FOOD & AG MANUFACTURINGEnhancing Your Competitive Edge

Building a Sound Growth Strategy From consolidation to globalization, Canadian food and beverage processors are

facing many complex, interrelated issues. To achieve more, you need integrated and

personalized consulting and tax strategies that go beyond traditional accounting. At

MNP, we understand the challenges you face “from the field to the fork” – and we

have the expertise to help get you where you want to go.

Today, we serve more than 15,000 Agriculture clients and have invested more time and resources into understanding the food and beverage processing industry than any other national accounting and business consulting firm in Canada. Participating in key industry associations and building strong relationships with food and beverage processors, we stay current on the issues impacting your industry. Working with you one-on-one, our MNP specialists can develop customized strategies and the fresh advice you need to create a recipe for success.

Local Knowledge and a Global Perspective

With 59 locations in urban and rural centres across Canada, we live and work in the same communities you do. We choose our locations as a direct reflection of Canada’s economic landscape to ensure we are in the markets to support local business and key industry sectors. Through our global alliance with Praxity, AISBL, the MNP team can access international expertise. This unique combination ensures we understand your local challenges while appreciating the global dynamics impacting your organization.

BENEFITS TO YOUR BUSINESSMNP offers tailored business services that go beyond traditional accounting. From farm to table and everything in between, our strategies help you control costs, streamline operations and cultivate opportunities for growth and expansion. We take the time to understand you and your operation and develop customized solutions to help you not only achieve your goals, but exceed them whenever possible.

Minimizing Your Taxes

MNP’s Tax specialists look at the big picture, providing best practice solutions that minimize your tax exposure while helping you achieve your objectives and get the most out of your operation. We can assist you in specific areas including personal and corporate tax, commodity tax, international tax and U.S. tax compliance. Our specialists can also help you access relevant tax credits for your operation’s research and development activities.

Managing Risk

Leaders within the industry understand the importance of risk management in achieving success. Establishing an effective rotational program with internal audit not only develops top talent into future leaders, but embeds a stronger risk and control culture into your organization. MNP’s Business Risk Services team can help reduce your overall risk through strategic advice on corporate governance, compliance, internal audits, forensics, technology and supply chain risk management.

Controlling Costs

With fluctuating energy, labour and other costs, ensuring you have effective internal controls to make accurate financial projections and forecasts is critical. At MNP, our comprehensive Assurance Services team and value added solutions will help you understand where you are now and how you can improve your operations to better control your costs so you can look beyond your existing operations and achieve your goals.

Enhancing Your Performance

At MNP, our team knows the right fit is what makes things happen. We work collaboratively with you and get fully immersed in your business so we can optimize performance, streamline processes and grow your bottom line. Our team identifies strategies that improve profitability and enhance your competitive edge. Talk to us for customized advice on benchmarking, logistics management, business and strategic planning, business development, key performance indicators and marketing and brand development. It starts with partner-led engagements and goes as far as you need to reach your goals, positioning your business to do what it does best – even better.

Maximizing Your Human Resources

Finding qualified staff is a major challenge. Our experienced advisors can sharpen your operation’s competitive edge by developing practical, tailored programs for employee productivity, training, recruitment, retention and succession planning. Furthermore, our leadership training programs are designed to enhance and develop the leadership and management competencies necessary for success in tomorrow’s marketplace.

Regaining Financial Control

Dealing with financial problems requires support and solid advice from someone who understands where you are coming from and works with you to create a customized debt solutions plan that works with the needs of your operation. At MNP, our Insolvency team has more than 30 years of experience helping businesses recover from times of economic distress to regain control of their finances and achieve financial freedom.

Financing Change

For growth-minded companies, today’s business environment offers opportunity if you know where to look. Ensuring you have adequate capital to make changes in your business is critical in today’s business landscape. From assistance with raising capital to advice on mergers and acquisitions, MNP Corporate Finance Inc. can help you succeed. We offer a full range of corporate finance services to meet all of your needs.

ABOUT MNP

MNP is a leading national accounting, tax and business consulting firm in Canada. We proudly serve and respond to the needs of our clients in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors. Through partner-led engagements, we provide a collaborative, cost-effective approach to doing business and personalized strategies to help organizations succeed across the country and around the world.

Praxity AISBL is a global alliance of independent firms. Organised as an international not-for-profit entity under Belgium law, Praxity has its executive office in Epsom. Praxity – Global Alliance Limited is a not-for-profit company registered in England and Wales, limited by guarantee, and has its registered office in England. As an Alliance, Praxity does not practice the profession of public accountancy or provide audit, tax, consulting or other professional services of any type to third parties. The Alliance does not constitute a joint venture, partnership or network between participating firms. Because the Alliance firms are independent, Praxity does not guarantee the services or the quality of services provided by participating firms.

To find out what MNP can do for you, contact Glenn Fraser, Vice President, Food & Ag Processing at 1.877.251.2922

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