Sector
Meat &Poultry
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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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$140-million vaccine centre opens in Saskatoon
Research centre will be largest of its kind in North America
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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 beef plant to open in Alberta
Harmony Meats will create 125 local jobs
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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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$3.5 million to go to livestock research
Saskatchewan producers to benefit from funding to 26 research projects
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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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$4 million settlement in XL Foods class action approved for distribution
The class action was launched in connection with the 2012 recall of beef products processed at the XL Foods facility in Brooks, Alta.
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19-year-old founder of newest plant-based meat, NUGGS
NEW YORK — NUGGS, the “chicken” nugget start-up, announced its official launch. Founded by 19-year-old tech wunderkind and entrepreneur Ben Pasternak, NUGGS will disrupt the animal-based meat industry with its new nugget technology. NUGGS is an advanced version of the…
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2016 Canadian Agricultural Outlook remains strong
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s outlook sees farm incomes reaching record levels for Canadian farmers in 2015, and remaining above average for 2016
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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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24-hour aerobic bacteria indicator test
3M Food Safety has launched the 3M Petrifilm Rapid Aerobic Count Plate with AOAC-PTM approval
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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
