Dana McCauley has a nose for the news and she uses it to sniff out the latest food trends that will affect the way we eat and cook today and tomorrow. Dana’s 25-year career has had touch points at almost all points along the agri-food chain. Originally trained as a chef, she has been a food editor, a cookbook author, a television personality and a food manufacturing executive for several international food manufacturing companies. Since 2015 she has leveraged her food trend insights and product development skills to help entrepreneurs to launch successful agri-food companies.
Dana is SIAL Canada’s Innovation Ambassador, which keeps her on the forefront of international grocery trends. In 2017, Dana was recognized as a Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award Winner, an honour celebrating fearless female leaders whose efforts to succeed inspire others. In June 2016, Dana was profiled in Canadian Grocer Magazine.
For over 20 years, she has been Canada’s most trusted food trend expert. Her success in this space hinges on her ability to share the why and how others can leverage trends to improve their business success.
