Sector
Grain & Oilseed Milling
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Greenleaf Foods launched to lead plant-based sector
Greenleaf Foods, a U.S.-based, wholly-owned subsidiary of Maple Leaf Foods, has announced its launch as a food company dedicated to cultivating and advancing leadership in the fast-growing plant-based food sector. Supporting its category-leading brands, Field Roast Grain Meat Co. and Lightlife Foods, Greenleaf plans…
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Global warming will have us crying in what’s left of our beer
On top of rising sea levels, stronger hurricanes and worsening wildfires, scientists project sharp declines in barley yields, which will ultimately affect the global beer supply. In a recent study in Nature Plants, researchers from the University of California, Irvine (UCI)…
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Not Just for Pharma Anymore: rfxcel Extends Track & Trace Solutions to Food & Beverage
rfxcel recently announced that it is extending its leading-edge track and trace solutions to the food and beverage industry. The company has served the pharmaceutical industry with integrated track and trace software, and said in a release that it is…
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Mixed reaction from farm groups to USMCA
Responses from Canada’s farm sectors range from acceptance to anger as concessions and market access granted under the successor to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) come into clearer view. Dairy: ‘Who needs an enemy?’ The new agreement, announced Sunday…
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Statement by Canada’s Leading Agricultural Exporters on NAFTA Progress
Brian Innes, President of the Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance (CAFTA) issued the following statement on news of progress on NAFTA negotiations last week: On behalf of our members – the hundreds of thousands of farmers, ranchers, food processors and agri-food…
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Cargill installs the world’s most efficient bottling line, raising the standard for sustainable edible oils packaging
Sidney, Ohio – Cargill has invested over $10 million to install a state-of-the-art edible oil bottling line at its Sidney, Ohio crush and refinery facility. The line is the most efficient bottling technology of its kind, delivering an annual 75 per cent capacity increase…
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Buck a beer? Count craft beer makers out
The president of the Ontario Craft Brewers Association says most of its members won’t be participating in the Buck-a-Beer initiative announced by the newly elected Ford government in Ontario. Scott Simmons said in a statement this week that while the…
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Canadian eating habits have changed according to CBC News report
Studying 50 years of food supply data, CBC News has compiled an analysis of how Canadian eating habits have shifted, noting that chicken and rice has supplanted meat and potatoes. To read the complete article, click HERE to visit the CBC…
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Barley research could benefit craft brewers
Researchers at the University of Adelaide in Australia have uncovered fundamental new information about the malting characteristics of barley grains, a finding they say could pave the way to more stable brewing processes or new malts for craft brewers. Published…
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Archaeologists discover bread that pre-dates farming
At an archaeological site in northeastern Jordan, researchers have discovered the charred remains of a flatbread baked by hunter-gatherers 14,400 years ago. It is the oldest direct evidence of bread found to date, predating the advent of agriculture by…
