Brampton City’s third annual F&B summit explores industry challenges and growth opportunities

The City of Brampton, recently recognized among the top food processing cities in North America, recently held its the third Annual Food and Beverage Processing Summit.

​The Summit brought together Mayor Patrick Brown and city councillors, Maninder Sidhu, federal Minister of International Trade, David Piccini, provincial Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development, Mayor Kevin Davis, City of Brantford, Deputy Mayor Tammy Hwang, City of Hamilton, and leaders from across the food and beverage sector to discuss challenges, opportunities and growth in global markets. Attendees engaged in keynote addresses, panel discussions and networking sessions focused on advancing innovation, competitiveness and global market growth.​​

Regional councillor Gurpartap Singh Toor, Brampton City Mayor Patrick Brown, Brad Bida, partner, MNP, Kiran Mann, CEO, Brar’s, and Ashley Kanary, director, Global Agri-Food at Export Development Canada. Credit: City of Brampton

Brampton’s food and beverage processing industry contributes $1.3 billion annually to Canada’s GDP and employs approximately 8,500 people across 300 companies. The sector is home to multinational leaders including Maple Lodge Foods, Italpasta, Sofina Foods and Coke Canada Bottling and has welcomed recent investments from Niche Bakers, Handi Foods, Hello Fresh and Marc Angelo Foods.​

“The food and beverage processing sector is a cornerstone of Brampton’s economy, creating thousands of jobs and driving innovation. As we mark the third annual summit, we’re proud that Brampton has been recognized among the top food processing markets in North America. This achievement underscores our city’s strength and potential as a hub for investment, collaboration and growth,” said Brown.