Media
Food Trends TV by Dana McCauley
An introduction to Food Trends TV
Vegetarian and Vegan Trends
Breakfast Television, September 6, 2018Television
URL: https://www.bttoronto.ca/videos/all-things-veg/
Dana and Dina discuss why the Vegetarian Food Festival is getting bigger every year.
‘Startling’: The price of celery is skyrocketing in Canada. Blame cold weather and a celebrity food fad
The National PostPrint
URL: https://nationalpost.com/life/food/celery-expensive-medical-medium-celery-juice
Plant-based big buzzwords at upcoming national food show
The Toronto Sun, April 28, 2019Print
Biography
Dana McCauley has a nose for the new and throughout her career she has combined her interest in food with keen insights on global food trends. As a result, she developed a knack for bringing profitable concepts that fulfill unmet consumer needs to market and her resume includes successful launches working with international food companies, entrepreneurs and SME’s alike.
McCauley is a value proposition driven innovator who has successfully launched many food products and programs in collaboration with domestic and international food companies and entrepreneurs. Throughout her career, McCauley has long had her finger on the pulse of food innovation as a successful food writer and editor, a television food trends commentator, and a senior executive in the food manufacturing sector.
McCauley was the founding Executive Director for Food Starter, a Toronto based food business incubator and accelerator that was recognized with an Ontario Premier’s Award for Agri-Food Innovation Excellence. As Director of New Venture Creation at the University of Guelph, McCauley enabled agri-food innovators to transform their inventions into innovations that grow the economy and enhances Canada's international reputation.
In 2017, McCauley was recognized by WXN as one of Canada’s Most Powerful Women in the Trailblazers and Trendsetters category.
Recognition/Reconnaissance
Premiers Award for Innovation | Professional
Led Food Starter, a food business incubator and accelerator, to be awarded the Premier's Award for Innovation by helping +140 entrepreneurs to launch 80 new products in 2 years of operations.