One-day course on shelf life being hosted by Perennia and held in Bible Hill. Instructor Carol Zweep from Guelph Food Tech Center. $695. For information and to register contact Wendy Harvie at 902-678-7722 ext 222 or wharvie@perennia.ca
2013-09-23 to 25 • Listeria HACCP course in Baddeck
Three day course on HACCP and pathogens being held at the Inverary Resort in Baddeck September 23 - 25. With instructors from Bio Food Tech. $900 less member discount. For information contact Jim Landrigan at jklandri@gov.pe.ca. To register contact Don Newman at don@atlanticfood.ca
2013-10-28 and 29 • 17th Americas Food & Beverage Show
to be held in Miami Beach October 28 and 29, 2013. Atlantic Canada pavilion to be hosted for the sixth time at the show by the association in an excellent location at the entrance to the show. To reserve your space, contact Don Newman at don@atlanticfood.ca
2013-11 • European Labelling Workshop
Two day workshop on what is going on in the European Union and on current labelling requirements there. With instructor Neville Craddock from England who gave the workshop a while back and was very well received. The first day will be on what has happened and is happening re food regulation in the European Union. The second day will be on labelling requirements for us to send product into the market. Originally scheduled for October 2012 but posponed to allow labelling issues in Europe to settle down.To reserve a seat, please contact Don Newman at don@atlanticfood.ca.
2014-01 • Trade mission to Panama & Costa Rica
It was originally planned that the association would take six to ten companies on a trade mission to Panama and Costa Rica the last week of June 2013. A new free trade agreement is in place with Panama that will open up the very large Central American market. The mission has been postponed to January 2014. Contact Don Newman at don@atlanticfood.ca
2014-02 • Eleventh Atlantic Conference on the Food Industy
Planned for February 2014 on Prince Edward Island.
