Good to Grow

Good to Grow Good to Grow is a team of food industry experts and business educators who create success for Canadian food and beverage brands.

We provide coaching, education, product development, branding and design, a commissary kitchen, and signature events!

For food and beverage brands, packaging can be one of the earliest, and most expensive, decisions to get right.Join Andr...
08/28/2026

For food and beverage brands, packaging can be one of the earliest, and most expensive, decisions to get right.

Join Andrea Gray-Grant, Founder & CEO of Good To Grow, for our FREE webinar, Pack Smart: From Product to Shelf Without Costly Packaging Mistakes.

We’ll cover:
✔️When to bring a packaging partner into the process
✔️What information to have ready to get better answers and pricing
✔️What a strong supplier relationship should look like
✔️How to move from concept through production with fewer costly surprises

📅 September 23, 2026
⏰ 5–6 PM PDT / 8–9 PM EDT
📍 Online via Zoom
🎟️ Free to attend

A big thank you to Great Little Box / Ideon for sponsoring this webinar and helping us bring practical industry knowledge and resources to growing food and beverage brands.

Register 👉 Link in Bio

Applications for 2 more Pitch & Plate events in 2027 have just opened 📣Pitch & Plate is a fully funded opportunity for B...
08/25/2026

Applications for 2 more Pitch & Plate events in 2027 have just opened 📣

Pitch & Plate is a fully funded opportunity for BC food and beverage brands to receive expert coaching, market readiness training, and connect directly with buyers.

Apply now to:

1️⃣ Returning Event! January 27, 2027 – K-12 Schools + School Districts Focused Tabletop Show

Participants will have the opportunity to connect with:
• Buyers for K-12 schools and school districts
• Distributors and food service providers
• Menu planners and more

2️⃣ New Event! March 31, 2027 – Natural + Independent Retail Focused Pitch Event

This event is for new-to-market brands looking to enter or grow into this market channel.

Participants will have the opportunity to connect with:
• Buyers for natural + independent retail
• Distributors

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To date, Good to Grow has delivered 12 Pitch & Plate events, showcasing over 100 BC food and beverage brands from across the province.

Applications are now open. Link in bio.

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

08/24/2026

We had such a great time at Feast of Fields! 🍽️🌾

It’s always a pleasure to connect with so many familiar faces and see BC’s incredible food and beverage community come together.

Thank you FarmFolk CityFolk for another wonderful event!

Calling all BC Food & Beverage Brands!Apply by August 23, 2026 to be considered for our October 6th, 2026 Pitch & Plate ...
08/21/2026

Calling all BC Food & Beverage Brands!

Apply by August 23, 2026 to be considered for our October 6th, 2026 Pitch & Plate event for buyers from Post-Secondary and Health!

Apply and learn more - Link in Bio - Pitch & Plate

08/19/2026

A great product doesn’t automatically make a great business. 🙂‍↔️

We see incredible food and beverage products all the time. But getting the product right is only one piece of building a business that can actually grow.

Margins need to work. Pricing needs to make sense for your channels. Production has to keep up without eating away at profitability. And every new retail opportunity needs to be evaluated based on whether it’s actually good for the business, not just whether it gets your product on another shelf.

Sometimes the biggest opportunities for growth aren’t about selling more. They’re about strengthening the business behind the product. 🙌

If you have a great product but aren’t sure your business is doing everything it can to win, get in touch for a free 15-minute consultation. We’ll talk about where you’re at, what might be getting in the way, and how Good To Grow can help.

Link in bio 👉 Free 15 min consultation

08/14/2026

The opportunity is there — it’s about helping local brands find their way in. ❤️🌱

That can start with getting your product in front of the right people in the institutional food service market.

That’s where Pitch & Plate comes in. It’s an opportunity to get your product in front of industry buyers, make valuable connections, and explore new paths to market.

Our next application deadline is August 23, so don’t wait!

Learn more and apply through the link in bio or at goodtogrowproducts.com

08/12/2026

Pitch & Plate gives BC food & beverage businesses the opportunity to prepare, refine their pitch, and get in front of buyers looking for BC local products.

Applications close August 23.

If getting your product into universities, hospitals, schools, and other institutions across BC is part of your growth plan, this is an opportunity you don’t want to sit on.

🍽️ Pitch & Plate
📍 UBC Vancouver
📅 October 6
⏰ Apply by August 23

Link in bio

New podcast available on YouTube and Spotify! Link in bio Elaine Chu is a registered dietitian and Director of Food Serv...
08/10/2026

New podcast available on YouTube and Spotify! Link in bio

Elaine Chu is a registered dietitian and Director of Food Service Transformation and Strategic Projects at Fraser Health, where she is helping rethink how food is sourced and served across the healthcare system.

In this episode, Elaine shares how the push toward local food in hospitals is gaining momentum, what healthcare buyers need from suppliers, and where the best opportunities may be for food and beverage brands looking to enter this market. She also talks about the realities of distribution, processing, nutrition standards, and why great taste still matters.

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Vancouver, BC

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Monday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm

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