Future Care Packaging, a new Canadian company, is the first Toronto-area company to produce biodegradable paper straws. The company will be supplying the straws to restaurants and stores across North America, creating an environmentally friendly alternative to a major source…
Mintel, the experts in what consumers want and why, has announced three key trends that will shape the global food, drink and foodservice industries over the next 10 years. Expect to see consumers further prioritize plants in their diets, with…
Scientists taste and aroma of different breads baked in close cooperation with an artisan baker and a miller using flour from old as well as modern wheat varieties. In the journal Food Research International the research team now also describes…
Purdys Chocolatier announced it has received a Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award, recognizing Purdys as one of Canada’s Best Places to Work in 2020. The company is proud to have an ‘employee first’ culture – it looks like the proof is…
Beyond Meat has launched Beyond Beef in Canada. Beyond Beef is designed to look, cook and taste like ground beef. Canada is the first market outside of the U.S. to offer Beyond Beef. All of Beyond Meat’s products are designed…
The fresh fruit and vegetable industry will have until Jan. 15, 2021 to use up existing packaging material in relation to the coming into force traceability timelines. As a result the following has been updated: Footnote 3 in the SFCR…
The growing appetite for sustainable bioplastic made from polylactic acid (PLA) is opening new doors to corn, sugar beet and sugar cane farmers. Their produce offers access to unique opportunities for business growth. How can the agricultural industry get a…
The Ontario Court of Appeal ruled that the class action relating to all corn producers in Canada who priced their corn for sale after Nov. 18, 2013 can move forward on the basis of an allegation of premature commercialization against…
Montreal-based ready-to-cook company Cook it acquired MissFresh from the supermarket chain, Metro. Founded in 2015, MissFresh experienced significant growth in recent years. Cook it will be able to increase its Canadian market share, and its customers will be able to…
Canopy Growth Corporation announced that effective Jan. 14, 2020, David Klein has been appointed as the company’s chief executive officer. Klein served in a number of senior leadership capacities over the past 14 years at Constellation Brands. His capabilities include…
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