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The functional food and nutraceutical sector of Canada's firm and the factors influencing are explored. The process of development and commercializing innovations for functional food and nutraceutical foods, which fosters its development and ideas of new products lines is discussed.

There is still no relationship between stock performance and economic value added in the Canadian agricultural industry.

The Canadian medium sized food processing companies are examined for their successful strengths and strategies. Research indicates that reputation, flexibility and customer service are interrelated success factors.

Cycle time management and reduction (CTM) is aimed at minimizing total manufacturing cycle time to improve efficiency and reduce costs. Three CTM models are developed, namely, a stochastic model, Markovian chain model and queueing model. These models identify the activities which account for the largest cycle times so they can be targeted for reduction. The models can also be modified to fit various manufacturing environments.

When it comes to biochemicals and bioproducts, Canada should be at the head of the pack. We have plenty of biomass from our farms, forests and waste streams and we [...]

The essential factors needed for a to biotechnology succeed are technology, management, continuous working capital, strong plans for converting technology into reality, and above all luck factor. Australia can succeed in winning a place for it in biotech world, if there is cultural change in universities and research institutions for converting plans and resources into a business opportunity, which in turn will convince investors of the latent potential in biotechnology and lead to better investment conditions.

Links between economic value added and stock market performance of agribusinesses in the Canadian food processing sector, are examined.