Better air access for Alberta's food producers
With a federal investment of CAD 550,000 (EUR 374,000) through Western Economic Diversification Canada, Edmonton International Airport (EIA) will partner with the Edmonton-based Uproot Food Collective and convert a former flight kitchen space into a new federally certified food production and contract packaging facility.
Its design will be focused on advanced food production that offers scalable services for small business food manufacturers. The location gives members of the facility close access to EIA’s fresh cargo centre.
Since 2013, over CAD 150 million (EUR 102 million) have been invested in cargo infrastructure, including temperature-controlled facilities to support Alberta agri-food exports. Over the next two years, EIA will expand the Fresh Cargo Centre as part of a CAD 36 million (EUR 24 million) air cargo expansion project. (ah)