Food Ventures Program: Established Farms Food and Beverage Business
The Food Ventures Program complements other provincial food-based funding programs by supporting access to Perennia’s technical specialists’ knowledge, expertise and services for Nova Scotia agri-food and beverage businesses.
The overall objective is to support Nova Scotia businesses to increase sales.
Offered by Perennia Agriculture and Food Inc.
Amount
Up to $10,000
Up to 50% of eligible costs, to a maximum of $10,000 per company per program year
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Who can apply
- Applicant must be 19 years of age or older and legally able to enter into an agreement with Perennia
- Must be registered and active under Nova Scotia Registry of Joint Stocks and/or be currently and properly registered in the correct income category under the Farm Registration Act
- Must have active operations in Nova Scotia including a Nova Scotia address registered to the business
- Applicants must produce, or have their products produced on their behalf, in Nova Scotia and be able to provide proof upon request
- Must currently have at least one commercially available product and be able to provide proof of current commercial sales upon request
Before you apply, you MUST contact Perennia’s specialists for technical advice, at no charge, at info@perennia.ca to determine what you need.
Not all applicants will be funded. Applicants will be reviewed and approved based on their ability to increase sales for their businesses through the support provided, complete the work and demonstrate the results of the investment in a final report.
About the funding
- Funding support of up to 50% of eligible costs is available.
- The maximum funding available to any company is $10,000 per program year.
- Funding for the program is limited and the final decision to support will be determined by Perennia.
- No more than 80% of non-repayable funding can be received for eligible costs incurred and paid for by the applicant, regardless of source.
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- Applicants are required to disclose all funding sources.
Technical Advice As part of the program, Perennia’s Quality and Food Safety, Regulatory Food Safety, and Product Development specialists are available to answer technical questions and inquiries.
Cost-shared Funding for Perennia Services This provides funding for applicants to access services provided by Perennia’s Quality and Food Safety, Regulatory Food Safety, and Product Development specialists to address new issues that may be impeding or could accelerate revenue growth.
Eligible applicants can receive 50% funding of eligible expenses up to a maximum total of $10,000 of funding per applicant over the course of the program year.
Approval of applications is not guaranteed and is subject to availability of program funding. The total amount of program funding awarded to each applicant, or to associated applicants, may be limited at the discretion of Perennia to ensure opportunities for additional applicants to access program funding.
Funding can cover specialist time and associated expenses such as travel to reach the client’s place of business.
Assessments and Reviews Funding is available for the following services:
Gap Assessments, Needs Assessments and Coaching of a current farm or food/beverage business not • currently selling into a major market or those currently in a major market and trying to enter a new one.
These services will assess any current quality and food safety management system(s), process and/or facility against specific regulatory, retail or quality and food safety program requirements.
Assessments of High-Risk Food Products considered to pose food safety hazards or identified by • regulatory agency inspectors for follow-up to validate safety for human consumption. Please reach out to info@perennia.ca before submitting your application to determine if your product is eligible for funding.
Label reviews to ensure compliance with Canadian labelling requirements for interprovincial sales.
- Current product and process review including formulation process evaluation and necessary development • work for troubleshooting, scale up for commercial production, best-before date recommendation (shelf-life studies) or other adjustments.
Assessments of potential pathogen risks at your processing facility.
Development Services Funding is available for the following services:
Quality and food safety programs required to enter a retail market for those businesses not yet in a major • retailer.
Pathogen monitoring programs to comply with food safety regulations, including monitoring for • pathogens such as Listeria and Salmonella.
Nutrition Facts Tables (NFTs) for new products, products entering a new market that have not had NFTs • before or products that have had a significant change in formulation. Each applicant is eligible for funding up to five Nutrition Facts Tables per program year.
New product development and/or improvement of a current product to diversify your product offering • and/or improve a current product to enter new markets and increase sales and revenue within the program year.
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