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Learning Journal

Your Continuous Improvement Journey

Agri-Food Best Practices Mission 2014

This event is delivered in partnership with:

This event is being facilitated by Provision Coalition

This Best Practices Mission belongs to you and its success relies on your participation and learning from your experience.

The purpose of your visit is to allow you to leverage Lean and Green thinking principles and learn about productivity improvement best practices shared by the host companies you will be visiting.

We hope that you find the next few pages useful in capturing your thoughts and reflections during your visit and that this journal will be a useful tool in helping you implement improvements within your own facilities.

Using your Journal

Use these pages to capture your observations, thoughts, concepts and ideas as they happen and what you’d like to try in your own workplace. This information will help you retain what you have learned and work as a reference later.

You can also record your notes online using the survey section in Provision’s Online Sustainability Portal. See the following page for portal instructions.

In each Best Practices tour you will be asked to provide feedback and comments for the host companies on the following:

• What you thought was done well at the host company

• What you identified as possible opportunities for improvement at the host company

Things to keep in mind when taking notes:

• What are the key points you have learned during each company visit?

• What opportunities did you identify for improvement that could be implemented at your company?

• Has your thinking changed? What can you do differently? What concepts do you need more clarification about?

• How can you relate, transfer and/or apply what you have learned to make your business a success?

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Welcome to the Best Practices Mission

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To access the mission surveys/evaluations and and tools and resources, you must register your organization first.

1. Go to http://provisioncoalition.com/Home.

2. Click “Register” in the top right corner.

3. Enter all the required information in the form that appears.

• Be sure to note your password, as you will need it every time you login to the portal (along with your email address).

4. When you select “Food and beverage manufacturing” as your industry, you will be asked for your facility’s NAICS Code and Business Registration Number. If you don’t have these, it can be temporarily skipped.• You are able to track data for multiple

facilities under one account in your “My Profile” section. During sign up, simply enter the data for one of your facilities to get started.

5. Once you have entered your data and read and agreed to Provision Coalition’s Terms and Conditions, click the green “Create Account” button at the bottom of the screen.

Your account has been created. You may now login with your Email and password to start exploring!

Provision will be giving a special live demonstration of the portal’s tools and resources during the Networking Dinner on September 25th.

Start Your Mission By Registering In Provision’s Online Sustainability Portal

The one-stop sustainability source for food and beverage manufacturersAssess, monitor and improve your facility’s sustainability performance. Provision’s Online Sustainability Portal is packed

with web-based benchmarking tools and resources designed specifically to help food and beverage manufacturers cut

production costs, improve margins, reduce environmental footprints and meet the growing demand for transparency in

food and beverage production. And best of all, it’s free.

Registration Is Simple

Register before the mission begins and...

• Get set up to complete all your mission surveys and evaluation forms online for easy tabulation. The portal

and surveys are mobile and tablet friendly.

• Complete the Self-Assessment Survey to see how your

facility measures up to those on the mission.

• Get familiar with the tools and resources that will be shown during the live portal demonstration.

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Itinerary

Arrival: Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Delegates Arrival in Ontario: Region of Waterloo International Airport, 4881 Fountain St N #1, Breslau, ON

Hotel: Cambridge Hotel & Conference Centre, 700 Hespeler RoadCambridge, ON, 1-866-622-1505

Day 1: Wednesday, September 24, 2014

7:00 a.m. Welcome Breakfast hosted by Alberta ARD Location: Cambridge Hotel & Conference Centre

Welcome by Alberta ARDAvery Sales, Development Officer from Alberta ARD to welcome delegates and provide housekeeping announcements, sponsors acknowledgment, review programs and services by Alberta ARD and introduce the Provision Team.

Overview of the Best Practices MissionCher Mereweather, Executive Director, Provision Coalition to introduce each member of the project team and review the agenda over two day period. Cher will also provide the perspective about the mission.

