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Colour it green
In 2006, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. unveiled a packaging scorecard in an effort to reduce packaging across its global supply chain by five per cent by 2013. Its suppliers were given a trial period of exactly one year before the company…
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Agri-Food Innovation Forum
MaRS Landing and the Canadian Liver Foundation have partnered to co-present The Agri-Food Innovation Forum “Food, A Healthy Value Proposition: The Appetite Continues…” and The LIVERight Awards from Feb. 10 to 12, 2009 in Toronto. Network with an elite gathering…
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PACKEX Toronto: May 5-7, 2009 at the International Centre in Mississauga, Ont.
With the new tagline Pack to the Future, PACex International becomes PACKEX Toronto, Canada’ s Packaging, Material Handling and Logistics show. PACKEX Toronto will also welcome, IPA Canada, the new tradeshow brand for the food processing industry, presenting equipment, services…
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Chicken gains share as meat consumption slows
Two year-end reports differ as to whether U.S. meat and poultry consumption has slowed or declined but both agree that chicken is gaining market share as recession weary consumers opt for value. The U.S. Livestock Marketing Information Centre reports that…
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Exports sustain sector as Canadian market weakens
Economic output in Canada’s $21 billion meat and poultry processing sector held steady with prior year output in the first ten months of 2008. Domestic consumption weakened but real GDP (value added) managed an anemic 0.2% growth thanks to a…
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Canada challenges costly COOL regs
Ottawa has requested formal consultations with the U.S. under the World Trade Organization dispute settlement process on the country-of-origin labelling (COOL) measures. The legislation was implemented on Sept. 30, 2008 with a six-month non-enforcement transition period. For North American products…
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Salary Survey: Show Us the Money!
Ever wondered how your career experience compares to that of your peers? Do you question whether your employees are really happy with their working conditions? And what about the question that’s ultimately on everyone’s mind – do I make enough…
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Grocery Innovations Highlights Top Trends
This year’s Grocery Innovations Canada tradeshow attracted more than 6,000 industry professionals to 550 booths from food and beverage manufacturers exhibiting a wide range of new product offerings. The two-day show, which this year took place Oct. 26 and 27…
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Thinking Outside the Box
Some of the world’s most innovative and creative packaging products were highlighted recently at the Worldwide Packaging Design Awards Competition, the Pentawards 2008. Now in its second year, the competition is the only global event recognizing excellence in brand packaging…
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A sea-to-sea guarantee
Canadian food retailers are being hit by a wave of activism over depleted seafood stocks, and in turn, they’re pressuring seafood producers to obtain certifications that show their fisheries are sustainably managed. In June, Greenpeace activists targeted eight leading Canadian…
