From Classroom to Career
Ontario's Innovative Food and Beverage Processing Industry
Discover how Ontario’s food and beverage processing industry is feeding the world through cutting-edge technology, automation, innovation, and an unwavering passion for quality.
The Future of Food Scholarship
Applications are open from October 1 to October 31, 2025 for the next round of the CareersNOW! Future of Food Scholarship.
CareersNOW!’s Future of Food Scholarship is a $1,000 award open to students in high school or post-secondary, from, or studying in, Ontario, with an interest in the skilled trades, food and beverage processing, applied science, technology, business, and more.
The Future of Food Scholarship invites high school, college, and university students to explore career paths in Ontario’s food and beverage processing sector.
Quiz: What Career Fits You?
There’s way more to this industry than you might think. Whether you’re a hands-on problem solver, a science geek, or a creative at heart, there’s a role that actually fits your personality.
Take the quiz to see which career path fits you!
Get to Know the Industry and the Career Paths Within It
Learn from resources that highlight the exciting experiences, education pathways, and careers within the food and beverage processing industry.
Explore a day in the life of real people working their dream job or find interesting facts about the industry through our selection of videos, articles, podcasts, and more!
eBooks: Careers In Food Processing
Join CareersNOW!
Curious about where a career in Ontario’s food and beverage processing industry could take you? CareersNOW! is your gateway to discovering real opportunities in one of the province’s largest and most essential sectors.
Create your free CareersNOW! account and gain access to one-on-one career coaching sessions, virtual job fairs, and Job Ready Skills Training—featuring 15 online, self-paced courses to prepare you for a career in the industry.
Exciting Reads
From Startup Stress to Strategic Success: How RecruitNOW! Helped Alinova Hit the Ground Running
Road Tripping Toward Food Sovereignty: Why the Future of Ontario’s Food Industry Runs Through the North
