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Parliament hustles through CUSMA ratification
Ottawa | Reuters — Canada’s Parliament rushed through ratification of the new Canada-U.S.-Mexico (CUSMA) trade pact on Friday March 13 before taking a three-week break to help stop the spread of the coronavirus, a top government official said. Canada was…
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Government investing in Ontario’s greenhouse industry
March 16, 2020, Waterdown, Ont. – The Ontario government has announced an investment of up to $4.5 million towards new and innovative projects that will help the province’s greenhouse sector be even more competitive, better market its produce and further…
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Goodfood launches fulfillment facility in Vancouver
March 13, 2020, Montreal, Que. – Goodfood Market Corp., an online grocery company in Canada, has opened a fulfillment centre in Vancouver, further expanding its countrywide operating footprint. Production at the facility was launched recently with the first boxes already…
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Colabor selling Summit Foods division to Flanagan Foodservice
March 13, 2020, Boucherville, Que. – Colabor Group Inc. has reached an agreement for the sale of the majority of the assets of its Summit Foods division in Ontario to Flanagan Foodservice Inc. for about $10 million. The transaction is…
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Waterloo Brewing extends Canadian rights to LandShark Lager
March 13, 2020, Kitchener, Ont. – Waterloo Brewing Ltd. has signed a five-year extension to an original term with Margaritaville Malt Beverages LLC for the rights to LandShark Lager through Dec. 31, 2030. The company also has an option to…
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Food Processing Suppliers Association elects 2020 officers
March 12, 2020, McLean, Va. – Matt Malott, president and CEO of Multivac Inc., has been elected as chairman of the Food Processing Suppliers Association (FPSA) board of directors. He was elected at the association’s annual meeting recently. Other members…
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Lactalis announces drinkable organic yogurt for kids
March 12, 2020, Toronto, Ont. – Lactalis Canada is introducing Stonyfield Organic Kids Drinkable Yogourt, made with Canadian organic milk and organic fruits, to the marketplace. The company says the yogurt, produced in Canada, has only four grams of sugar…
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Agrifoods signs deal with a2 Milk brand in Canada
March 12, 2020, Burnaby, B.C. – Agrifoods Cooperative has entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with The a2 Milk Company for a2 Milk® brand milks in Canada. Under the licence, the A1 protein-free milks produced by Canadian dairy farmers and marketed…
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METRO building new distribution centre in Quebec
March 11, 2020, Montreal, Que. – METRO Inc. will invest $420 million over five years in the construction of a new, automated distribution centre for fresh and frozen products in Terrebonne, Que., just north of Montreal, and the expansion of…
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CIFST Canadian Food Summit cancelled in Winnipeg
The 2020 CIFST Canadian Food Summit scheduled for June 3 to 5 in Winnipeg, Man., has been cancelled. The association announced the news in a statement on its website. “We’re aware that many of you are asking questions about CIFST’s…
