Innovation Alley

Featured Innovations

New School Foods – Plant-Based Seafood Innovation

New School Foods is revolutionizing seafood with whole-cut, plant-based alternatives that look, cook and taste like traditional fish. Elevate your menu with sustainable seafood choices that don’t compromise on texture or flavour.

RFINE Biomass – Upcycling Spent Coffee Grounds

RFINE Biomass Solutions is turning waste into value by upcycling spent coffee grounds into innovative ingredients and sustainable solutions, reducing waste and promoting a circular economy.

Food Cycle Science – Food Waste Reduction Technology

Food Cycle Science offers an advanced food cycler solution that reduces food waste by up to 90%, helping restaurants and food businesses lower their environmental footprint while managing waste efficiently.

Table Touch – Service Enhancement Software

Table Touch provides a software solution that helps staff & management of dine-in restaurants & bars definitively know when the last time an employee has visited a guest's table, ensuring a seamless dining experience and no missed revenue

Inverte – Smart Portioning for Restaurants

inVerte FoodTech brings intelligent portion control solutions to restaurants, optimizing food usage and reducing waste while maintaining consistency in servings.

AskJADA - Your Business' First AI Representative

JADA, the AI representative, delivers unmatched accuracy and speed at a fraction of the cost, outperforming human staff. She handles your business’ calls and texts effortlessly, just like your most reliable employee. Thanks to our automated implementation process, JADA's deployment is completely hands off with no technical skills required.

Wise Market – Packaging Procurement Solutions

WISE Market simplifies packaging procurement with a marketplace designed to help businesses source sustainable and cost-effective packaging options.

Still Good Foods – Upcycled Food Products

Still Good Foods tackles food waste by transforming surplus food into delicious and nutritious upcycled products, creating a more sustainable food system.

MenuSano – Nutrition Labeling & Compliance Technology

MenuSano provides leading-edge software for nutritional analysis, labeling, and inspection compliance, making it easier for food businesses to meet health and safety regulations.

Normex – Automated Food Safety Solutions

Normex streamlines food safety operations with automated tools, ensuring compliance and efficiency in foodservice businesses.

Real Life Robotics – Last-Mile Delivery Robotics

Real Life Robotics is revolutionizing last-mile delivery with autonomous cargo and delivery robots, improving logistics and efficiency for food businesses.

About the Canadian Food Innovation Network (CFIN)

The Canadian Food Innovation Network (CFIN) is a national organization that’s stimulating transformative and transferrable innovation within the Canadian food sector. With over 6,000 members and counting, CFIN has built the fastest growing and most engaged food business community in the country and their members come from across the globe, representing all parts of the food value chain. CFIN’s free membership includes access to exclusive funding programs, five Regional Innovation Directors, and YODL.