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Conference Board says unemployment will rise
March 23, 2020, Ottawa, Ont. – The Conference Board of Canada (CBC) has released an alternate scenario forecast that describes the economic implications if social distancing continues until the end of August, both in Canada and the United States. In…
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Governments contribute to fish and seafood sector
Newfoundland and Labrador and the federal government are contributing funding to help eight fishing enterprises acquire new equipment
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Ag and agri-food in Canada continues to grow: report
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada just released its annual agricultural report, and says the sector accounts for more than 6% of Canada’s GDP
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Canada’s economy is “firing on all cylinders,” says RBC
In its latest RBC Economic Outlook, RBC says consumer spending, business investment and government spending are all helping to keep Canada’s economy at “above-potential growth”
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Canadian Food Shopping Trends
At the Food Trends Forecast 2014 conference hosted by NSF GFTC, Carman Allison, VP Consumer Insights at Nielsen, shared the factors that are influencing CPG growth. Canada’s economy continues to be fragile and consumers have remained cautious since the recession…
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Study: Food industry has far reaching economic impacts
New report shows food sector is major contributor to Canada’s economy
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The Retail Markets
Gary Fread discusses the impact of today’s complex retail market on food production in Canada
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Food and beverage industry outlook for 2011
In a special podcast for Food in Canada, KPMG answers the key questions food and beverage manufacturers are asking about the year ahead.
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Can we be competitive and Sustainable?
Gary Fread looks at sustainability, its impact on competitiveness, and what we must do to improve.
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Del Monte Foods sold for US$4 billion
Sale of Del Monte Foods Co. for $4 billion in cash is one of the largest U.S. private equity deals of 2010
