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Greenbelt Fund

Franco Naccarato

Program Manager

@localfoodfranco

@Ontariofresh

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“I expect that this is the start of

systematic change for Ontario

institutions. As a large public

institution, the University of Toronto is

looking forward to enhancing our local

food-buying efforts with this program.”

Jaco Lokker - Director of Food

Service, University of Toronto

What We’ve Done

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• 78 projects – $7.4 Million

in Grants

• $15 Million in increased

economic impact

achieved, with a goal of

$45 Million by March

2015.

• Small as $5k as big as

$360,000. Look for

diverse set of projects.

BROADER PUBLIC SECTOR

Grant Stream

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• To increase the amount of Ontario food products

purchased by Ontario’s broader public sector, specifically

municipal, university, school, and hospital foodservices.

• To enhance the capacity of the agri-food sector

(farms, processors, distributors and others) to access the

broader public sector foodservice industry.

Goals

How We Assess Projects

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• Demonstrated Economic

Impact

• Drive Innovation

• Create Systemic Change

• Excel at Leadership

• Demonstrate

Sustainability

• Provide Knowledge

Transfer

Areas of Focus

Producers

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• Cohn Farms

• Harmony Organics

• Rainy River District

Regional Abattoir

• Dairy Farmers of

Ontario

• Ontario Independent

Meat Processors

Areas of Focus

Processing

• Ontario Beekeepers’

Association

• Real Food for Real

Kids

• MEALsource

• My Sustainable

Canada

Areas of Focus

Distributing

• 100 KM Food

• Gordon Food Service

• Morton Wholesale

Ltd.

• Summit Food Service

• Sysco Foodservices

Areas of Focus

Foodservice Operators

• Aramark Canada

• Compass Group

Canada

• Marek Hospitality

Areas of Focus

Institutions

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Barriers to Local Food

Barriers to Local Food

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• Access • People • Policy • Product

MARKET ACCESS

Grant Stream

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• To increase the amount of regional Ontario food products purchased by Ontario’s wholesale distribution, foodservice, and retail markets.

• To enhance the capacity of small and medium sized Ontario farms and processors to access mainstream distribution systems and markets.

• To identify specific institutional, retail, and foodservice market demand for Ontario food products and the potential for regional aggregators and value-added service providers to meet this demand.

Goals

Project Categories

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Developing New Ventures

• Assessing Opportunities -

Market Analysis

• Business Planning

• Launching New Initiatives

Belluz Farms

Local Food Plus

Expansion

• Expanding Established Models

LA Quality Foods

100 KM Foods

“You never change things by

fighting the existing reality.

To change something, build a

new model that makes the

existing model obsolete.”

– Buckminster Fuller

Imagine if ALL institutions

had a policy to buy

Fresh

Local

Organic

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