Our Clients

Are you a food and beverage business known for a special sauce or spice blend that you struggle to make and package while cooking for your in-house customers?

The OAFVC offers clean spaces and mechanical fillers that allow clients to focus on production in one location, without losing operational capability in another.

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Every year bakers gather from across the province to compete for Ontario’s Best Buttertart!  How can you run a bakery when you’re trying to make 10,000 butter tarts for a festival weekend?

OAFVC production space offers clients a well-equipped offsite location to ramp-up production of products in preparation for major sales opportunities like festivals and showcases. Let your second in command run the shop as usual while you come out to the OAFVC to run an extra production shift or two to ensure you have enough product to sell at the big event.

You’ve been in the food industry for a while and your product is being regularly produced by a reputable co-manufacturer, but you have more ideas and they don’t have time right now.

The OAFVC supports more than agri-food start-ups, businesses working toward sustainability and growth are equally important. Some clients have had their product on the market for years before they come to the OAFVC to increase production and grow the business while negotiating co-manufacturing contracts elsewhere. While clients leave the OAFVC to produce elsewhere and return later with a new product to test-market while their co-packer continues production on the rest of their SKUs.

Entering the food industry requires entrepreneurs to be ready to respond to changes in the market, and explore new opportunities even when they’re a little offside from where you thought you were heading.

The OAFVC provides a safe space for clients to explore opportunities to take their business in different directions.  Collaborate with members of OAFVC’s Food Entrepreneur support network, connect with industry experts, and try new recipes, processes, and products in a safe confidential manufacturing space.

While holding overstock in frozen storage is a great way to manage cashflow, adding freezer capacity to your business means investing in equipment, upkeep, and electricity.

The OAFVC can often assist clients with low cost, easily accessible, freezer storage for short and long term needs.  Offsite frozen storage allows clients to buy ingredients when in-season and freeze them for later use, taking advantage of an abattoir booking secure that you have a place to store those frozen roasts and turkeys until customers are looking to buy their Easter, Thanksgiving, or Christmas dinners. The OAFVC can receive, store, and ship products for clients, helping clients take advantage of more opportunities to grow their business. Call for storage availability and further details.

Does the idea of another chocolate bar fundraiser feel a little disconnected from the cause you’re trying to support?

The OAFVC is a great partner for schools and non-profit groups excited by unique fundraising ventures that offer participants meaningful engagement, tangible outcomes, and a taste of entrepreneurship. Participants must be at least 16 years old to work in the manufacturing spaces.

From classroom to market: CCI students produce their own retail-ready salsa with BECN and OAFVC