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Plant based Lightlife Burger’s now available at Kelseys restaurants
Greenleaf Foods, parent company of Lightlife Foods and Kelseys Original Roadhouse restaurants, announced that Lightlife Burger will be available at Kelseys restaurants across Canada. The burger will be making a debut during the Kelseys third Annual Burger Festival, from June…
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Keystone Natural Holdings acquires WestSoy
Chicago, Ill. – Keystone Natural Holdings (KNH) announced the completion of its acquisition of the WestSoy tofu, seitan, and tempeh businesses from the Hain Celestial Group. The acquisition did not include the WestSoy plant-based beverage business, which has been retained…
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Drizzle Honey wins Startup Canada Social Enterprise of the Year Award
CALGARY – Drizzle Honey received the Startup Canada Social Enterprise of the Year Award, Prairies Region. The award was one of 10, which were announced in Edmonton during the Startup Canada Awards Ceremony. Drizzle sources its honey from apiaries across…
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Gryphon’s LAAIR Innovation Showcase and Pitch Competition
As part of Canadian Innovation Week, the Research Innovation Office at the University of Guelph (UofG), in partnership with the Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance, is pleased to host the first annual Gryphon’s LAAIR Innovation Showcase and Pitch Competition. The event, being held on May 21, 2019 in Rozanski Hall…
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Tim Hortons to add Beyond Meat® Breakfast Sandwiches to the Breakfast Anytime Menu
As Canadians’ tastes and culinary preferences evolve, Tim Hortons is looking to provide new options for guests with a new Beyond Meat breakfast sandwich test. Starting May 15, select stores will be testing three new breakfast options made with the…
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Victoria Caledonian Distillery Wins Best Canadian New Make Whisky
Victoria Caledonian Distillery’s single malt spirit has been named Best Canadian New Make in this year’s World Whiskies Awards. These prestigious awards are an annual competition attracting the best international whisky brands. The Vancouver Island based distillery also claimed a…
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KPM Analytics acquires Sightline Process Control Inc.
KPM Analytics announced today that it has acquired Sightline Process Control, Inc, a company specializing in 3D color vision and automated inspection systems that improve product quality, increase line productivity and reduce operating costs across the food production process. This…
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Ruby chocolate launched in North America
Barry Callebaut has launched ruby chocolate in North America. Known as the fourth type, ruby chocolate has been welcomed by artisans, brands and consumers across the globe. It’s now broadly available in the biggest chocolate and confectionery market, the U.S.,…
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Meat, meet plants: Kitchener-Waterloo company asks meat eaters to “meat us half way”
Consumers want to eat less meat, and plant-based protein products are on the rise in popularity. Kitchener-Waterloo company, Equilibrium Foods Inc, is the newest innovator in the emerging market of better-for-you burgers with its new, Better Blends™ meat + plant burger. Created to meet the meat eater…
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Turkey Farmers of Canada Launches National Think Turkey™ Campaign
Turkey Farmers of Canada, a national organization representing Canada’s 500+ turkey farmers, the Canadian Poultry and Egg Processors Council, Turkey Primary Processing Sector Members, have together launched Think TurkeyTM / Pensez DindonMC the first national, bilingual campaign to boost turkey…
