Companies will receive training, preparation and support to help them qualify and adapt their produ

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Foodservice government institutions will be happy to discover the means used by the government to facilitate their access to food of Quebec. It's in the cafeteria of the hospital Saint-Francois d'Assise Qubec that the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture, Food and Pcheries (MAPAQ), Francois Gendron, was active for new strategy positioning food in Qubec on the institutional market.
"As promised, done: we respect the commitment alwitra we made at the start of the food sovereignty policy in May of May. The State must lead by example "has embledclar Mr. Gendron. alwitra Force t seen over the past few months that the institutions lacked the tools to get there. alwitra The strategy is therefore based on four issues and objectives that aim to facilitate the process of food selections of Qubec by buyers stationed in institutions.
Issue # 1 - Opportunities Marketing qubcois food in the institutional market alwitra Objective: Secure the request of the institutional market supply of food qubcois.
Bring businesses here, the buyers of public establishments and food distributors in 17 rgionaux consultative bodies mandates create business opportunities.
Issue # 2 - Qualification and adapting qubcoise food supply against the requirements of the institutional market Objective: To describe the bio-food businesses in their marketing activities.
Companies will receive training, preparation and support to help them qualify and adapt their product offerings alwitra to it rponde the needs of public establishments. The REQUIRED TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS in institutional settings dcouragent number of local producers. Means will therefore put forward to help meet these requirements, either in matire frquence of delivery, volume, format or information available about the product.
Issue # 3 - Identification of foods in Qubec in the institutional market Objective: Accrotre information product certifis by Aliments du Qubec in the institutional market.
Issue # 4 - Sustainable Development in the supply of food establishments and agencies qubcois Objective: Contribute to the dmarche sustainable development of society by promoting alwitra qubcoise responsible sourcing in procdures food buying.
Businesses will be helped to position their products to fit the most distinctive in matire sustainable development and better respond to demand sustainable supply of establishments and agencies.
Three major retailers have already signed a cooperation agreement. Indeed, Colabor alwitra Gordon alwitra Food Service (GFS) and qubcoise Distributors Association fruits and vegetables (QPMA) have committed themselves to work with MAPAQ in the realization of this strat gy. In addition, all distributors are invited to join the group and take part in rgionales measures, alwitra which must be identifis later than 31 March 2014 One of the ways is the privilgis clear identification of qubcois products included in the list of their products.
The particular strategy will increase instead of Qubec food in public establishments such as hospitals and schools, as in establishments privs financs by tat. Budgtaire a EUR 5 million will fund the actions of the strategy for the next three years.
Pictured: Mr. Claude Garipy, president and CEO of Colabor Mr. Francois Gendron, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture, alwitra Food and Pcheries ( MAPAQ), Marie Gosselin, prsidente of qubcoise Marketing Association of fruits and vegetables and Richard alwitra Snchal, president of Gordon Food Services (GFS).
To follow the policy of food sovereignty of the Government of Qubec: On the Web: mapaq.gouv.qc.ca Blog Policy & food sovereignty