Economic Development News

Meet the founders of some of the best trendy eateries in Durham Region

By Jennifer Foden

We chatted with the owners of a gourmet doughnut shop, a Mexican restaurant and an Indian gastro bar about what it’s like operating a food business in Durham Region.

Crave Doughnuts

Nicole Morais, founder and co-owner of Crave Doughnuts, a gourmet—you guessed it—doughnut shop close to downtown Whitby, started her business due to her undying love for the popular sweet treat. “I’ve always really, really loved doughnuts,” she says. “Like, kind of obsessed.” So, in 2017, Nicole and...

Film and Television Industry Career Fair

Creating a movie or television series requires a broad range of skills and interests, provides many well-paying, high-quality jobs, and is a booming industry in Durham Region and beyond. Between 2012 and 2019, production activity in Durham Region grew 220 per cent.

To meet the demand for workforce in the film industry in Durham Region, Film Durham recently hosted a Film and Television Industry Career Fair. The fair featured a trade show, industry panels, interactive displays and networking opportunities...

Meet the founders of these Durham Region Creative Industries businesses

By Jennifer Foden

These three businesses may be quite different from one another—a gift box company, post-production sound studio and an event venue—but what they do have in common, is tons of creativity.

Durham Crate

You wouldn’t think many folks were looking to start a business at the height of the COVID-19 public health crisis in March 2021, but that’s exactly what Natalie Hiroz and Rebekah Noseworthy, longtime Durham Region residents, did. “We started our company as a way to support the local...

Meet the founders of Durham Region’s top food processing and manufacturing companies

By Jennifer Foden

Durham Region is home to a diverse group of food processing and manufacturing companies. We chatted with three founders—who make shortbread, sprinkles and hot sauce—to learn more.

Eat My Shortbread

Eat My Shortbread, a wholesale and retail bakery located on Boundary Road in Oshawa, started in a small century home in Markham almost 30 years ago. Trisha Bower, the business’ Chief Baking Officer, takes pride in that every shortbread treat (bites, cookies, butter tarts, etc.) and...

Meet the founders of Durham Region’s leading micro-manufacturing businesses

By Jennifer Foden

From beer to clothing to hair products, Durham Region is home to a diverse range of micro-manufacturing businesses. We sat down with the founders of three of them to learn more.

 

New Ritual Brewing

There’s a new brewery in town and its name is New Ritual. The business, on Wilson Road in south Oshawa, is the brainchild of four acquaintances–Jim, Molly, Mel and Tim–who shared a passion of starting a brewery. Most of them worked in the industry and not only wanted a business...