Newcomer Kitchen Canada, 192 Spadina Avenue, Toronto, ON (2026)

10/06/2026

A truly special day at Newcomer Kitchen. 💜

On September 21st, we had the honour of welcoming Her Excellency the Right Honourable Louise Arbour, Governor General of Canada, during her first official visit to Ontario, at Trinity-St. Paul's United Church.

She spent time with 13 refugee and newcomer women from our Food Entrepreneurship Training Program— five of whom have launched food businesses inspired by recipes and traditions from their home countries.

The women shared their cookies, food, cultures and stories. Most importantly, they felt seen, heard and welcomed.

We were especially touched by Her Excellency’s openness in sharing memories of her own family cookie recipes, and by her reflections on the power of a circle of women.

Thank you, Her Excellency, for spending time with our community and helping create such a powerful moment of connection, belonging and possibility.

This is what Newcomer Kitchen is about: food as a conversation starter, a pathway to belonging, and a way to build community through entrepreneurship.

Thank you for being part of our circle. 💜

09/10/2026

📢 Our Food Entrepreneurship Programming is back and better!

Over the past months, we have been busy redesigning our program model to be more focused, hands-on, and intensive. This new fast-paced program combines regular hands-on commercial kitchen experience with food entrepreneurship and business training to help newcomer women develop the skills, products, and tools needed to launch and grow their own food business.

Our Updated Program

Eligibility: Our current program is specifically funded for women who came through the refugee immigration pathway upon arriving to Canada.

To apply: https://www.newcomerkitchen.ca/qo-newcomer-kitchen-food-business-program-information-form

Our Earn as You Learn: Food Entrepreneurship Training Program is now a 3-month, full-time intensive program that includes:

Approximately 30 hours per week of training, hands-on kitchen experience, and learning (working in a small team of women)

Hands-on experience producing breakfast catering platters for real customers and business orders in a professional kitchen

Food entrepreneurship and business skills

Managing orders, inventory, and customers

Digital business and AI tools

Developing and commercializing your own food products

Building your food brand and business identity

Lifetime membership with Newcomer Kitchen Canada and connection to our centralized enterprise system to support you in launching and growing your food business

Because this is an intensive program, participants must be prepared to make about a 30-hour-per-week commitment for the full three months.

If you know of someone who is passionate about food, cooking and starting her own food business please share this post.

If you have any questions, direct them to [email protected]

07/23/2026

As the final whistle blows on an unforgettable FIFA World Cup 2026™ in Toronto, we want to say thank you 💖

To everyone who purchased one of our official FIFA cooling towels, visited our booth, shared our story, and to the incredible event organizers and partners who supported us along the way, we are deeply grateful The Toston Cuisine 🇨🇴🇨🇦 Lily Cheng Yonge North York BIA Hispanic Canadian Heritage Council FIFA World Cup 26 Toronto.

And a huge shout out 📣 to our local towel producer and printer, FM Promotions. Their journey became just as much a part of this story as ours. Thank you for believing in this project, standing alongside us, and being the incredible partner we hoped for 🙏❤️

Every purchase helps support refugee women on their journey toward food entrepreneurship, creating opportunities to build belonging, skills, confidence, community, and sustainable livelihoods.

So grateful for the amazing new friends and long term connections we made with and reconnections

Note: Our online webstore is still open with limited towels to purchase. Please check out our link https://www.newcomerkitchen.ca/fifa-info-page for more info. to get yours.

While our FIFA chapter winds down, our mission continues.

We're excited to return our full focus to what we do best: reimagining our food entrepreneurship programs, strengthening our community, and developing an exciting new food project that's already on the horizon.

This is just the beginning.

Stay tuned as we continue to create pathways where food becomes opportunity, connection, and belonging.

❤️ Thank you for being part of our journey.

07/10/2026

⚽🏆 The FIFA Fan Festival Toronto is heading into the final matches... and we'll be there!

Join Newcomer Kitchen Canada at the FIFA Fan Festival as the excitement builds through the Quarter Finals, Semi Finals, Bronze Final, and Championship Final!

