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Canada’s seafood farmers launch national youth initiative
The Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance (CAIA) has launched a National Youth Council to connect young professionals in Canada’s aquaculture sector, to propose and develop ideas for the flourishing of the sector, and to be ambassadors for the sector. “Seafood farming…
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Canadians Hold Themselves Most Responsible for Reducing Food Loss and Waste
When asked who’s most responsible for reducing Canada’s food loss and waste, a hefty majority of Canadians point the finger at themselves. But they’d like more information about how to do it according to new research by the Canadian Centre for Food…
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HelloFresh projects 60 per cent meal-kit market share in Canada
Following its recent acquisition of Canadian meal-kit service Chefs Plate, HelloFresh Canada has announced that the new dual-brand meal-kit leader expects to own 60 per cent market share in Canada in 2019. The company also confirmed a revenue projection of $200 million for next…
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Maple Leaf to consolidate Ontario poultry processing
A new $660 million plant at London, Ont. will house Maple Leaf Foods’ Ontario fresh poultry processing operations by mid-2021 as the food processing firm prepares to shut three older facilities. The planned 640,000-square foot plant is billed as “one…
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Co-Packer Popup Roundtable Opportunity
Are you looking for co-packers to expand your food and beverage production? Join Food Starter on December 4, 2018 for a Popup Roundtable: Co-packer Scoping – Growing and Protecting Your Food Business with Birgit Blain, a packaged foods specialist and president…
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Ontario proposing changes to meat and dairy processing regulations
The Government of Ontario is proposing regulation changes to the Food Safety and Quality Act and the Milk Act that it says will cut red tape and reduce the regulatory burden for all businesses. “Farmers and food processors have told…
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Canada and U.S. issue warnings about E.coli in romaine lettuce
Public health officials in the U.S. and Canada issued a warning Tuesday against eating romaine lettuce while they investigate an outbreak of E. coli that has sickened 50 people in the two countries. The alerts cover all forms of romaine,…
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Canada to host 2019 International Chaine des Rôtisseurs Young Chefs Competition
For only the second time in the history of the event, Canada has been selected to host the prestigious 43rd Concours International des Jeunes Chefs (Young Chefs) Rôtisseurs Competition. The Competition, open to young cooks under the age of 27,…
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New Dalhousie study reveals Canadians’ grocery shopping habits are changing
A new study from Dalhousie University aims to better understand Canadians’ grocery shopping behaviour and pinpoint how grocers can make a go of it in today’s food economy. “Most Canadians grocery shop, and grocery stores are the interface between consumers…
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U.S. agencies to share regulatory oversight of cell-cultured meat and poultry
In a statement issued Friday (November 16), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that both agencies will jointly oversee the production of cell-cultured food products derived from livestock and poultry. The…
