Manning Canning

16/11/2024

We have some big news! 10 years to the day we opened our doors to the public is the day the sale of our business (kitchen and preserves) became final! That’s right - Manning Canning has a new owner.

When we started out we wanted to do two things: create a space where other food entrepreneurs could start and grow their businesses, and to bring premium quality food products to market.

From supporting our initial kickstarter campaign when we opened Toronto’s first privately funded rental kitchen to buying our products online in those first dark days of the pandemic, from coming out to see us at shows or giving us love on social media, we have always felt incredibly supported in our mission, and for that we want to say a sincere and heartfelt thank you.

We built Manning Canning into one of the most recognizable small food brands in our neck of the woods, and we couldn’t have done it without you!

After a decade with our noses to the grindstone, it’s time to step back and leave the brand in new, capable hands. We are so happy to share that the new owner of Manning Canning has been a client at the kitchen for 7 years, running his own prepped meal company .ca

You can rest assured that the rental kitchen will continue as is, and the awesome products you have come to expect from us will be still available on shelf and online.

If you want to continue to follow the adventures of Christine her new instagram is .christinemanning

09/11/2024

We found out a couple of weeks ago that 3 of our products (Angry Pickled Garlic, Spicy Pickled Carrots and Red Pepper Jelly) would be moving into planogram in approximately 150 Loblaws stores in Ontario.

What does this mean? Well it means no more guessing where to find us when you enter a store. Our products won’t move from one location to another each time you visit. Find us on shelf once and you will know exactly where to go.

“If you must doubt something, doubt your limits”.

30/09/2024

Lots of delicious magic happens behind these doors. If you have a food business and you need reliable commercial kitchen space be sure to connect to ask us how you might be able to grow your food business here.

Within these walls we have 5 different bookable stations, plenty of dry good storage space, convection ovens, steam kettles, combi oven, Hobart mixers, piston fillers, walk in fridges (one with a pallet sized door) and a great group of food entrepreneurs you can bounce ideas off of so you feel less alone in your business.

Operators are standing by….not really. If you call you will most likely get me. So call during office hours as I like my sleep 🤣😂.

26/09/2024

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We just love showcasing like . They create simple, wholesome products without preservatives or additives, so you can feel good about eating them 🥕🧄 Would you try the pickled carrots or garlic?

26/09/2024

Well it isn’t every day we get referred to as a local legend. I accept this title with happiness :)

We just love showcasing like Manning Canning. They create simple, wholesome products without preservatives or additives, so you can feel good about eating them 🥕🧄 Would you try the pickled carrots or garlic?

18/09/2024

I am REALLY looking forward to this Friday at 1pm and you should be too! Why? Because I am speaking with Dodie, founder of about her amazing soda brand.

Dodie has not followed the conventional path of beverage retail so I can't wait to dive into how she has scaled to date, what appears to be her very scrappy nature (if you follow her on instagram you know what I mean) and her plans for her delicious sodas in the future. Her use of 'real' ingredients makes the flavour of her sodas stand apart to others on shelf but I am sure does not make things easy on her.

My plan is to get right into this with her in an action packed 30 minutes. So be sure to mark it in your calendar. See you Friday LIVE on instagram.

27/08/2024

Some things were meant for one another. This is the perfect example of that. Our rhubarb vanilla jam with buttermilk biscuits.

The absolute perfect end of summer holidays dessert that takes almost NO effort or time to pull together.

Who doesn’t love EASY and DELICIOUS?

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09/08/2024

Pull up a chair and eavesdrop on my conversation with Darren Portelli, the founder of Crazy D's Sparkling Prebiotic Soda where we get deep into the beverage category. Wednesday, August 14th at 2pm.

It's gonna be a doozy!

08/08/2024

I will never not feel PROUD when I see our products on the shelves or when good friends (see 2nd shot) send me photos of themselves looking so happy to see it on the shelves there.

Remember to celebrate your successes because right on the tail of a win is usually something challenging. Don’t let the challenging take all of your energy.

So what win will you celebrate today?

02/08/2024

Sometimes you really have to look for the rainbow.