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Unifor calls for fair pay forever for grocery workers
June 22, 2020, Toronto, Ont. – Unifor members from across Canada came together for a virtual rally recently in support of grocery workers who have seen their pandemic pay cut. “It has become clear, based on governments, based on the…
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Cascades launches new packaging line for fruit and vegetable industry
June 19, 2020, Kingsey Falls, Que. – Cascades, which offers sustainable, innovative and value-added packaging, hygiene and recovery solutions, is launching a new range of packaging products for fruits and vegetables. Designed for producers, packers and retailers, the packaging solutions…
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KOIOS nootropic beverages to be distributed through KeHE
June 19, 2020, Vancouver, B.C. – Koios Beverage Corp. has re-engaged with KeHE Distributors, a well-established national distributor of fresh, natural, organic and specialty food and beverage products with a network of more than 35,000 retail outlets across North America.…
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Goodfood announces second fulfilment centre in GTA
June 19, 2020, Montreal, Que. – Goodfood Market Corp., a leading online grocery company in Canada, has signed a lease for its second fulfilment centre in the Greater Toronto Area. The new 200,000-square-foot facility will be a state-of-the-art online grocery…
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Nuts for Cheese to use fairtrade ingredients in products
June 18, 2020, London, Ont. – Nuts For Cheese, an established leader in Canada’s natural product and vegan cheese categories, has joined the growing fairtrade movement, sourcing key ingredients like cashews, coconut oil, coconut milk, turmeric and black peppercorns from…
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Vitality launches five new products in Canada
June 18, 2020, Vancouver, B.C. – Vitality Products Inc. is doubling its product line with the arrival of five new vitamin and supplement products at its national distributor. Significantly, the line includes the company’s first children’s product for sleep: Magnesium…
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Ballots show foodora couriers had voted to unionize
June 18, 2020, Toronto, Ont. – Ballots unsealed and counted by the Ontario Labour Relations Board show that couriers and drivers in Toronto and Mississauga that worked at foodora Inc. had voted in favour of unionization with the Canadian Union…
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Circle K hoping to donate five million meals to food banks
June 18, 2020, Laval, Que. – Circle K, a subsidiary of Alimentation Couche-Tard, has committed to donating a portion of its revenues from fuel transactions to Food Banks Canada. Across Canada, consumers who choose their local Circle K stores –…
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Rogers family donates $20M to Food Banks Canada
June 17, 2020, Toronto, Ont. – Food Banks Canada (FBC) has announced the largest single donation in its history, a one-time gift of $20 million from the Rogers family. The donation is part of $60 million that the family is…
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Beefeater launches new gin in Canada
June 17, 2020, Toronto, Ont. – Beefeater Blood Orange, which has a bittersweet juicy flavour and a vibrant, striking colour set to appeal to today’s gin drinker, is being rolled out across Canada. The product is inspired by the Orange…
