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Xeikon America and Anderson & Vreeland enter agreement
Xeikon America, Inc. and Anderson & Vreeland, Inc. announced that the companies have entered into a definitive agreement under which Anderson & Vreeland will sell the Xeikon line of dry toner and inkjet-based digital label presses in the United States…
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Aurora Cannabis launches edibles campaign
Aurora Cannabis Inc. announced the launch of Ready for Edibles, a national bilingual campaign dedicated to educating new and experienced cannabis consumers on responsible consumption and safe storage of edibles products before they become available for sale in December. In…
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Ontario-farmed rainbow recommended by Ocean Wise
Ocean Wise has recommended Ontario-farmed rainbow trout as a sustainable seafood choice. The Vancouver-based conservation program endorses all rainbow and steelhead trout grown in floating net-pens and flow-through systems in Ontario based on their low environmental impact. Before making this…
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Province Brands of Canada, Western University team up to develop innovative yeasts
Province Brands of Canada, developers of the world’s first and only beers brewed from the cannabis plant, will join with Western University (WU) to study and develop innovative yeasts in a $45,000 research grant awarded to WU. The grant is…
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Puratos opens new innovation centre in Chicago
Puratos announced the opening of its newest Innovation Centre in the up-and-coming Pilsen neighbourhood of Chicago. The company invested $1.5 million into this new 6,700-square-foot facility, Puratos’ sixth innovation centre in the United States. Puratos operates 88 such Innovation centre…
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Egg Farmers of Canada and Federated Co-operatives Limited launch quality assurance program
Egg Farmers of Canada is partnering with Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL) to launch the Egg Quality Assurance (EQA) certification mark on select egg cartons in CO-OP Food Stores in Western Canada this month. The EQA certification mark quickly showcases to…
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Dairy Farmers of Canada launches new campaign
A new campaign by the Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) aims to shift perceptions of dairy amongst the next generation of consumers and redefine it in a positive way. Milk. It’s in the stuff you love focuses on Millennial and…
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Saputo acquires Lion Dairy & Drinks in Australia
Saputo Inc. completed the transaction announced on April 26, 2019, and acquired the specialty cheese business of Lion Dairy & Drinks Pty Ltd for a purchase price of A$280 million (approximately CDN$249.5 million), on a cash-free and debt-free basis. The…
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New Thermo Scientific software simplifies set-up
A new software functionality available as a standard feature in the Thermo Scientific Sentinel multiscan metal detector enhances set-up, making it easier and quicker for food processors to improve inspection performance. The Auto Learn software feature allows users to conduct…
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Research finds an improves texture and colour of lab-grown meat
A team of Tufts University-led researchers exploring the development of cultured meat found that the addition of the iron-carrying protein myoglobin improves the growth, texture and colour of bovine muscle grown from cells in culture. This development is a step…
