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Ben & Jerry’s assembles new Dairy Advisory Council
BURLINGTON, Vt. — Ben & Jerry’s has convened a new Dairy Advisory Council comprised of experts in environmental health, the animal protection movement, Lake Champlain water quality, and organic farming to help the company achieve its newly refined Values-Led Dairy Vision.…
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Sleeman is the first Canadian brewery to be 3RCertified
Sleeman Breweries in Guelph is the first brewery in Canada to gain 3RCertified status. Established in 2012, 3RCertified is a voluntary program originally funded by the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation, and Parks that evaluates how organizations manage solid…
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Ontario bottle drive raises money for leukemia research
The Beer Store kicks off fundraising effort
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USDA launches food atlas
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has launched a new online mapping tool called Your Food Environment Atlas. The Atlas is designed for food policy makers, researchers and consumers. According to the USDA, food environmental factors interact to influence food…
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Seafood Report: A Mark of Distinction
While sustainability is gaining steam in the seafood section of grocery retailers across Canada, many issues remain to be resolved. While some grocery chains and processors have taken the plunge and aligned themselves with a sustainability program, not all companies…
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Packaging Report: The Greener Side of Plastics
Canadian consumers have long been confident in the beneficial use of plastics as food packaging. These benefits vary from providing longer shelf life (thanks to moisture, oxygen and/or carbon dioxide barrier properties) to preventing loss of flavour and smell, to…
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Editorial: Shades of Green
By now you’ve probably heard the term greenwashing. It happens when companies attempt to paint a “green” face on any old product and try to convince consumers that it is somehow more ecologically or socially sound, or more environmentally friendly.…
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Industry Insider Q & A
Sybil TaylorDirector of Marketing, Steam Whistle Brewing Sybil Taylor was first introduced to the beer industry through an internship at Guelph, Ont.’s Upper Canada Brewing. After that she was hooked. “I just loved the beer industry. It’s so much fun,…
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The Green Issue: Industry Initiatives
Over the past few years, the environment has become one of the biggest issues facing not only the food and consumer products industry, but society as a whole. As a result, everyone is looking for sustainable solutions – for energy,…
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BPA Blues
In 2008 Canada made the bold move of designating bisphenol A, also known as BPA, a toxic agent. BPA is an industrial chemical mainly used to make polycarbonate plastic food and beverage containers, plastic food wrap and the epoxy resins…