8:00 – 8:30 a.m. Lean and Green: From Theory to PracticeSetting the Stage for Best Practices Mission ToursBrett Wills, Green Enterprise Movement Inc.

Tired of hearing about Lean and Green from a 30,000 foot level? Hungry for more practical and pragmatic implementation and management solutions? This talk cuts through the rhetoric of theoretical strategies to provide real world, practical solutions for implementing and managing Lean and Green. Delegates will hear directly from a consultant familiar with how companies implement and drive Lean and Green on the floor. Following the presentation, delegates will have a chance to see some of these solutions first-hand during the plant tours.

8:45 a.m. Premier Coach pick up at Cambridge Hotel & Conference Centre

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9:00 a.m. Delegates travel to Best Practices Tour #1

9:15 a.m. Arrival at Best Practices Tour #1 Host Company: Toyota Motor Company (1055 Fountain St N, Cambridge, ON)

9:30 – 10:45 a.m. Best Practices Tour#1 at Toyota Motor Company

11:00 a.m. Travel to Lunch & Best Practices Tour #2 Host Company: McNeil Consumer Healthcare (890 Woodlawn Rd, Guelph, ON)

11:30 – 12:30 p.m. Lunch at McNeil Consumer Healthcare Plant (Great Room)

12:45 p.m. Best Practices Tour #2 at McNeil Consumer Healthcare

3:00 p.m. Travel to hotel in Toronto Hilton Garden Inn Toronto Airport, 3311 Caroga Drive, Mississauga, ON

5:00 p.m. Arrive at hotel for check-in

5:30 p.m. Free evening in Toronto for delegates

Options For Free Evening In Toronto

Downtown Toronto (be aware of the potential for heavytraffic going into the city)

• CN Tower• Ripley’s Aquarium• The Distillery District – restaurants, patios, art galleries• Snakes & Lagers – board games and beer• The Eaton Center – shopping • Bloor-Yorkville – high-end shopping and dining areas • Blue Jays game vs. the Marlins (start time: 7:07 pm)

Options for getting downtown• Take a taxi or Airport Rocket Express to the Kipling subway station, then subway downtown• Take taxi to airport and take bus downtown (For more info, visit http://bit.ly/1lD4mLr)

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Toronto Airport/Mississauga Area• Sherway Gardens – shopping mall• Woodbine Racetrack & Casino• Living Arts Center• Restaurant options near the airport: Chop

Steakhouse and Bar, Canyon Creek Chophouse, Il Porcellino Italian restaurant, La Castile (a distinctive dining experience), The Fox Bistro, Olio Mediterranean Grille, Jeanie’s Resto Bar & Pool Lounge

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Day 2: Thursday, September 25, 2014

7:00 - 8:30 a.m. Breakfast at the Hilton Garden Inn Toronto Airport

8:45 – 9:00 a.m. Premier Coach pick up from Hilton Garden Inn Toronto Airport Depart for Best Practices Tour #3 (Discussion on route: Industry Experts will facilitate discussion on developing and implementing an action plan)

9:30 a.m. Arrival at Best Practices Tour #3 Host Company: Velcro Canada Inc. (114 East Drive, Brampton, ON)

9:45 a.m. Best Practices Tour #3 at Velcro Canada Inc. 11:45 a.m. Travel to lunch

12:15 – 1:15 p.m. Lunch (Coca Cola Refreshments, 24 Fenmar Drive, Toronto, ON)

1:30 p.m. Best Practices Tour #4 at Coca-Cola Refreshments

3:45 p.m. Travel to Real Sports Bar & Grill Host for Industry Networking Dinner (15 York St, Toronto, ON)The largest sports bar in North America, Real Sports Bar was also voted by ESPN as North America’s #1 sports bar.