💙 Stop by our booth and pick up our exclusive, limited-edition collection of official FIFA World Cup 2026™ Cooling Sport Towels. Each set features two locally designed towels that celebrate Toronto's vibrant, multicultural identity—capturing our "World in a City" spirit—conveniently packaged in a FIFA World Cup 2026™-branded water bottle with a clip lid. For more product info, check out our webstore in our bio.

Perfect for:
☀️ Staying cool while cheering on your team
⚽ A unique World Cup keepsake
💜 Supporting newcomer women entrepreneurs

Every purchase helps fund our programs, creating opportunities for newcomer women to build culinary businesses, gain employment skills, and find belonging through food.

📍 Find us at the FIFA Fan Festival Toronto- "Ontario Campus"
🗓 July 11, 14, 15, 18 & 19

Come say hello, grab your towel, and cheer on the world's best teams with us! Who are you rooting for?

06/20/2026

Today, on World Refugee Day, we honour the courage, resilience, and strength of refugees who have rebuilt their lives, families, and dreams in new communities.

This year's theme, "Until Everyone Is Safe," reminds us that safety is about more than shelter or security. True safety is also found in belonging- in being welcomed, valued, connected, and able to show up as your authentic self.

At Newcomer Kitchen, we see every day how community creates safety. When women gather around a table, share their stories, celebrate their cultures, and support one another, they create spaces where everyone feels seen, respected, and at home.

We are inspired by the resilience of refugee women who continue to transform challenges into opportunities and build brighter futures for themselves, their families, and their communities.

Because safety begins with belonging. And until everyone is safe, we will continue building communities of welcome, connection, and hope.

06/18/2026

It’s game day, Willowdale North York 🇨🇦⚽️💨

We’re excited to be at the Yonge North York Soccer City Celebration today as Canada takes on Qatar in this live viewing party at North York Memorial Hall. Thank you Lily Cheng and Yonge North York BIA for this amazing opportunity in Willowdale 🙌

Come visit Newcomer Kitchen Canada’s table and check out our limited-edition official FIFA World Cup 2026™ Cooling Towels as part of our campaign From Sidelines to Startups: Savouring Success.

Every towel sold helps create opportunities for newcomer women through training, mentorship, and entrepreneurship support to launch food businesses and build economic independence.

Football brings people together. So does food. Today, we’re celebrating both.

📍North York Memorial Hall
🕕 6 PM kickoff
🎟 Limited indoor seating

Come cheer on Team Canada 🇨🇦 and stop by to support a local community-driven initiative 🙌

For more info, check out our profile bio.

06/16/2026

Proudly introducing our Manifesto Towel E 🤗

Before Newcomer Kitchen Canada became what it is today, it began with a powerful idea: newcomer women have culinary skills, stories, and talent that deserve to be seen, supported, and celebrated.

In 2016, our founder Cara Benjamin-Pace helped launch the Willing To Work program The Depanneur creating space for newcomer women to build confidence, gain Canadian food industry experience, and move toward economic opportunity. With five years of IRCC funding, the program grew into a community of women learning, cooking, sharing, and building pathways to employment, entrepreneurship, and belonging.

Today, we carry that legacy forward with a renewed focus on newcomer women’s entrepreneurship, helping women turn culinary passions, cultural food traditions, and dreams into real opportunities.

And now, our next chapter is in motion. Our officially licensed FIFA World Cup 2026™ Cooling Towels are in full production for some exciting upcoming events 🇨🇦. Here is Cara at the big HQ with our Manifesto towel, which our team just 💓 inspired by lines from the FIFA World Cup 2026™ Manifesto and designed to pay homage to soccer scarves everywhere 💞.

Every towel bottle supports our From Sidelines to Startups: Savouring Success campaign, with 100% of proceeds funding training, mentorship, and market access for newcomer women launching food businesses.

