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Final Safe Food for Canadians Regulations are published: CFIA
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the final Safe Food for Canadians Regulations have been published in Canada Gazette Part II, so the industry can prepare itself for when they take effect in early 2019
Calling food and beverage companies in Canada! (Especially if you’re 80 years young)
Food in Canada is producing a special summer issue to mark our 80th anniversary and we want to hear your success stories!
Vending va-va-voom
Healthy food and drink choices, cashless payment, analytics and alcohol are the leading trends in automated consumption
Festo’s MPA-C valve terminal
Festo Inc.’s MPA-C valve terminal is thoroughly cleanable and extremely reliable
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FoodBytes! By Rabobank announces the winners
Of the 20 finalists who went got to pitch their ideas and companies at FoodBytes!, three came out the big winners
A pilot poultry project launches in the NWT
To help with the issue of the high cost of food in Canada’s Northern communities, Choice North Farms is piloting the PoultryPonics Dome Project
Ontario beekeepers experience huge losses
Ontario beehives suffered this winter, which is bad news for beekeepers – and the vegetable and fruit growers who depend on their bees
Bonduelle to expand three facilities in Ontario
Bonduelle Canada Inc. is carrying out a $79.8-million facility expansion and adding 87 jobs in Southwestern Ontario
Mettler Toledo’s Multimount weigh modules
Mettler Toledo says its SWB805 MultiMount weigh modules can reduce contamination risk and help increase processing efficiency in industrial settings
PAC Packaging introduces sustainability checklist
PAC Packaging Consortium released its Sustainability Checklist for Structural Package Designers to help them make more informed decisions
An Ontario community to be the “Food Community of the Future”?
Infrastructure Canada’s Smart Cities Challenge was open to communities across Canada with ideas on improving the lives of residents; for the City of Guelph and Wellington it was based on food
Food loss and waste initiatives gain momentum
The Walmart Foundation wants to help reduce food waste and so gave grants to various expert organizations to help them make a dent in the issue
Reduce acrylamide naturally
Frutarom offers two solutions for reducing acrylamides in heat-processed foods, and they decrease oxidation and extend shelf life
Quebec’s plan for a new era of bioalimentaire
The government of Quebec launched Politique bioalimentaire 2018-2025, a policy that will see $5 billion invested into the province’s agri-food sector
$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
PAW Patrol Apple Wedges
Freshline Foods Ltd. offers PAW Patrol branded fresh-cut products…
FoodBytes! by Rabobank announces finalist startups
FoodBytes! by Rabobank has released the 20 start-ups that will pitch their ideas at the event on May 16, 2018 in Montreal
Plant-based proteins
Plant-based proteins are healthy, sustainable and nutrient dense
A new online tool launches for B.C.’s food sector
Food and beverage processors in B.C. have a new online tool – BC Food Connection – to connect them with co-packers and commercial kitchens to help them grow their businesses
Research on global food security receives a boost in Canada
The new Roots of Food Security research facility at the University of Saskatchewan received $800,000 from the province; work there will focus on improving crop yields to feed a hungry planet
CFIA invests $80 million to update Centre for Plant Health
The CFIA and other partners will modernize the Centre over the next five years to make it better able to protect Canada’s agriculture and agri-food sector
Canada’s ag sector has rosy outlook
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada released its 2018 Canadian Agricultural Outlook, which provides a forecast of the country’s ag sector’s financial performance
ProClean FOAM
Madison Chemical Company’s ProClean FOAM is a chlorinated, moderately alkaline detergent that is an ideal general cleaner for food and beverage processing plants
NatureFresh Farms to expand its operations
NatureFresh Farms will begin construction on a 32-acre greenhouse facility this summer and plans to be growing tomatoes there by 2019
Early-bird tickets now on sale for FoodBytes! Montreal
FoodBytes! – an event for start-up companies and their entrepreneurs to meet mentors, make connections and acquire the capital they need to grow – hits Montreal on May 16, 2018
Florida company acquires Huron Produce
Lipman Family Farms’ acquisition of Huron Produce Ltd. is a “win-win transaction” as both companies can offer more to their customers
Another super berry emerges: the salal berry
University of Victoria plant biologist, Peter Constabel, and his team, discover that the salal berry is packed with antioxidants, making it stiff competition for other berries
Highline Mushrooms acquires Western-Canadian producer
Ontario-based Highline Mushrooms has acquired B.C.-based Prairie Mushrooms, giving Highline a greater presence in Western Canada
Don’t miss the 14th North American Summit on Food Safety next month
Mark your calendars for the 14th Annual North American Summit on Food Safety from April 17-18 and ensure you’re fully compliant with SFCA and FSMA
J.R. Simplot expands facility in Manitoba
The U.S.-based J.R. Simplot Company is investing $460 million to expand its operations in Portage La Prairie, which will add almost 100 jobs
Initiative helps researchers accelerate their agri-food ideas
The University of Guelph has launched Accelerator Guelph to help the university’s researchers commercialize their often innovative agri-food ideas
Pitch your idea at FoodBytes!
FoodBytes! – an event for start-up companies and their entrepreneurs to meet mentors, make connections and acquire the capital they need to grow – hits Montreal on May 16, 2018
Canadians really like their grocery stores: survey
New research from the Argyle Public Relationships Index show consumers have strong relationships with their grocers – in spite of the bread price-fixing scandal
AAFC announces programs for the agriculture and agri-food sector
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has launched six federal programs under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership to help strengthen the agriculture and agri-food sector
A new food and agriculture coworking space opens in Alberta
The Food Central Cowork is Western Canada’s first food and agriculture coworking space intentionally designed for innovators
Ocean Spray acquires Quebec cranberry grower
Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc. has acquired Atoka Cranberries Inc., which is based in Quebec and home to the fastest-growing cranberry farming region in the world