5:00 – 6:45 p.m. Where East Meets West: Industry Networking DinnerLocation: Real Sports Bar and Grill Private Function Room

Following dinner, there will be a short 10 minute walk to Steam Whistle Brewery nearby

7:00 – 9:30 p.m. Speaker Series at Steam Whistle Brewery

7:00 - 7:05 - Welcome by Provision Coalition and partners

7:05 - 7:25 - Steam Whistle Overview by Sybil Taylor, Steam Whistle’s

Communications Director

7:25 - 7:30 - AMI Presentation and Introduction To Keynote Speaker

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7:30 - 8:30 - Keynote Speaker: Jim Harris “How Lean and Sustainable Business

Practices Cut Costs and Drive Profitability”

8:30 - 8:45 - Provision Coalition’s Online Sustainability Portal Presentation

8:45 - 8:50 - Closing Remarks by AARD

8:50 - 9:30 - Steam Whistle Facility Tour & Beer Tasting

A special thank you to our sponsors for this networking event:

9:30 p.m. Premier Coach pick up for return to Hilton Garden Inn Toronto Airport

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Best Practices Tour #1 Advanced non-food lean manufacturing company that demonstrates lean thinking in their facility

Host Company: Toyota Motor Company 1055 Fountain St N, Cambridge, ON - 519-653-1111 EXT. 2270Candice, [email protected]

Company Overview

It is no secret that Toyota is a master at lean manufacturing, and the Toyota Cambridge plant is an excellent demonstration of the highly efficient lean practices of the world-renowned company. Toyota was the pioneer in continuous improvement and remains a world-class leader in this area. Toyota’s continuous improvement process is largely supported by their employees, particularly front-line, who are empowered and encouraged to provide feedback and suggestions for improvement.

Lean Initiatives and Sustainable Business Practices

• The facility has implemented zero waste to landfill.• The facility showcases the Toyota Production System (TPS) – the manufacturing

philosophy and the core of Toyota’s competency. It is based on four principles: customer first, people are the most valuable resources, kaizen (continuous improvement), shop floor focus.

• Just In Time (JIT) – philosophy of complete elimination of waste; making only what is needed, when it is needed, in the amount needed.

• Jidoka – automation with a human touch. Automated equipment that stops when a problem arises, preventing production of defective products.

• Kanban system – this system was invented by Toyota to assist in their JIT and lean production. The Kanban system aligns inventory levels with actual consumption by using the rate of demand to control the rate of production.

• Heijunka – a production leveling technique used to schedule production activities and control inventory.

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An electronic version of this survey is available online for easy recording. Visit http://www.provisioncoalition.com/Tools/Surveys to get started.

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What are 2-3 lean tools and practices that you saw today that you would like to implement at your workplace?

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Best Practices Tour #2Advanced non-food lean manufacturing company that demonstrates lean thinking in their facility

Host Company: McNeil Consumer Healthcare890 Woodlawn Road West, Guelph, ON - 519-826-6226 ext. 5377 Reg Vinnicombe, Senior Manufacturing Systems Specialist, [email protected]

Company Overview

The McNeil Consumer Healthcare plant is a world class leader in lean manufacturing. A member of the Johnson & Johnson Family of companies, the plant manufactures TYLENOL*, MOTRIN*, BENYLIN*, and SUDAFED*. The company encapsulates its sustainability commitment in its Credo which is described as “a commitment to our consumers, our employees, our environment, the community, and our stockholders.”


• The facility has Six Sigma Black and Green belt certified employees on site.• The facility showcases Make 2 Win (M2W) program in action! The M2W program

utilizes many features of lean such as daily operations meetings (DOMs), Gemba walks, visual boards (touch screen TVs).

• The facility has implemented a Zero Defects program so delegates will see boards posted throughout the facility where operators can report issues they see. This program encourages employees to report possible mistakes of defects and operates under the motto “If you see something, say something.”

• The facility showcases a stand-alone electronic batch records system utilized in the Liquids and Packaging areas. In addition, there is a current project ongoing to roll out an integrated Manufacturing Execution System (MES) program throughout the entire manufacturing area.

