--- title: Food Processing Is Big Business in Eastern Ontario description: Food processing is big business in eastern Ontario’s manufacturing sector. Changing produce into food items is an industry with lots of job opportunities. image: https://blog.ontarioeast.ca/hubfs/image21.jpg --- [Skip to main content](https://blog.ontarioeast.ca/food-processing-is-big-business-in-eastern-ontario#main) - FAQs - [News](https://ontarioeast.ca/news) - [Events](https://ontarioeast.ca/events) - [Ontario East Municipal Conference](https://ontarioeast.ca/happenings/our-team-partners) - [About Us](https://ontarioeast.ca/about-us/) - Search [![site_main_logo](https://blog.ontarioeast.ca/hubfs/site_main_logo.svg) ![site_main_logo_scrolled](https://blog.ontarioeast.ca/hubfs/site_main_logo_scrolled.svg) ![Ontario East Economic Development logo](https://blog.ontarioeast.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/logo.png?width=245&height=150&name=logo.png) ![Ontario East Economic Development logo](https://blog.ontarioeast.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/logo.png?width=245&height=150&name=logo.png)](https://ontarioeast.ca/) - [Show submenu for Regional Profile Regional Profile](https://ontarioeast.ca/regional-profile/) - [Our Communities](https://ontarioeast.ca/regional-profile/our-communities/) - [Advantages](https://ontarioeast.ca/regional-profile/advantages/) - [Workforce](https://ontarioeast.ca/regional-profile/workforce/) - [Incentives and Funding](https://ontarioeast.ca/regional-profile/incentives-and-funding/) - [Success Stories](https://ontarioeast.ca/success-stories/) - [Available Properties](https://ontarioeast.ca/available-properties/) - [Show submenu for Key Employment Sectors Key Employment Sectors](https://ontarioeast.ca/key-employment-sectors/) - [Advanced Manufacturing](https://ontarioeast.ca/key-employment-sectors/advanced-manufacturing/) - [Food and Beverage](https://ontarioeast.ca/key-employment-sectors/food-and-beverage/) - [Logistics and Transportation](https://ontarioeast.ca/key-employment-sectors/logistics-and-transportation/) - [Other](https://ontarioeast.ca/key-employment-sectors/other/) - [Show submenu for Members Members](https://ontarioeast.ca/members/) - [Member Directory](https://ontarioeast.ca/members/) - [Become a Member](https://ontarioeast.ca/members/become-a-member/) - [Membership Application Form](https://ontarioeast.ca/members/membership-application-form/) - [Regional Marketing Committee](https://ontarioeast.ca/members/regional-marketing-committee/) - [Jobs & RFPs](https://ontarioeast.ca/jobs-rfps/) Open main navigation Menu Close main navigation Menu - Search - Show submenu for Regional Profile Regional Profile - Regional Profile - [Regional Profile](https://ontarioeast.ca/regional-profile/) - [Our Communities](https://ontarioeast.ca/regional-profile/our-communities/) - [Advantages](https://ontarioeast.ca/regional-profile/advantages/) - [Workforce](https://ontarioeast.ca/regional-profile/workforce/) - [Incentives and Funding](https://ontarioeast.ca/regional-profile/incentives-and-funding/) - [Success Stories](https://ontarioeast.ca/success-stories/) - [Available Properties](https://ontarioeast.ca/available-properties/) - Show submenu for Key Employment Sectors Key Employment Sectors - Key Employment Sectors - [Key Employment Sectors](https://ontarioeast.ca/key-employment-sectors/) - [Advanced Manufacturing](https://ontarioeast.ca/key-employment-sectors/advanced-manufacturing/) - [Food and Beverage](https://ontarioeast.ca/key-employment-sectors/food-and-beverage/) - [Logistics and Transportation](https://ontarioeast.ca/key-employment-sectors/logistics-and-transportation/) - [Other](https://ontarioeast.ca/key-employment-sectors/other/) - [FAQs](https://ontarioeast.ca/faqs/) - [News](https://ontarioeast.ca/news/) - [Events](https://ontarioeast.ca/events/) - Show submenu for Members Members - Members - [Members](https://ontarioeast.ca/members/) - [Member Directory](https://ontarioeast.ca/members/) - [Become a Member](https://ontarioeast.ca/members/become-a-member/) - [Membership Application Form](https://ontarioeast.ca/members/membership-application-form/) - [Regional Marketing Committee](https://ontarioeast.ca/members/regional-marketing-committee/) - [Jobs & RFPs](https://ontarioeast.ca/jobs-rfps/) - [Ontario East Municipal Conference](https://oemc.ca/) - [Contact Us](https://ontarioeast.ca/contact-us/) - [Contact Us](https://ontarioeast.ca/contact-us/) [Contact Us](https://ontarioeast.ca/contact-us/) Search ![Canada, Employment Ontario, Government of Ontario logos](https://ontarioeast.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ontario-employment-logos.svg) This Employment Ontario project is funded in part by the Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario. # Food Processing Is Big Business in Eastern Ontario For Ontario East October 23, 2019 ![](https://blog.ontarioeast.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/image21.jpg?width=565&name=image21.jpg) Throughout the month of October our blog is devoted to promoting Manufacturing Month. We’re highlighting job possibilities in the manufacturing sector you may not have thought of before. For example, food processing is a big part of eastern Ontario’s manufacturing industry. Food processing is the business of turning farm produce into food or turning one kind of food into another. It ranges from simple things like grinding grain to make flour and using fruits and vegetables to make jams and sauces, to complex industrial methods of making processed foods. ## Food Processing Jobs in the Manufacturing Sector Food processing is an extremely important manufacturing job because it gives us the produce and items we shop for every day in our grocery stores. Eastern Ontario is a semi-rural community providing lots of freshly grown produce for the food processing industry in the area. If you want to learn more about common food processing jobs you can check out the [Elevate Plus](http://loyalisttraining.com/workshops/upcoming-workshops/elevate-plus-training-program/) program offered by Loyalist College. The program is a free 6-week intensive course that teaches job-specific skills within the food processing and manufacturing industry itself, combining classroom learning with hands-on practical experience. ![image14](https://blog.ontarioeast.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/image14.jpg?width=379&name=image14.jpg)You might end up trying your hand at making cheese at the [Glengarry Fine Cheese](https://blog.ontarioeast.ca/the-connection-between-salt-fat-acid-heat-and-ontario-manufacturing) shop in Lancaster, Ontario. They specialize in fine cheeses made with goat and cow’s milk. Their shop contributes to the food processing industry by making high-quality artisanal cheese for the local market. Or maybe you’re more interested in maple syrup. Eastern Ontario has a large maple syrup industry and the [sugar bushes in Ontario](https://blog.ontarioeast.ca/could-ontarian-cuisine-make-it-on-netflix-shows-about-cooking) provide many trees that help to produce the golden nectar we’ve all come to take for granted when we pour it over our crepes and pancakes. We often take for granted the products we find on our shelves every day. But all the items had to be thoughtfully and painstakingly made for us to consume, and that is what food processing is all about. It’s a big, important business and, if you’re interested, you can become a part of it too. 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