CPMA and VCMI Release Plastic Packaging Technical Report and Roadmap – December 5, 2019

CPMA is pleased to announce the release of a technical report entitled “A landscape review of plastics in the Canadian fresh produce sector” developed by Value Chain Management International (VCMI), and subsequent roadmap addressing plastic packaging in the produce industry. Both documents are outputs of the CPMA Plastics Packaging Working Group.

For press release click here.

“The Avoidable Crisis of Food Waste” ground-breaking report released January 17, 2019

New research shows 58% of food produced in Canada is wasted. Value Chain Management International and Second Harvest release results of a year-long research project. To access the Roadmap (produced by Second Harvest) and full Technical Report (produced by VCMI) click here.

Revolutionary Food Loss and Waste (FLW) Project – May 30, 2018

VCMI is working with Second Harvest on a ground-breaking FLW project – see media release: here.

Daily Bread Food Bank and Second Harvest announce funding from Walmart Foundation

Funding provided to help in their efforts to rescue and deliver fresh, surplus food to feed people experiencing hunger. Value Chain Management International partners with Second Harvest on the second project to support evidence-based solutions for food recovery – Release – April 19, 2018

2018 – The Year of Recreational Cannabis: What Are the Risks? How Is Industry Managing Them?

January 9, 2018 – SCS Consulting and VCMI release paper on opportunities and risks facing the Canadian cannabis industry. For paper, click here.

December 13 – Final case study for “Reducing Waste in Ontario’s Fresh Produce Industry” project, working with VCMI

OPMA released the final case study, which pertains to a main line distributor. Click here for the NR with links to the study.

Dr. Martin Gooch one of three honourees at OPMA Annual Gala – November 17, 2017

See “The Grower” article – link

OPMA Food Waste Case Study on Gwillimdale Farms – released November 20, 2017

This is the third of four case studies as part of the “Reducing Food Waste in Fresh Produce” project – funded in part through Growing Forward 2 (GF2), a federal-provincial-territorial initiative.

Click here for link to study.

OPMA food waste case study on Apple Factory released October 30, 2017

Second of four studies as part of the OPMA food waste project with VCMI – The report shows how tracking shrink enables retailers to improve their merchandizing mechanics, potentially leading to increased sales and less need to discount products.

For news release and link to case study, click here.

Ontario Sheep Farmers launch their new EweGROW program – October 26, 2017

EweGROW is designed to increase the availability and quality of Ontario lamb to meet increasing consumer demand for product.

For release, click here.