• The facility uses Kanbans in the warehouse for packaging components including bottles.

• The facility is ISO 14001 Certified.

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Best Practices Tour #3Advanced non-food lean manufacturing company that demonstrates lean thinking in their facility

Host Company: Velcro Canada Inc.114 East Drive, Brampton ON - 905-595-3183Tal Rafailov, Quality Systems Manager, [email protected] Buchanan, Plant Manager, [email protected]

Company Overview

For over 50 years, Velcro Canada Inc. has been supplying products and solutions for customers and manufacturers. Velcro® Products provide fastening solutions to customers, improving their manufacturing and assembly of products from car seats to insulation blankets used in nuclear plants. They have adapted advanced technology and operation processes to work by creating a wide range of innovative products, from solving solutions and customer oriented services for markets including: Automotive, Transportation, Medical, Construction, Consumer, Industrial and Personal Care.


• The facility has been practicing lean initiatives for the last 20 years, and has an impressive strategy deployment program with intertwined lean and green elements that have cascaded into the plant.

• The facility showcases many features of lean such as 5S, daily management program, Gemba walks, and visual boards.

• The facility has an extensive Kanban (inventory control) system in place that is often extended at supplier level too.

• The facility practices problem solving tools and default to 8D.

• The facility has Six Sigma certified employees on site.

• The facility has implemented various waste reduction programs with a goal to be a zero waste facility. It also has a number of projects well underway to reduce its carbon footprint, and has developed an internal Sustainability Report to communicate their achievements with all employees.

• The facility is ISO 9001 (since 1994), ISO 14001 (since 2002), and ISO TS 16949 (since 2003) certified.

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Best Practices Tour #4Advanced food & beverage lean manufacturing company that demonstrates lean thinking in their facility

Host Company: Coca-Cola RefreshmentsWeston Plant, Toronto, ON - 416-206-2732Samir Pathak, Manager, Environment & Sustainability, [email protected] Karthik Gupta, Quality Systems Manager, [email protected] Linton Lounds, Site Operational Excellence Lead, [email protected]

Company Overview Coca Cola Enterprises has a long term sustainability strategy with a clearly defined vision, goals, and action plan. The Coca Cola Weston plant is one of the early adopters of lean and six-sigma initiatives. While the plant is older, it has undertaken several lean and sustainable initiatives that will demonstrate to tour participants that you do not need to be a new facility to be lean and sustainable. Did you know that Coca Cola has pledged to become water neutral by 2020?

Lean Initiatives and Sustainable Business Practices• Coca Cola Enterprises has an impressive overall Lean Management System in

place, with a focus on taking an integrated approach to lean and green manufacturing.

• The senior management team is very keen and supportive of lean (excellent culture). The team has put a number of excellent training programs in place.

• The facility showcases the Operational Excellence (OE) program, and has implemented the Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) tool (ready for internal certification).

• The facility runs an “Everyone can Win Program” and has adapted lean features such as Gemba walks and visual boards. Their program encourages employees to make online continuous improvement suggestions.

• The facility has implemented a waste diversion program, along with a number of energy and water conservation initiatives. The delegates will see boards posted in the facility on key business and environmental performance indicators.

• The facility is ISO 14001, ISO 22000, and ISO 9001 Certified.

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Bonus Facility TourA company that demonstrates leadership in environmental sustainability initiatives

Host Company: Steam Whistle Brewing255 Bremner Blvd, Toronto, ON - 416-362-2337Sybil Taylor, Communications Director, [email protected] Weed, Special Events Manager, [email protected]

Company Overview

Steam Whistle is an independent craft brewery located in the heart of downtown Toronto. The company produces a premium pilsner packaged in distinctive green glass bottles and a non-twist cap. They only use four natural ingredients: spring water from Caledon, Ontario; hops from Czech Republic and Germany; two-row barley from Saskatchewan; and yeast.

