About Prairie Food Link
Prairie Food Link is a “small but mighty” food cluster that offers companies and entrepreneurs opportunities to gather for informal discussions and networking, and builds connections for the food community.
Prairie Food Link is a vehicle for food ingredient and processing companies of all sizes and scales to foster connections and build their businesses. Our events enable ‘meaningful collisions’ between members, encourage sharing of ideas and information, leading to innovation, investment and job creation within Saskatchewan’s agri-value sector.
Initiated in Saskatoon, this ‘food cluster’ is extending its reach throughout Saskatchewan, including into the north. Membership includes food and ingredient processors and retailers of all sizes, as well as their supporters, including educational institutions, R&D facilities, government, investors, financial institutions, and Indigenous economic development organizations.
Prairie Food Link is industry-led, and supported by Ag-West Bio, Saskatchewan’s bioscience industry association and Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan).
To be a global leader in food, beverage and ingredient innovation and processing.
To drive the development of a strong business environment for the value added agri-food processing cluster to thrive, through collaboration, ideation, and resource maximization.
Why Saskatchewan
This prairie province in Western Canada is a natural location for a food and ingredient processing cluster. The region has:
- Plentiful raw commodities
- Large and small processors located here are willing to partner on projects with cluster members
- Technical and commercialization support is available through our University of Saskatchewan and the Saskatchewan Food Industry Development Centre (Food Centre)
- Buy-in from all levels of government.
