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Plant-based foods
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Vegan cheese ‘kitsCheeze’ released from Modern Meat, soon to be Modern Plant Based Foods
Modern Meat is pleased to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary, kitskitchen Health Foods, will launch four dairy-free artisan cheeses in May, under the moniker kitsCheeze. Modern Meat will also soon change its name to Modern Plant Based Foods. The…
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B.C.-based Cascadia Seaweed adds four seaweed species to Health Canada’s Ingredient Database
Cascadia Seaweed has added Saccharina Latissima (Sugar Kelp), Alaria marginata (Winged kelp), Neoagarum fimbriatum, and Develarea mollis (Red Ribbon or Pacific Dulse). “Seaweed is an extremely valuable nutritional, nutraceutical and a pharmacological resource. It contains an array of components that…
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Award-winning BC-based Boosh Food expands to larger headquarters
Boosh Food, a delicious plant-based ready-to-eat comfort food company that caters to the entire family, recently leased a multipurpose 8,500 sq ft headquarters located in Cloverdale, BC. Upon completion of the tenant improvements, the facility will include a commercial grade…
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Tempered oat & pulse flours – feature story from the new edition of ‘Food in Canada’
Canada is known for many food products — poutine, maple syrup and much more — but if Protein Industries Canada (PIC) and many companies have their way, Canada will soon be renowned for its plant-based protein products (and ingredients as…
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Nabati Foods of Alberta offers new products with COBS Bread and Beyond Meat
Nabati Foods, a plant-based food tech company, announces that its Nabati Cheeze product will be a key ingredient in COBS Bread’s plant-based Beyond Sausage Arrabbiata Mini Pizza. The plant-based mini pizza combines Beyond Meat, Beyond Sausage Italian Sausage Crumbles, roasted…
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Novel Canadian plant-based protein blend for hospitalized/outpatients and highly-active consumers
Protein Industries Canada and partners are developing a novel plant-based protein blend designed for hospitalized and outpatient individuals, and highly active athletic consumers. A $2.2 million co-investment, the project is being led by Enhanced Medical Nutrition (EMN) and Infinit Nutrition…
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Highlighting career opportunities in plant-based protein, agrifood and digital ag sectors
Protein Industries Canada and many companies are investing in a program that will introduce youth from kindergarten to grade 12 to the career opportunities available to them in the plant-protein, agrifood and digital agriculture sectors. Part of a $2 million…
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Impossible Foods is cutting prices 20% for 17,000 grocery stores in the U.S.
Thanks to tremendous growth and economies of scale over the past year, Impossible Foods is cutting suggested retail prices by 20% for grocery stores throughout the United States. The price cuts bring the company’s suggested retail prices for Impossible Burger…
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L’Eggo my Cereal! Eggo celebrates 50th birthday in Canada
Eggo – everyone’s favourite toaster-ready waffle – is celebrating its 50th birthday in Canada by introducing NEW Eggo Chocolate Flavour Cereal featuring mini chocolate-flavoured waffle-shaped cereal pieces, dusted with a decadent chocolatey coating. This newest member of the family brings…
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Post Foods Canada brands are the official cereals of the NBA in Canada
The National Basketball Association (NBA) and Post Foods Canada today announced a multiyear partnership that makes Post Foods Canada the Official Cereal of the NBA in Canada. Beginning this week, Post Foods Canada’s cereal boxes featuring the NBA league logo…