In 2012, Steam Whistle Pilsner won a gold medal at the Canadian Brewing Awards and has been a four time winner at the Ontario Brewing Awards.

Sustainable Business Practices

Tour participants will see first-hand why Steam Whistle has earned the reputation as Canada’s Greenest Brewery. Steam Whistle is integrating sustainability into every aspect of their operations – beginning with GMO-free ingredients, their refillable glass bottles, sustainable energy sources, power and water conservation, and major waste diversion efforts, resulting in numerous awards as well as strong loyalty from conscientious beer drinkers and a committed work force.

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Action Plan(Two Day Summary)

Based on what you experienced in the tours over the last two days, what ideas will you implement in your own workplace over the next year?

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Action Item Who is responsible When to implement Resources required

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Jim Harris Keynote Speaker

Jim Harris is a one of North America’s foremost management consultants, authors and thinkers on leadership,

innovation, lean manufacturing, learning, organizational change, future trends, sustainability and mitigating risk. Association magazine ranked him as one of the nation’s top ten speakers. As a management consultant, Jim speaks internationally and conducts strategic planning sessions with executive teams, focusing on pressing issues such as Future Trends & Disruptive Innovation, Innovation & Creativity, Leading Organizational Change, Blindsided! and Leadership, Creating Learning Organization and Big Data & CRM.

A staggering 88% of CEOs say that innovation is important to grow their top line and increase profitability according to a study by Leger Marketing in conjunction with The Globe and Mail. But only 33% of CEOs are happy with the current results that they are achieving. Jim’s future trends presentations focus on how to drive growth and profitability.

His last book, Blindsided! is published in 80 countries worldwide. Blindsided! is a #1 international bestseller – having hit the top spot on the Financial Times of London’s European Edition of Best Business Books. Blindsided! examines why companies and whole industries are being blindsided; How

can decision makers identify early warning signs? How can leaders put in place systems and structures that will prevent their organizations from being blindsided? And then knowing all this, how can you blindside your competition?

Mr. Harris’ second book, The Learning Paradox, was nominated for the National Business Book Award, and has appeared on numerous bestseller lists. Books for Business ranked it as one of the top 10 business books in North America. There are now over 40,000 copies in print. Mr. Harris co-authored the national bestseller The 100 Best Companies to Work for in Canada – selling 50,000 copies. As a management consultant, Mr. Harris works with leading businesses, Fortune 500 companies, and organizations aspiring to join these ranks. From 1992-1996 he represented the Covey Leadership Center in Canada – teaching Dr. Stephen Covey’s work, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People to clients.

Sybil TaylorCommunications Director, Steam Whistle Brewing Sybil Taylor is a beer marketing veteran,

having begun her career in the industry in 1987. After completing her Honours Bachelor of Business Administration from Wilfrid Laurier, Sybil had worked at the

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Upper Canada Brewing Company, holding various roles over 9 years.

As the Vice President of Development and Distribution at Upper Canada, she was responsible for activities in Ontario’s LCBO and Beer Store, as well as export development in the United States and through other provincial Liquor Boards. Sybil also managed private label brand launches and partner relationships.

After leaving Upper Canada, she worked in the travel industry for 3 years, and then joined Steam Whistle Brewing as its first employee. In the role of Director of Marketing, she launched this iconic brand and helped to shape its unique market position.

She then shifted gears at Steam Whistle and began focusing on Communications. Her communications work saw the development of a leading social media strategy, and record media attention for her brand. Sybil helped to form the company’s unique corporate culture through internal communications, HR practices & their renowned customer orientation. She became the steward of Steam Whistle’s environmental initiatives, for which the company has received much public recognition and numerous awards.

Sybil is proud that many of the founding principles and programs she established are still what drives the marketing for one of Canada’s brewing success stories.

