Food industry executive development program deepens managerial capacity

摘要

Food and agribusiness companies are finding their market environment to be increasingly complex, volatile and international, often with fewer managerial candidates who have a deep understanding of these changes. They are also often forced by competition to be lean, with little bench strength. Many find it difficult to find time to upgrade managers' training and/or to prepare them for succession, aggravated by the cost and time commitment of traditional MBA and similar university programs. One solution is a management program that almost 200 people have completed, called Canadian Food and Agribusiness Management Excellence (CFAME). CFAME's objective is to prepare prospective senior managers for general management in food and agribusiness: it is designed to broaden the training of people who have been on a specific professional path - such as operations, marketing or HR - so they are prepared for general management responsibilities.