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McDonald’s Canada on mission to reduce waste with Green Concept Restaurants
McDonald’s Canada is setting out to make packaging more sustainable as part of its goal to reduce its environmental footprint and source 100 per cent of guest packaging from renewable and/or recycled materials. McDonald’s will unveil two “Green Concept Restaurants”…
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Deliwok receives government funding to upgrade operations
Deliwok has been awarded a $1.15 million repayable contribution from Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions. With the help of this funding, the company will be able to go ahead with a project that will allow it to increase the…
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Fredericton researcher develops all-natural food preservative, wins prestigious award
A Fredericton entrepreneur is poised to disrupt the food and beverage industry with the launch of a first-of-its-kind all natural, clean label preservative that ensures food safety and a longer shelf life without the health risks associated with artificial preservatives.…
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Foodrescue.ca expands to B.C. with funding from Loblaw
Loblaw Companies Limited (Loblaw) and Second Harvest have further solidified their commitment to tackle food waste in Canada with the expansion of FoodRescue.ca to British Columbia. Made possible by a donation of $415,000 from Loblaw to Second Harvest, this free…
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Canada’s first-ever Food Policy announced
Federal programs to boost the profile of domestic and locally grown foods at home while reducing food waste, food insecurity and deceptive food marketing are all up for funding under the government’s new Food Policy for Canada. Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude…
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Cannabis edibles clear for legal launch before year-end
Food products containing cannabis are expected to be on the retail market by mid-December at the earliest under new federal regulations announced Friday June 15. Health Canada announced amendments to the Cannabis Regulations will be published June 26 to come…
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Kemin unveils new logo, and vision
IOWA – Kemin Industries unveiled its new global vision and logo to align the company strategically for 2042 and beyond. The new vision, “Kemin strives to sustainably transform the quality of life every day for 80 per cent of the…
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New survey finds Canadians worry about rising food costs
Rising food prices worry nearly nine in 10 Canadians, according to a new survey conducted by Abacus Data (commissioned by FCPC). The survey also found that 70 per cent of Canadians think food prices will continue to rise if the…
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KFC Canada features Raised by a Canadian Farmer seal on products
KFC Canada announced a partnership with Chicken Farmers of Canada by featuring the “Raised by a Canadian Farmer” seal on its products. The seal indicates that restaurants and grocery retailers source their chicken raised by Canadian farmers. The raised by…
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Steam Whistle adding a new beer to their collection
Steam Whistle announced it will be adding a pale ale to join its pilsner, to hit store shelves across Canada later this month. Presented in a blue can — alongside the now-familiar green of the pilsner — the pale ale…
