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EMC—Peer-to-Peer Food Sector Consortium and Online Network

Hot off the Press! Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium (EMC) launches Peer-to-Peer Food Sector Consortium and Online Network for Food & Beverage Manufacturers & Processors.

Your Ontario company could benefit from the peer-to-peer consortium resources, best practices and competitiveness strategies offered by EMC. The 3-year, $4.09 million project will help Ontario's food and beverage sector organizations, processors and related food sector supply chain manufacturers across the province. As an added benefit to small town and rural companies, cost rebates are available for some of the deliverables found below.

Ontario's food sector companies will be able to enhance their global competitiveness, enterprise-wide capabilities
and access to world-class knowledge network resources.

Food Sector Manufacturing Network deliverables:

• Deploy EMC Food Sector Manufacturing Network consortium with professionally facilitated, sector specific Strategic Interest Groups (SIG's).
• Deploy Online Food Sector Peer-to-Peer Knowledge Networks utilizing next generation Web 2.0 technologies, to access collaborative resources, online forums, blogging and networking, and continuous improvement contacts, etc.
• Full Access to All EMC Member Resources and Value-Added Services:
  In 2008, a 100 employee member received over $243,000 in ROI (cash in their pocket) through full participation in EMC programs, plus the economic gains made from the continuous improvement efforts engaged through EMC!
• Provide Food Sector Training Cost Rebate to Rural Entities:
• Provide Rural Ontario Sector Manufacturers & Processors with significant cost rebates for onsite Lean & Continuous Improvement / Advanced manufacturing training, including coaching and implementation costs - with a simplified admin/application process.
• Provide Food Sector Internship Cost Rebate to Rural Entities:
  $500 per new hire payable after 3rd month of employment. Simplified administrative process for claiming funds.

EMC has simplified the application process for Ontario food sector companies. It only takes a phone call or e-mail to get started. This is a terrific opportunity for your organization to access the tremendous resources delivered through EMC's consortium model and the newly launched 'Food Sector Manufacturing Network' Initiative.

To participate in this initiative, please call Bren McKeachnie - EMC Senior Community Development Manager at
866-323-4362 x228 or email bmckeachnie@emccanada.org.

For general information on EMC go to http://www.emccanada.org/documents/emcontario.

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