Christy McMullen

The Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers is a non-profit organization which operates as a collaborative community, equipping and enabling independent, franchised, and specialty grocers for sustainable success. It offers membership services, industry awards programs, national scholarships, and industry resources. The organization was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in North York, Canada.

Vineland Research & Innovation Centre operates as a research centre for horticultural science and innovation. Its research in applied genomics, consumer insights and horticultural production systems delivers products and production solutions that address the needs of the horticulture industry. The company was founded by Moses F. Rittenhouse in 1906 and is headquartered in Vineland Station, ON.

Ontario Food Terminal Board is a wholesale fruit and produce distribution center located in Toronto, Canada. Established in 1954 by George Frank Perkin, it is the largest wholesale fruit and produce distribution center in Canada and the third largest in North America. The terminal provides a safe and reliable food supply to the people of Ontario and supports local farmers, local fruit and vegetable stores, independent and chain supermarkets, retailers, restaurants, foodservice, caterers, farmers’ markets, farm gate markets, florists, garden centers, landscapers, convenience stores, and institutions. The terminal site consists of a farmer’s market area with 550 stalls, a warehouse units area, a central cold storage that is 100,000 square feet in size, two restaurants, and a parking deck providing 575 car-parking spaces while covering 4 acres of farmers’ market stalls.