As one of Canada's best locations for food and beverage processing, London has all the [right ingredients](<#right ingredients>) for agri-food businesses.

London's agri-food sector is known for attracting historic investments, which has established the region as an ideal hub for agri-food production. Employing more than 7,500 people across 120+ companies, London's agri-food sector has strengths in large scale meat processing, frozen foods including pizza and desserts, spices, and alcoholic beverages, in addition to emerging sub-sectors such as health and fermented foods, cannabis, and ready-made meals.

As a nationally recognized test market city, London is an ideal place for companies to develop new food products and services prior to nationwide launch. Tim Hortons™ dark roast coffee, McDonald's ® Chicken McNuggets, and Blackfly Beverages craft coolers were all tested here.

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**Why food processors choose London**

- Only municipality in Canada that draws freshwater from two great lakes
- Shovel-ready, fully serviced [industrial lands](industrial-land)
- Easy to source fresh ingredients as London is surrounded by farmland
- Access to cold storage facilities, distribution, packaging, and automation equipment suppliers
- Talented workforce specializing in food processing, nutrition sciences, food chemistry, and product development
- Connect with 25 research and development institutions
- Shared space, resources, supports and programming at [The Grove](http://www.thegrovewfd.com/).

> “The strong farming community in this region makes London a vital food processing centre for business and commerce”
> 
> \- Derek Schoonbaert, Cargill