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Bimbo Canada product bring home the gold at the Retail Council of Canada awards
Bimbo Canada announced it has won the best new product award in the Retail Council of Canada’s annual Grand Prix Awards. Evaluated by a jury composed of people working in the grocery and consumer packaged goods industry, as well as…
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Subway partners with Beyond Meat
Subway announced a partnership with Beyond Meat to test exclusive plant-based protein options. Starting this September, Subway restaurants will test the Beyond Meatball Marinara sub in 685 participating restaurants in Canada and the U.S., only for a limited time. Now…
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Mary’s Organic Cracker launches new crackers
Mary’s Organic Crackers, gluten-free snacks, announced the launch of the brand’s REAL Thin Crackers, which will hit store shelves at national Canadian grocers during the Canada Organic Trade Association’s (COTA) Organic Week. Mary’s Organic Crackers will also sponsor COTA’s Organic…
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Federal government invests in Atlantic Fisheries Fund
With the longest coastline in the world, Canada’s coastal communities rely on the fish and seafood industry as an integral contributor to local and regional economies. In Canada, about 350, 000 jobs rely on sustainable fisheries. Therefore, the Government of…
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Nestlé launches first non-dairy coffee lattes
Nestlé launched a range of lattes made with plant-based ingredients, which are the first non-dairy soluble coffee lattes and certified by the Vegan Society as suitable for people following a vegan diet. The Nescafé Gold non-dairy lattes are made with…
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Mission Hill Family Estate brings home the gold at the 2019 WineAlign National Wine Awards
Okanagan Valley’s Mission Hill Family Estate won the ‘Winery of the Year’ title at the 2019 WineAlign National Wine Awards, where more than 1800 wines were entered from 259 wineries in Canada. In addition to the ‘Winery of the Year’…
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Canadian food processing outlook
FCC Ag reported that global demand is growing, especially for potato products and red meat. Potato processors will have to wait for the 2019 crop will provide better margins, red meat processors are seeing uncertainty due to trade tensions, while…
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Food Safety Net Services opens new testing lab
Food Safety Net Services (FSNS) announced the opening of its new analytical testing laboratory for the food and consumables industry in the northeastern region of the United States. The 22,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art facility is located in Allentown, Penn. and…
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Carone expands into craft distilling
Lanoraie, Que. – Carone, premium estate winery located in the Lanaudière region of Québec, announced that it has expanded into craft distillation and will release its first spirits later this summer. Carone will be the Lanaudière region’s first craft distiller…
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Puratos expands Cacao-Trace program to Canada
Puratos Canada, the Canadian arm of global Belgium-based ingredient supplier, Puratos, is working with the global team to bring its passion for great-tasting chocolate with a sustainable future to cocoa-producing regions by growing its Cacao-Trace program. The program forms a…
