Supporting Business Growth in the Food Industry

Apr 12, 2023

To enhance business and market development in the food industry, the Honourable Andrew Parsons, KC, Minister of Industry, Energy and Technology, today announced over $74,600 through the Business Development Support Program for two local businesses.

Founded in 1953 by Gordon Goulding of Gambo as a family bakery, Gouldings’ Wholesale Limited has since acquired West Tower Bakery and Chatman’s Bakery, and has expanded to include wholesale distribution of soft drinks and confectionary items. Gouldings’ has undertaken a new project that involves updating nutritional labels on its bakery products, launching a fundraising marketing campaign and other development initiatives with partnerships across Atlantic Canada. To support their planned expansion in local and export markets, the company is receiving non-repayable funding of $49,750 from the Provincial Government.

Java Jack’s Restaurant was started as a café in the Gros Morne region in 2000. After a transfer in ownership to couple Colleen and Leslie Hiscock, Java Jack’s umbrella company – JJ’s Café Inc. – successfully added a bed and breakfast, as well as retail products prepared using local food ingredients to the business mix. To support upgrades to their online store and travel to trade shows to showcase the Jack’s Gourmet Fine Foods retail products, along with other marketing initiatives necessary for business growth, the company is receiving non-repayable funding of $24,931 from the Provincial Government.

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Geco’s technology uses data and AI to map where weeds have been over the past five years and predict where patches are likely to emerge next season. These insights allow farms and retailers to plan ahead and target actions in the most challenging areas.

“Our technology enables the question: if you could know where your most problematic patches are and where they are spreading to, what could you do differently? That’s what our technology makes possible,” said Greg Stewart, CEO of Geco. “Many of our farms are already using our prescriptions along with Gowan products, so this collaboration is a natural next step.”