From one kitchen in 2016 to a global football moment in 2026, this is a story of resilience, community, and what happens when women are given the opportunity to shine. Stay tuned. We cannot wait to share what is coming next. 📢⚽💨

06/15/2026

So Exciting 🥳! Behind the scenes of our initial towel production as an official FIFA World Cup 2026™ Local Licensee. We’ve created a Limited Edition Collection of FIFA World Cup 2026™ Cooling Sport Towels with our incredible partner local printer company FM Promotions 🙌

More than a souvenir, this is an investment in impact. Our goal is to sell 5,000 towels, with 100% of proceeds funding training, mentorship, and market access for newcomer women to launch food businesses.

Newcomer Kitchen believes in the power of participation. Like food, football brings people together, turning moments into community. This collection celebrates Toronto’s “World in a City” identity and our dynamic, multicultural energy.

Available now for order, each two-pack of towels comes in an official FIFA World Cup 2026™ bottle with a clip lid—perfect for matches, festivals, and summer events.

Join us: get cool, support our community and our campaign “FROM SIDELINES TO STARTUPS: SAVOURING SUCCESS” and help turn every towel into a launchpad for a new Canadian food entrepreneur. Check out our profile bio for more NKC information and to buy our 3 towel set collection.

Stay tuned for more...

# WeAreToronto

06/13/2026

Yesterday, we had the privilege of attending Toronto's opening FIFA World Cup 2026™ match 🇨🇦🇧🇦as guests of FIFA and as an Official FIFA World Cup 2026™ Licensee 🇨🇦🙌.

One of the highlights was sharing the experience with our local production partner FM Promotions whose commitment to quality and community helped bring our cooling towel collection to life.

This campaign is about more than a product. It's about local collaboration, entrepreneurship, and the power of opportunity. From newcomer women building businesses through food, to a family-owned Toronto company producing our towels, every bottle represents a community coming together 💞

As fans from around the world filled the stadium, we were reminded that Toronto truly is a World in a City. The beautiful game brings people together, and we're proud that our limited-edition FIFA World Cup 2026™ Cooling Towels celebrate that spirit.

Our goal is simple: 5,000 acts of support through 5,000 cooling towel bottles, with proceeds helping newcomer women pursue their entrepreneurial dreams.

This is what "From Sidelines to Startups" looks like. ⚽❤️🍴

06/11/2026

Newcomer Kitchen Canada Relaunches with a Bold New Vision and FIFA World Cup 2026™ Collection.

After a challenging year marked by the loss of the federal government’s funding for Newcomer Kitchen’s Food Entrepreneurship Training Program, we are writing an exciting new chapter with financial support from The Northpine Foundation and City of Toronto City of Toronto Business Business Incubator & Commercialization Program.

Today, the organization officially relaunches as a federal entity Newcomer Kitchen Canada, signalling not only a comeback but an ambitious vision to expand opportunities for newcomer women food entrepreneurs across the country in an innovative social franchise model.

The relaunch is marked by the kick-off of a Limited Edition Collection of FIFA World Cup 2026™ Sport Cooling Towels, developed through FIFA's Local Licensee Program. Designed by Newcomer Kitchen and printed in Toronto by FM Promotions, the 3 different series of sport cooling towels come in FIFA World Cup 2026™ branded bottles with a clip lid. Each bottle contains 2 unique designs that reflect Toronto’s diverse culture as a FIFA HOST CITY. FIFA World Cup 26 Toronto

These towels symbolize the cool composure, determination, and resilience that newcomer women demonstrate every day as they navigate new beginnings, roll up their sleeves and build businesses, and create opportunities for themselves and their families. In many ways, they reflect the journey of our organization as well.

The campaign FROM SIDELINES TO STARTUPS: SAVOURING SUCCESS has a goal of selling 5,000 Cooling Towels. 100% of proceeds will fund the NKC Program to support newcomer women to launch their aspirational local food businesses. Grab more info and your towel on: https://www.newcomerkitchen.ca/fifa-info-page

Stay tuned, we're just getting warmed up. More goals, more stories, and more ways to celebrate Toronto through food, football, and belonging are coming soon! 🇨🇦⚽🏙️

Newcomer Kitchen along with FM Promotions will attend the opening game tomorrow as guests of FIFA World Cup 2026™ and will be available for interviews throughout the day.

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