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Growing the global footprint of Canadian food processors
Growth in the global demand for food brings tremendous opportunities for the Canadian agri-food industry, according to Tyler Betcher, Agricultural Economist with Farm Credit Canada (FCC). In a recent report, Betcher says two options are available for Canadian businesses to…
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FBO rallies behind Ontario Being Open for Business, calls for immediate repeal of Bill 148
Guelph, Ont. – Food and Beverage Ontario (FBO) has joined the Ontario Chamber of Commerce call for the immediate repeal of labour reforms introduced by Bill 148, Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act 2017. FBO members have cited concerns similar to other Ontario businesses that the reforms…
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Market & Co., a First-to-Canada Food Market concept at Upper Canada Mall opens September 7
September 6, 2018, Newmarket, Ont. – On Friday September 7th, 2018, Upper Canada Mall officially opens Market & Co., the first food market in Canada located within a premium shopping centre environment. Developed by Oxford Properties Group, this new 40,000 square feet…
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Cargill installs the world’s most efficient bottling line, raising the standard for sustainable edible oils packaging
Sidney, Ohio – Cargill has invested over $10 million to install a state-of-the-art edible oil bottling line at its Sidney, Ohio crush and refinery facility. The line is the most efficient bottling technology of its kind, delivering an annual 75 per cent capacity increase…
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Earliest Mediterranean cheese production revealed by pottery over 7,000 years old
Fatty acids detected on potsherds from Croatian archaeological sites contain evidence of the earliest known cheese production in the Mediterranean region, according to a study published September 5, 2018 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Sarah McClure of the Pennsylvania…
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George’s to acquire Ozark Mountain Poultry
George’s Inc. a fourth-generation chicken and poultry company headquartered in Springdale, Arkansas, has agreed to purchase Ozark Mountain Poultry Inc. Although details of the agreement were not divulged, the deal is expected to close in Q4 2018. Ozark Mountain Poultry…
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Clarkson Specialty Lecithins achieves SQF Certification
September 5, 2018 – Clarkson Specialty Lecithins (CSL) in Champaign, Ill. announced today it has achieved Food Safety Certification through the Safe Quality Food Institute (SQFI). Internationally recognized by the food industry, this certifies CSL to the SQF Code for Manufacturing,…
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Canada’s organic sector receives $8 million in funding
Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Lawrence MacAulay recently announced a federal investment of up to $8.3 million to the Organic Federation of Canada, under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership, AgriScience Clusters. This research investment, which includes an additional $4.4 million…
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Koios to release world’s first cannabis Nootropic beverage
September 5, 2018, Vancouver – Koios Beverage Corp. announced yesterday that it will be launching two additional products in October to augment its existing line of beverages. The first product slated for release in October is a beverage infused with…
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RaboResearch predicts processing bottleneck will hit pork and poultry producers the hardest
September 4, 2018 – Low unemployment rates, new facilities and a shrinking labour pool are several factors creating struggles for some meat processing facilities, according to a release from RaboFinance, a financial services provider for agricultural producers and agribusinesses in the…
