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McDonald’s expands P.L.T. across Southwestern Ontario
McDonald’s is expanding the global test of its plant-based burger to include 52 restaurants in Southwestern Ontario, starting Jan. 14, 2020, for 12 weeks. The P.LT., which stands for Plant. Lettuce. Tomato., is made with a Beyond Meat plant-based patty.…
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Impossible Foods launches plant-based pork
California-based company Impossible Foods unveiled Impossible Pork and Impossible Sausage on Monday at the CES gadget show in Las Vegas. It’s Impossible Food’s first foray beyond fake beef. The Impossible Burger, which went on sale in 2016, has been a…
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FCC outlines three disruptors to watch in 2020
Climate change, protectionism and automation – three forces Bloomberg identifies as major disruptors to the global economic outlook – also appear among the most significant trends to watch in the Canadian agri-food supply chain for 2020, according to Farm Credit…
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Outcast Foods raises $3M in financing
Shortly after winning Innovator of the Year, Outcast Foods announced it has closed a $3 million financing round. The seemingly simple idea of upcycling surplus, misfit fruits and vegetables that are edible and turning them into long shelf life powders…
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Cott Corporation acquires Watercooler Gigant
Cott Corporation, a provider of home and office bottled water delivery services in North America and Europe and coffee roasting for the U.S. foodservice industry, announced that Eden Springs, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cott, has acquired the Watercooler Gigant business…
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Ontario’s egg sector receives investment
The governments of Canada and Ontario are helping farmers and other businesses in the province’s broiler chicken egg and hatcheries sector enhance the traceability of its products. With cost-share funding of up to $141,450 through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership, the…
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Government supporting Ontario’s agri-food sector
The governments of Canada and Ontario are prodivind support for the province’s agri-food sector to enhance environmental sustainability and stewardship and to better protect our environment. The governments have committed more than $17.6 million in 2019 to support over 690…
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Bühler Group sells flour ingredient business
Bühler Group has sold its flour ingredient business to Bakels. The Swiss group manufactures and distributes innovative bakery ingredients and application solutions. Seventy employees of Bühler Guangzhou are moving to the new owner with immediate effect. Both parties have agreed…
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BevCanna acquires DeeperGreen
BevCanna Enterprises Inc announced today that it has exercised its option to acquire the right, title and interest to DeeperGreen, the proprietary water-soluble cannabinoid powder ingredient developed by partner Greener Frontiers. “DeeperGreen technology expands BevCanna’s ability to produce a portfolio…
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Carlsberg chooses Waterloo Brewing as co-packer
Waterloo Brewing announced a new three-year agreement with Carlsberg Canada to be the exclusive Canadian producer of its Somersby Cider brand. “Our co-pack strategy has been a key driver of business growth, along with our impressive owner brand performance,” said…
