Agri-Food

As one of Canada's best locations for food and beverage processing, London has all the 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 7,000 people across 90+ 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
• 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.
   

“The strong farming community in this region makes London a vital food processing centre for business and commerce”

- Derek Schoonbaert, Cargill