FDA’s approvals for cultivated chicken. The report highlights that curiosity does not mean adoption and explains that historically, in the US, novel foods are adopted faster …

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