Cher Mereweather Executive Director, Provision Coalition Cher Mereweather joined Provision Coalition when it was still the Ontario Food Industry Environmental

Coalition (OFIEC). As the Managing Director, she led the charge for rebranding and incorporating OFIEC as Provision Coalition, which was done in March 2013. As Provision Coalition's Executive Director, Cher manages day-to-day operations and, in conjunction with the Board, develops the Coalition's goals and strategy. She is also a voice for the industry, speaking on the many business benefits of an integrated strategy for sustainability. Prior to Provision, Cher was a senior leader at the Guelph Food Technology Centre (GFTC) from 2008 to 2012 where she created, developed and directed the Sustainability Consulting Business Unit. Her career also includes nine years with the George Morris Centre as a Senior Research Associate and Program Manager for environmental economics and policy research.

Cher holds a bachelor and master’s degree from the University of Guelph in Environmental Science and Environmental Economics and Business. Cher is also a certified Project Management Professional (PMP®) and has completed advanced executive leadership and a change management certification. In 2012, Cher was

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awarded the Canadian Grocer Generation Next award for leadership, innovation and excellence in recognition of her sustainability work in the food and beverage industry.

In addition to her many career accomplishments, Cher has also given back to her community through volunteer work through various roles as a Director and Chair of the Board at the Campus Child Care Cooperative of Guelph. In her spare time, Cher enjoys hiking, canoeing, kayaking, rowing, and spending time with her husband Brian and son Anson.

Brett Wills President, Green Enterprise Movement Inc.

Brett Wills brings over 14 years of experience in the Sustainability

arena and as a former Plant Manager, has first-hand experience developing and executing strategies to drive organizational performance.

As President of the Green Enterprise Movement and Director of Sustainability for High Performance Solutions Inc., Brett now spends the majority of his time helping organizations across North America accelerate their journey towards Sustainability. Brett has worked with hundreds of organizations across a broad sector of industries including manufacturing, government, health care, retail and the hospitality sector. Over the past 5 years,

Brett has spent a considerable amount of time working with food processors across North America to enhance their sustainability performance. Recently, Brett partnered with NSF-GFTC and Provision to deliver a pilot program to 4 Ontario based food processors. The focus of this program was to develop and execute a Sustainability Strategy for each organization by leveraging a new online portal developed by Provision Coalition.

The focus of Brett’s work is on enhancing organizational performance by driving Sustainability through the organization. Areas of focus include: Culture Development, Strategic Planning and Execution, Application of Lean and Continuous Improvement Tools to Drive Sustainable Performance, Energy & Water Conservation, Material Optimization, Waste Diversion, Carbon and Water Management, Sustainability Reporting & Disclosure, Sustainable Procurement, Sustainability Performance Measurement and more. As lead facilitator of 4 Sustainability Consortiums, Brett has the opportunity to regularly work with leading, sustainability minded organizations, keeping him current with the latest innovations in Sustainability and thus ensuring clients are utilizing the latest thinking, information, techniques and tools needed to compete and win in the new economy.

A sought after speaker on the topic of Sustainability, Brett provides lectures and keynote addresses to crowds at conferences and seminars across North America on topics related to Sustainability and Continuous Improvement.

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As Professor of Green Business Management at Seneca College in Toronto, ON, Brett is helping to prepare the next wave of Sustainability Change Agents to enter the workforce.

Brett lives in Toronto and is the author of “Green Intentions: Creating a Green Value Stream to Compete and Win” a book that presents a systematic process for organizations to go green profitably, a process that is based on lean thinking. Brett holds a BA in Economics from Wilfrid Laurier University.

Ron MacDonaldP. EngAssociate Engineer, AMEC

Ron MacDonald is an Associate Engineer with the Energy and

Agriculture Services Group for AMEC. He has over 30 years of experience as a lead engineer, project manager, construction coordinator, and energy auditor on various agricultural, municipal, industrial and commercial projects. Ron’s experience include working with multidisciplinary teams of consulting engineers, scientists, technicians and inspectors on small and large scale projects, and proven successful communication with subcontractors, sub consultants, clients, and local authorities.

