News and Awards

The Honourable Kathleen Wynne awards The Garlic Box the Premiere's Award for "Leaders in Innovation"

Jackie and Jim Rowe of The Garlic Box were awarded the 2014 "Leader in Innovation" award for their leading-edge innovation of IQF garlic cloves. The convenient flash frozen peeled garlic cloves provide customers with Ontario garlic year-round. The innovation demonstrates The Garlic Box's commitment to the ongoing success of Ontario's world-class agri-food industry. The achievement was recognized at the Premier's Summit on Agri-Food, Queens Park, Toronto, November 27th.

The Garlic Box receives recognition for Agri-Food Innovation Excellence in Guelph

Ontario is celebrating local innovators who are contributing to the success of the province's agri-food sector.

The regional recipients of the Premier's Award for Agri-food Innovation Excellence were celebrated and honoured November 13th at a ceremony in Guelph for their contributions to the creation of new products, adding value to existing products, helping support job creation, and building economic growth in Ontario. The Garlic Box, Hensall was a Huron County award recipient. Ontario's agri-food sector supports farmers, communities and the economy - employing more than 760,000 Ontarians and contributing over $34 billion to the province's economy.

For Immediate Release (agri-news)

July 22, 2013

The Garlic Box Inc. has been assessed and approved to establish a freezing process for Ontario garlic cloves that pathfinds a solution to a finished quality product. Trials will begin in September with this year’s harvest at Southcoast IQF in Delhi. Southcoast is a state-of-the-art freezing facility specializing in fast freezing local produce. Northland Garlic farms of Durham is working in cooperation with The Garlic Box.

The ability to freeze peeled garlic cloves for consumer and food service use offers a solution to the new and emerging issue to buy local in the food sector by making Ontario garlic available year around.

The investment in this project is intended to promote agri-food innovation and diversification. An estimated ½ million pounds of garlic were harvested in Ontario this year. The Garlic Box Inc is a garlic grower, processor, wholesaler and a member of the Ontario Garlic Growers Association (OGGA).

Investment in this project has been provided by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada through the Canadian Agricultural Adaptation Program (CAAP). In Ontario, this program is delivered by the Agricultural Adaptation Council.

Per: Jackie Rowe
The Garlic Box Inc.
54 London Rd.
Hensall, ON
N0M 1X0
P# (519) 262-2470
F# (519) 262-2466

www.thegarlicbox.ca
jackie@thegarlicbox.com

Awards Document:

2015: The Garlic Box was awarded First Place for Best Garlic Condiments at the Kiwanis Stratford Garlic Festival.

2014: The Garlic Box was awarded the 2014 Provincial "Leader in Innovation" award November 27th at the Premier's Summit on Agri-Foods, Queens Park, Toronto and a regional recipient of the Premier's Award for Agri-Food Innovation Excellence. The Garlic Box were honoured November 13th at a ceremony in Guelph for thier contributions to the creation of new products, adding value to existing products, helping support job creation, and building economic growth in Ontario. The award was in recognition for the "IQF" peeled garlic cloves.

2012: Jackie Rowe – Nominated for the 2012 RBC Canadian Women Entrepreneur Awards for recognition in the Trailblazer category.

2012: Nominated for the Premier’s Award for Agri-Food Innovation Excellence to recognize the farmers and producers whose vision, creativity and hard work have allowed Ontario to prosper and thrive.

2009: Exporting Award of Excellence for small business exporting achievments to the U.K. Awarded by the Huron Manufacturing Association.

2009: Nonimated for the Spirit of Success Award – Goderich Chamber of Commerce

August 2006: Best New Product Award – The Ultimate Garlic Steak Splash (CGTA)

March 2006: International Taster’s Award – Horseradish Garlic Condiment (Food & Drink Expo, Birmingham, England.

The Food in Canada Magazine (September 2015) - 2015 Grant Thornton - Executive Roundtable

Fruit and Vegetable Magazine (March 2015) - Garlicky Goodness. Click here for details.

The Rural Voice Magazine of Agricultural Life (February 2015) - Frozen Garlic, the IQF process wins Jackie Rowe a prestigious award and could revitalize the Ontario garlic industry

Fresh Juice Magazine (February/March 2014) - The Little Garlic That Could

Maclean's Magazine - About time we started using our heads
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Toronto Sun -Local growers still recovering from Chinese invasion of 2001
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