THE NEXT CHAPTER
Grove 2.0
Built on what already works.
A bigger home for the food and beverage companies ready to scale up, ship farther, and reach customers across Canada and the world.
36,000
SQ FT OF NEW SPACE
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$ 11.1 M
PLANNED INVESTMENT
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36,000
SQ FT OF REPURPOSED SPACE
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2 yrs
BUILD TIMELINE
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3+
NEW EXPORT REGIONS
WHAT IT IS
The next step for food businesses is to grow up.
"Grove 2.0 is the bridge between a growing food business and a national or international one. It fills a real gap we kept seeing in the region."
Grove 2.0 picks up where The Grove leaves off. It is built for the small and medium agri-food businesses that have outgrown a shared kitchen and need real production space, retail-ready frontage, and cold storage to keep up with bigger orders.
Sitting right next door to the original Grove, it keeps everything members already love about being here. The community, the partners, the visibility, the access to research and packaging support. Just on a larger scale, with the kind of infrastructure you need to sell across Canada and outside North America.
WHAT’S INSIDE
Everything you need to move from regional to global.
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Larger production units
Bigger, customisable spaces with adjacent retail options, loading dock upgrades, and the room you need to bring on more staff and bigger orders.
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Export diversification
Hands-on support to help companies move beyond the US corridor into Europe, Latin America, and Asia, with the right partners alongside you.
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Export diversification
Hands-on support to help companies move beyond the US corridor into Europe, Latin America, and Asia, with the right partners alongside you.
Each part of Grove 2.0 was designed around feedback from the producers and tenants already working with us, plus the gaps we kept seeing in the wider Ontario food sector.
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Shared cold storage
New cold storage capacity for food and beverage producers managing inventory, scaling distribution, and getting ready for retail at volume.
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R&D and packaging support
Fanshawe's Packaging Advancement Centre and our research specialists help you validate products, improve packaging, and prep for retail.
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R&D and packaging support
Fanshawe's Packaging Advancement Centre and our research specialists help you validate products, improve packaging, and prep for retail.
WHAT WE DO
Our four pillars
Everything at The Grove is built around four core activities that drive
real outcomes for food businesses.
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Connect
Incubation, acceleration, demonstration, and tenant/landlord programming that brings food businesses together.
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Lead
Symposiums, conferences, and science & innovation events that position London as a national agri-food leader.
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Community
Bringing people and food together creating connections that last beyond the kitchen and into every stage of business.
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Educate
Partnering with educational institutions and industry organizations to develop the next generation of agri-food talent.
OUR SUPPORTERS
The partners supporting our growth
An eco-system of businesses dedicated to helping food entrepreneurs succeed in London and across Ontario.
Government of Canada
Funded through FedDev Ontario, The Grove is part of Canada's commitment to growing agri-food innovation and entrepreneurship across Southwestern Ontario.
FedDev Ontario
Western Fair District is a leading year-round, not-for-profit agri-food organization dedicated to celebrating community and supporting agriculture.
Western Fair District
Host Organization
The London Small Business Centre is a not-for-profit organization that provides training and support to starting and growing businesses
Small Business Centre
Business support
LEDC focuses on growing London’s primary economic sectors – Agri-Food, Advanced Manufacturing, Digital Media and Tech, and Health.
LEDC
Business support
How The Grove Grew
From a shared vision to London's leading agri-food hub.
The Grove is established
Western Fair District launches The Grove as London's dedicated agri-business hub — with a mandate to support food entrepreneurs through shared space, connections, and resources.
Launch Kitchen opens, first cohort joins
Four fully equipped commercial kitchens open their doors. Early members begin scaling from small batch to larger production.
Scale Kitchen & FedDev partnership
Customizable production units launch, enabling businesses to scale while expanding ecosystem support.
Event & Meeting Space opens
A 175-seat venue opens, bringing events, workshops, and community programming together.
70+ businesses and growing
The Grove community reaches 70+ supported businesses, with members expanding nationally and internationally.
Western Fair District
The Grove is a facility of Western Fair District — one of London, Ontario's most recognised landmarks, with over 150 years of history connecting agriculture, community, and commerce.
Located at 900 King Street in London, The Grove operates within WFD's expansive grounds — giving members access to not just a kitchen, but an entire community of events, markets, and opportunities year-round.
OUR HOME
PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY
Supported by FedDev & Western Fair Association
The Grove is funded through FedDev Ontario — part of the Government of Canada's commitment to growing
agri-food innovation and supporting entrepreneurs across the country.