About

Our Mission: Elevate Food to Improve Life

Food is intrinsic to human, economic, and planetary health; yet rarely comes first in conversations about how to meet today’s challenges. Arrell Food Institute at the University of Guelph exists to elevate food to improve life. We bring people together to conduct research, train the next generation of food leaders and shape social, industrial and governmental decisions, always ensuring food is the central priority.

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Staff

Evan Fraser

Director, Arrell Food Institute at the University of Guelph

Alice Raine

Director, Operations

Sweni Sabaratnam

Assistant to the Director

Maggie McCormick

Maggie McCormick

Communications Coordinator

Muriel O'Doherty

Muriel O’Doherty

Events Manager

Jeanna Rex

Education Coordinator

Nina Berry

Financial Officer

Arrell Chairs

Maria Corradini

Arrell Chair in Food Quality

Philip Loring

Arrell Chair in Food, Policy and Society

Simon Somogyi

Arrell Chair in the Business of Food

What we do

Darci Vetter Speaks at a podium at the food summit

Arrell Food Summit

November 18-20, 2020 • Online

Two graduate students, who have graduate opportunities with Arrell Food Institute and Food from Thought, stand in a dairy barn

Graduate Opportunities

Preparing tomorrow's agri-food leaders.

Shoots growing in soil outdoors

Arrell Global Food Innovation Awards

The winners of the 2020 Arrell Global Food Innovation Awards will be announced O…

Resources

Informed from agriculture and food research, these resources can guide your busi…

A naturally lit room full of people listen to a woman speak from a stage.

Events

Learn about AFI, UoG & partner events.

Reports

Read the 2020 Food Price Report and past years' predictions.

Learn more about AFI

Contact

Contact the Arrell Food Institute team.

Arrell Fellows

Arrell Fellows are colleagues who collaborate with AFI on resources, events and …

Student Employment

Student employment opportunities at Arrell Food Institute (AFI) are paid learnin…

Tony and Anne Arrell

The Arrell Family Foundation

The Foundation is built on the same principles that have long guided the Arrell …

Annual Report 2017-18

Read about our efforts and achievements in the 2017-18 Annual Report.