Sector
Pet Food
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Recalls have 60 per cent of pet parents concerned about the safety of dog and cat food, reports Packaged Facts
Hill’s Pet Nutrition’s recent recall is a reminder that safety remains one of the driving forces in the U.S. pet market today. A 2018 survey by market research firm Packaged Facts reveals that 57 per cent of dog owners…
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New approach for Canada’s Food Guide
MONTREAL—Healthy eating is more than the foods you eat—is the message Canada’s Food Guide wants to get across. On January 22, 2019, Canada debuted its new Food Guide. The Food Guide that many of us grew up with focused on…
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Vi-Cas Vacuum Cups for Ergonomic Lifters
Vi-Cas Manufacturing offers a wide range of vacuum cups for ergonomic lifters to assist with the moving and handling of large, heavy, bulky or unwieldy products. Round, rectangular or oval cups in a variety of sizes are available from stock…
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PACK EXPO sets new trade show standard for packaging
Closing out another year of record-breaking events for the PACK EXPO Portfolio of Trade Shows, the largest ever PACK EXPO International and co-located Healthcare Packaging EXPO 2018 convened nearly 45,000 attendees with 2,500 exhibitors over 1.25 million net square feet…
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Buddy’s Kitchen ranks 44 on the 2018 Growth 500
Canadian Business and Maclean’s have ranked Buddy’s Kitchen No.44 on the 30th annual Growth 500, which ranks Canada’s fastest-growing companies. The Growth 500 ranks Canadian businesses on a five-year revenue growth and winners are profiled in a special print issue of Canadian…
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Pet foods high in legume and potato ingredients linked to heart disease in dogs: FDA
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is investigating a potential link between heart disease in dogs and pet foods containing peas, lentils, other legume seeds or potatoes as main ingredients. “We are concerned about reports of canine heart disease, known…
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General Mills enters fiscal 2019 ready for growth in key areas
General Mills has released results for its fourth quarter and full fiscal year ended May 27, which it says are in line with the company’s most recent fiscal 2018 outlook. “Fiscal 2018 represented an important first step in returning our…
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Cupboard economics: commentary
Every now and then, Canadians will take a stand against the U.S. by choosing Canadian items over American ones at the grocery store. Canadians are generally loyal to Canadian food products, unless they cost more – and most often, they do
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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
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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!
