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Beverages
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[Gallery] On the shelf! A look at new consumer products
This round up of new consumer food products includes yummy snacks (combining popcorn, chocolate and peanut butter), taking a detour with beer, finding your MOJO in a bar, mixing it up with Haskap relish and chutney, peanut-free snacks and more for breakfast
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[Photo Gallery] On the shelf! A look at new consumer food products
A sampling of the latest new consumer products includes real brewed iced tea, fancy seafood for foodservice, Canadian gin with the taste of Northern Canada, gluten-free bread, cereals, beer, anise sweets and multi-tasking gum
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[Updated] To tax or not to tax sugary drinks – the Beverage Association responds
Research from the University of Waterloo, commissioned by several Canadian health organizations, has found that a tax on sugary drinks would prevent up to 200,000 cases of type 2 diabetes – among other health issues. Not only that but several jurisdictions around the world have seen success
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$17 million to go toward Canadian genomics projects
Genome Canada announced $17 million in funding will go toward genomics research projects that will help agriculture and agri-food thrive
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$20-million donation will help U of Guelph transform global food economy
The University of Guelph received a $20-million donation and will use to create the Arrell Food Institute. The new institute will address food security, safety and sustainability
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$388 million is going into Saskatchewan’s ag industry
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and Saskatchewan’s Ministry of Agriculture have created the Canadian Agriculture Partnership (CAP) to invest in “strategic agricultural initiatives” in the province
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$8.4 million investment for Canadian wine and grape research cluster
The Canadian Grapevine Certification Network, a consortium of grape and wine-producing organizations from across the country, has received $8.4 million in funds to improve crop protection, test new wine varieties, and make grape production more environmentally sustainable. Federal Minister…
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120-year-old Coca-Cola Canada bottling operation returns to Canadian ownership
Coca-Cola Canada Bottling Limited announced October 1 that it has closed on a transaction to acquire Coca-Cola Refreshments Canada (CCRC) from The Coca-Cola Company. This closing comes six months after The Coca-Cola Company announced a letter of intent with the Tanenbaum and Bridgeman families, concluding a broader plan…
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13 Ontario agri-tech companies receive grants
Bioenterprise Corporation wants to help agri-tech companies with innovative ideas get their products to market and to consumers
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2017 Grant Thornton Executive Forum
This year’s Grant Thornton Executive Forum includes companies from across Canada and a conversation about growth and new markets
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24 agri-food companies in Southern Ontario receive seed funding
Bioenterprise Corporation and Innovation Guelph say 24 companies are the third round to receive $30,000 each to help with branding, marketing, prototyping and attracting investment
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39 products crowned Product of the Year
The Product of the Year consumer-voted competition held its celebration on April 15, announcing 39 winners – many of the foods
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3PL C.H. Robinson acquires Canadian freight forwarder
C.H. Robinson has acquired Montreal-based Milgram & Company Ltd. for $62 million
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60% of Canadian food, beverage companies are investing in innovation: report
BDO’s latest report takes a look at the future of food & beverage, and transportation, warehousing and distribution, and finds that innovation and advancing technology are helping business leaders remain optimistic
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A Budding Market
It’s a long way from producing radio news reports to producing red wines, but Keith Watt made the leap from veteran journalist to vintner when he purchased a 25-acre oceanfront property on Pender Island off British Columbia’s rugged west coast…
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A closer look at seniors’ shopping habits reveals opportunities: survey
The Nielsen Global Survey About Aging finds retailers in North America are meeting seniors’ needs, but food manufacturers could do more
