Ignition Program: Around the world of food with a few stops along the way!

Dwayne has enjoyed success with well known brands like HJ Heinz, Cavendish Farms, Nestlé Foods, and Greco Pizza. As a resourceful and result-oriented professional with 30 years of experience in food processing, consumer goods, food service, and franchising, he’s an expert problem solver and critical thinker.

Raised in Moncton and a recovered Torontonian, he is now a proud Nova Scotian living in little GTA (Greater Truro Area).

Dwayne has worked with hundreds of business owners to build strategies for regional, or international growth. This has included coaching through all the steps required when transitioning that great recipe from a hobby to a sustainable business.

An MBA graduate, Dwayne has taught international food policy, marketing, and entrepreneurship at Dalhousie University and Workplace Education programs with Nova Scotia Labour and Advanced Education.

When not sharing ideas over coffee, you might find Dwayne isolating at a hockey rink coping as a goalie Dad. He has two children, Fintan and Clare. Soulmates since meeting at Saint Mary’s University, his wife Jackie enjoys impacting the lives of first graders at a local elementary school. A lifelong fan of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Dwayne loves vacations in PEI, local food experiences, and the great outdoors.

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