As president of Agviro, Inc., a consulting engineering company based in Guelph, Ontario, Ron managed activities of a variety

of teams both internal and external on a wide array of projects involving conceptual and final design, construction, and commissioning, calibrating and training staff. Working as a Research Engineer in energy efficient technologies and alternative fuels/energy sources at the University of Guelph, he acquired deep understanding in ventilation systems modeling, building energy efficiency simulation analyses in applying fluid mechanics and aerodynamic theories to the processes. He also provided a variety of consulting engineering services as a sole proprietor and private practice consulting engineer.

Ron’s early career included a variety of assignments and jobs, volunteering and serving on technical committees. Ron has been recognized numerous times for his contributions to committees, as chair of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Information and Electrical Technologies IET 433, sub-committee chair for energy efficient ventilation systems, fan testing, lighting systems, and stand-by generation, as well as serving on a large number of other related sub-committees. He has also received awards in the world of energy efficiency, such as receiving two Small Industrial Energy Efficiency Awards from Natural Resources Canada for energy savings achievements at two Alberta farms, involving complete energy audits for HVAC and redesign of relevant systems.

Ron has recently coauthored a Ventilation Design Manual and currently he is an engineering designer and reviewer for the new University of Guelph $17M Dairy

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Research Facilities planned for the Elora Research Station.

Meena HassanaliIndustry Program Manager, Provision Coalition

Meena Hassanali is a performance and results driven professional with

over 12 years of diversified experience in working with private and public sector stakeholders to drive transformative change and apply sustainable solutions that add business value. As Provision Coalition's Industry Program Manager, Meena is responsible for managing and delivering industry programs and initiatives, including the Processing Food Sustainably Program.

Prior to joining Provision, Meena worked at the Bloom Centre for Sustainability (BLOOM) where she spent nine years as the Director of Sustainability and Sustainability Programs Manager. Meena has successfully managed industry sustainability programs including the award winning BLOOM’s On-site Technical Assistance Program, working with over seventy small and medium-sized (SME) manufacturers to achieve triple bottom line results. Under this program, Meena worked with industry experts to facilitate over eighty pollution prevention assessments to identify cleaner and greener pollution prevention (P2) practices for manufacturers. She has planned, delivered, and presented at more than twenty national sustainability conferences and pollution prevention workshops to engage industry stakeholders

in adopting sustainable business practices. While at BLOOM, Meena had the lead responsibility for the design and delivery of BLOOM’s annual sustainability conference and trade show, Sustainability Applied, drawing over 300 delegates and 50 speakers annually. In 2006, Meena collaborated with the Canadian Centre for Pollution Prevention (C2P2) to participate in the delivery of a three-day best practice mission in Sao Paolo, Brazil on Engaging SMEs in Cleaner Production Practices.

Passionate about Provision’s mission, Meena continues to take a leadership role in the development of strategic partnerships among private, public and non-government organizations.

Meena holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Toronto in Environmental Science and a master’s degree in Environmental Studies from York University.

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By making your food or beverage facility more sustainable, you can cut production costs, reduce your environmental footprint and meet the growing demand for sustainably made products.

Assess, monitor and improve your performance with web-based benchmarking tools and resources available through Provision’s Online Sustainability Portal.

Free for all food and beverage manufacturers. Register today at www.provisioncoalition.com

The leading voice on sustainability for the food and beverage industry, Provision consists of 11 member associations that represent the sustainability interests of manufacturers and input supply sectors across Canada. We are committed to helping our member companies enjoy the economic, environmental and social benefits that come with operating in a sustainable manner.

ABOUT PROVISION COALITION

The market is moving towards sustainability.

