Your questions. Our stories.

Frontline Food Stories

Going Way Above and Beyond: Nathan Chindemi’s passion for work is inspiring others every day
When we celebrate Ontario’s frontline food heroes, it’s a great way to acknowledge the hard work and dedication that they’ve demonstrated over the course of

Preparing Tomorrow’s Food Safety Experts
For Ontario’s food and beverage processing industry, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought on many big and sudden changes – everyone has had to adapt quickly

Unflappable Leadership: Macarena Busto is helping keep our food safe
In uncertain times, having someone who can lead calmly and confidently makes all the difference – especially when it comes to ensuring the safe production of food for Ontarians amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

Meet Levi, winemaker and frontline food worker.
Meet Levi de Loryn – brand winemaker for Jackson-Triggs Niagara Estate Winery and a man with a fascinating history making wine around the globe. Native to Australia

From Guyana to Canada. Meet Ramesh, a frontline food worker on the move
More than 13 years ago, Ramesh Persaud arrived in Canada with an accounting degree and the goal of building a life as a Canadian citizen.

Frontline food workers: The heroes that keep our families fed
When we think about frontline workers, our minds go straight to the heroes of the health sector. But, there are frontline workers in several sectors,
Frontline Food Facts
What is a frontline worker?
The people who make our food – working on the production line handling, processing and packaging food and beverages.
There are almost 125,000 individuals employed in the processing sector and the majority are frontline workers.Is my food safe?
What is occupational health and safety?
Laws, standards and programs that make the workplace better employees.
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety has developed COVID-19 pandemic guidance for higher-risk and essential occupations and industries including food and beverage processing.Are there jobs available?
Will businesses close because of COVID-19?

Who is Food and Beverage Ontario?
Do I have to worry about access to food?
Why do frontline food workers need personal protective equipment (PPE)?
Many frontline workers are directly on the food production line which means they are in close proximity to others.
Social distancing is difficult in most food processing facilities so access to personal protective equipment is necessary for the health and safety of workers.Should I be worried about confirmed cases of COVID-19 in people that work as frontline food workers?
Similar to other workplaces and environments in Ontario, confirmed cases of COVID-19 in food facilities will happen.
Businesses are taking every precaution to protect employees by working closely with public health units and making certain health and safety measures are implemented.What exactly is the food and beverage processing sector?
