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Thornloe Grass Fed Butter takes Grand Champion Award at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair
Thornloe Grass Fed Butter has earned the Grand Champion Award in the butter division at the 2018 Royal Agricultural Winter Fair. Grass Fed Butter products in salted and unsalted formats were introduced to the Canadian market by Thornloe Cheese in…
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Cargill consolidates food ingredients distribution network in U.S and Canada to six channel partners
Cargill’s food ingredients and applications business has chosen six North American distribution partners – Univar Inc., Gillco Ingredients, International Food Products Corporation, Batory Foods, Pearson Sales Company and St. Charles Trading, Inc. This move optimizes customer experience, streamlines the supply…
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Putting food-safety detection in the hands of consumers
MIT Media Lab researchers have developed a wireless system that leverages the cheap RFID tags already on hundreds of billions of products to sense potential food contamination — with no hardware modifications needed. With the simple, scalable system, the researchers…
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100 per cent Canadian ultrafiltered milk launches in Canada
Saputo has launched JOYYA ultrafiltered milk, an all-Canadian dairy product that contains up to 16g of protein per 250ml serving. It’s produced in Canada, by Canadians for Canadians, and offers 75 per cent more protein and 25 per cent less…
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Online food shopping increasing, but meat quality a concern for consumers
The 2018 U.S. Online Grocery Shopper Study found about half of online shoppers plan to purchase grocery items more often in the coming year. The study, performed by the Retail Feedback Group (RFG), also rated overall satisfaction when ordering food…
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NSF International Announces 2018 Canadian Food Safety Recognition Award Winners
NSF International has announced the winners of the NSF International 2018 Food Safety Recognition Awards. The awards recognize Canadian food and beverage companies and individuals that have made great contributions to food safety, whether by leading food safety efforts within…
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Cargill and DSM to develop zero-calorie sweeteners through joint venture
As food and beverage producers look to significantly reduce calories in their offerings to consumers, they are in need of non-artificial, zero-calorie, great-tasting sweetener options. Cargill and Royal DSM have announced a new joint venture, Avansya, to rise to this challenge.…
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Brenntag launches global Food & Nutrition brand
The Brenntag Group has launched a global food and nutrition brand, Brenntag Food & Nutrition. This new brand will draw together and coordinate the company’s food and beverage capabilities in 73 countries into one business unit and management structure. The…
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High Liner Foods reports disappointing third quarter, cuts made to salaried staff
High Liner Foods Inc. yesterday reported a disappointing financial report for its third quarter, and consequently to cut costs the company said it has let go of 14 per cent of its salaried employees and will be employing five critical…
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Kraft Heinz Canada Announces Agreement to Sell Its Natural Cheese Business to Parmalat
The Kraft Heinz Company announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Canadian natural cheese business to Parmalat for a purchase price of $1.62 billion CAD. The agreement includes the sale of natural cheese brands Cracker Barrel, P’tit…
