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Dana McCauley

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CEO / Directrice Générale at Canadian Food Innovation Network
📍 Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Dana McCauley is the CEO of the Canadian Food Innovation Network and was named Food Industry CEO of the Year for 2024. A graduate of Queens University and the Stratford Chefs School, she is a recognized thought leader shaping Canadas food sector. People often describe her as an insightful, dynamic, and collaborative innovator and connector.

Outside of her executive role, Dana is a professionally trained chef and a published cookbook author. Her books focus on making home cooking more accessible, with fresh takes on family-favorite meals. She has a personal interest in solving puzzles and embraces learning over routine, which fuels her passion for identifying new trends.

Interesting fact: Before becoming an award-winning CEO, Dana began her career as a food writer and was one of the first in Canada to create an e-newsletter to share food trend insights in the mid-1990s.

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Experience
33 Years
Current Role
CEO / Directrice Générale
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Priorities

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Food Sector Innovation
As CEO of CFIN, she champions transformative technologies like AI, machine learning, and robotics to advance the Canadian food industry and support business growth.
Food Trend Analysis
Recognized as a food trends expert for over 20 years, she frequently speaks on how to distinguish lasting trends from temporary fads to drive business success.
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Career

Work history

3-2023
CEO / Directrice Générale
Canadian Food Innovation Network
8-2021 - 3-2023
Chief Experience Officer/ Directrice de l'expérience client
Canadian Food Innovation Network
11-2017 - 8-2021
Director, New Venture Creation
Research Innovation Office - University of Guelph
1-2017 - 4-2021
Innovation President
SIAL CANADA
7-2015 - 11-2017
Executive Director
Canada's Food Starter
In the press

Media appearances

Dana McCauley Takes the Lead – News Release. Featured in Canadian Food Innovation Network
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Canadian Food Innovation Network ups Dana McCauley to CEO. Featured in Canadian Grocer
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Education
1985 - 1989
BAH
Queen's University
1991 - 1992
culinary arts
Stratford Chefs School
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Sir Oliver Mowatt
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