Tools and Resources• Self-Assessment Survey

• Key Performance Indicator Scorecard

• Environmental Benchmarking Tool

• Consultant & Funding Databases

• Case studies and success stories

You'll need your business registration number and NAICS code to get started.

Are you ready?

http://www.provisioncoalition.com

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25PROVISION COALITION | 100 Stone Road West, Suite 205, Guelph, ON N1G Ll3 | 519-822-2042 [email protected]

Investment in the portal was provided by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada through the Canadian Agricultural Adaptation Program (CAAP). In Ontario, this program was delivered by the Agricultural Adaptation Council.

Investment is also provided by Growing Forward 2, a federal-provincial-territorial initiative.

HAVE AN ENERGY OR WATER PROBLEM?The Key Performance Indicator Scorecard helps you use your production data, along with natural gas, electricity, water and waste figures, to generate environmental sustainability key performance indicators (KPIs) and track performance targets.

HAVE A WASTEWATER ISSUE?Our Wastewater Best Practices tool can create a customizedwater and waste management strategy for your facility.

NEED TO KNOW WHERE YOUR FACILITY STANDS?Our Self-Assessment Tool provides a comprehensive evaluation of your governance, environmental, economic and social performance. Identify strengths, potential gaps and benchmark your facility.

NEED FUNDING OR CONTACTS FOR PROJECTS?Our Consultant & Funding Program Databases contain experts and resources that can help with your sustainability initiatives and let you search for funding programs that can help finance your plans.

One manufacturer using the portal achieved:• Electrical savings of $58,000

annually and an electrical consumption reduction of over 16 per cent

• A decrease in total non-ingredient water consumption of 11 per cent

• Expected annual natural gas savings of up to 10 per cent

“It really got me thinking about how to improve my operations.”

Dave Hooper, Winery Operations Manager, Cave Spring Cellars

“I cannot believe the portal is a free resource made for food and beverage processors.”

Tony Ngo, Environmental & Sustainability Coordinator, Oakrun Bakery

Provision will be giving a special live demonstration of the portal’s tools and resources during the Networking Dinner on September 25th.



We hope you have enjoyed your Best Practices Mission with us in Ontario. In the spirit of continuous improvement, we welcome your feedback on this Mission. Please take a moment to complete the survey on the following page (or online).

Feel free to contact us with your comments, suggestions or with any questions you may have about this visit or about any of our services.

Avery SalesAlberta Agriculture & Rural [email protected]

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NAME (Optional):__________________________________ COMPANY (Optional):______________________

A. Tours/Events/Guest Speakers

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How valuable did you find the following: N/A

Toyota Motor Company site visit – September 24/2014

McNeil Consumer Healthcare site visit – September 24/2014

Velcro Canada Inc. site visit – September 25/2014

Coca Cola Refreshments site visit - September 25/2014

East Meets West Networking Dinner – September 25/2014

Provision’s Online Sustainability Portal Presentation – Sept. 25/2014

Steam Whistle Facility Tour & Presentation - September 25/2014

Jim Harris – Keynote speaker, September 25/2014

Cher Mereweather – Facilitator

Brett Wills – Facilitator

Ron MacDonald – Facilitator

Evaluation FormBest Practices Mission to Ontario

September 24-25, 2014

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Registration process

Delegate welcome kit/learning journal

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Networking opportunities

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Food and beverage

Provision’s Online Sustainability Portal

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Overall organization of the event

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C. Please advise us of any follow-up information you require from the planning team. (Example: Contact information, presentations, etc.)

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D. Comment on the overall value you received by participating.

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E. Did you gain any new ideas, knowledge or skills that will support productivity improvements in your organization? Yes/No

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F. What key learnings do you intend to implement in your organization?

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G. How long do you anticipate these changes will take to implement?

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H. Do you have any suggestions for improvement to the Best Practices Mission in the future? (Example: types of businesses to tour, content of guest speaker, etc.)

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I. Other comments

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