Education

We want to provide UFA Members with the knowledge, tools, and resources needed to support growing their upcycled food businesses. On this page, you'll find expert interviews, webinar recordings, how-to guides, and more! Use the topic/category filter below to get more granular on the topics of interest to you.

UFA Staff will continue to update this page with new and relevant educational tools. 

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Underutilized by-product streams from the Canadian horticulture value chain
Posted In: Education, Industry, Research,
Date posted May 23

Underutilized by-product streams from the Canadian horticulture value chain

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 Accessing Supermarket Shelves: Retail Category Managers Advice to Upcycled Food Manufacturers
Posted In: Education, Industry, Member Portal Resources, Research,
Date posted May 20

Accessing Supermarket Shelves: Retail Category Managers Advice to Upcycled Food Manufacturers

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Upcycled Hour: Sustainable Packaging
Posted In: Education, Industry, Marketing, Webinar/Event Recordings,
Date posted May 18

Experts from GreenBlue and Elk Packaging share detailed insight on the various sustainable packaging materials, standards, certifications, and more!

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UFF Research Fellow Presentation - Spring 2022
Posted In: Education, Industry, Member Portal Resources, Research, Webinar/Event Recordings,
Date posted Apr 28

UFF Research Fellows, Dr. Topher McNeil and Dr. Simona Grasso, present research findings & progress with membership.

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Upcycled Hour: Margins & Relationships Webinar Recording
Posted In: Distribution, Education, Industry, Webinar/Event Recordings,
Date posted Apr 8

During this exclusive masterclass, with Sandra Velasquez of Distrotalk shares her expertise on distribution, buyers, and retail margins - the tools...

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Export Readiness: Tools from Food Export
Posted In: Distribution, Education,
Date posted Feb 2

Education, funding, and support to help you get started with exporting.

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Understanding your Customer and Marketing your Product - Webinar Recording
Posted In: Education, Webinar/Event Recordings,
Date posted Sep 22

We partnered with Kroger Innovation Fund & Village Capital to host Understanding Your Customer & Marketing Your Product. We were joined by 3...

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Upcycled Hour: Product Lifecycle Analysis & Impact Messaging Webinar Recording
Posted In: Education, Industry, Webinar/Event Recordings,
Date posted Sep 8

During this event, we were joined by 4 UFA Members who shared their expertise and experiences with conducting Lifecycle Assessments for their brands...

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Upcycled Food Definition Summary Paper
Posted In: Education, Research,
Date posted Jul 20

Upcycling food is an ancient tradition based on the philosophy of using all of what you have. It's about doing more with less, and elevating all...

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Upcycled Hour: Crowdfunding & Alternative Fundraising
Posted In: Education, Fundraising & Investment, Webinar/Event Recordings,
Date posted Jul 6

During this event, a panel of UFA Members shared how they've approached crowdfunding, their experiences with various platforms, best practices,...

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