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Unilever announces new commitments for reducing plastic
Unilever announced new commitments to reduce its plastic waste and help create a circular economy for plastics. Unilever has confirmed that by 2025 it will: Halve its use of virgin plastic, by reducing its absolute use of plastic packaging by…
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Carol Stewart to receive FCPC’s 2019 Award of Distinction
Food & Consumer Products of Canada (FCPC) announced that Carol Stewart, retired president and chief executive officer at Kellogg Canada Inc., will receive the 2019 Award of Distinction at this year’s annual CEO & Executive Leadership Conference. The conference will…
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KFC and Frito Lay team together
KFC Canada and Frito Lay Canada announced a new food collaboration: KFC x Lay’s Bar-B-Q Tenders. The limited-edition collaboration features KFC’s 100 per-cent Canadian farm-raised chicken tenders coated in Lay’s sweet and smoky Bar-B-Q potato chips. The bun-less all chicken…
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Empire Company sponsors Canadian Olympic team, becoming the first official grocer of Team Canada
Empire Company today announced its partnership with the Canadian Olympic Committee, proudly making its family of brands the first official grocer of Team Canada. Empire’s soon to be launched e-commerce platform, Voilà by Sobeys, is the official online grocer of…
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Report finds that Canadians goods and brands have a positive perception globally
In a report, PwC Canada conducted a survey of 3,521 consumers in seven key countries—Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico and the United Kingdom—on their perceptions of Canada and Canadian goods and brands. With 71.5 per cent of Canadian exports…
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Health Canada update on salmonella outbreak
Health Canada announced an outbreak of Salmonella illnesses linked to raw turkey and raw chicken. This update reflects 14 illnesses that have been added to the outbreak investigation. There are now 110 illnesses under investigation. The Public Health Agency of…
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Organto receives approval for sale of assets in Patzun, Chimlatenango, Guatemala
Organto Foods announced that is has received shareholder approval and final acceptance of the TSX Venture Exchange for the sale of the company’s processing plant and related assets including land, buildings and processing equipment located in Patzun, Chimlatenango, Guatemala, to…
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Agropur Cooperative announces new CEO
Agropur Cooperative announces the appointment of Émile Cordeau as chief executive officer effective Oct. 15, 2019. In view of other opportunities for Cordeau, Agropur decided to accelerate its succession plan. In this context, Robert Coallier has announced that he will…
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Open letter from the Turkey Farmers of Canada
With people from so many places the world over, there’s a lot to be thankful for in Canada. That’s worth celebrating. There’s one holiday that brings all Canadians together to celebrate. As family. As friends and neighbours. Canadian Thanksgiving is…
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Spirits Canada analysis finds value in Ontario spirits industry
Spirits Canada today welcomed new analysis by the Canadian Centre for Economic Analysis (CANCEA), which demonstrates the value of Ontario’s distilled spirits manufacturing and the serious consequences of artificially limiting the industry’s growth potential. Spirits Canada president and CEO Jan…
