The Food Ventures Program helps farmers and food and beverage processors in Nova Scotia be more competitive through quality and food safety and product development services offered by Perennia specialists.

Food Ventures is a perfect complement to other funding programs to support your product’s food safety and improvements and also has a lower annual revenue threshold than other programs aimed at new or smaller food businesses.

In addition to food safety and product support, the program funds product reviews so it is safe for consumers, swabbing for pathogens, determining recommended best before dates for food and beverage products, packaging assistance, as well as Nutritional Fact tables and label reviews for regulatory compliance.

Please also use the technical advice option to speak to our of our specialists at no charge under the program.

New this year: initial label printing and bar code support with our label services for required regulatory changes.