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Canadian food processing outlook
FCC Ag reported that global demand is growing, especially for potato products and red meat. Potato processors will have to wait for the 2019 crop will provide better margins, red meat processors are seeing uncertainty due to trade tensions, while…
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J.R. Simplot expands facility in Manitoba
The U.S.-based J.R. Simplot Company is investing $460 million to expand its operations in Portage La Prairie, which will add almost 100 jobs
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PEI gets new, state-of-the-art potato storage facility
Cavendish Farms has opened an 88,000-sq.-ft. potato storage facility the impact of which “will be felt across the island,” says Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
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McCain’s 60th birthday and a new production line
McCain Foods celebrated its 60th year in business by officially opening a new plant in Florenceville-Bristol, NB
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Case studies part of food waste reduction strategy
Value Chain Management International, on behalf of the Ontario Produce Marketing Association, is working with companies to reduce food waste from field to fork
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New Brunswick company expands with new equipment
With the financial support of the federal and provincial governments Atlantic Potato Distributors will increase capacity and create new jobs
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Cavendish Farms building new potato plant in Alberta
Cavendish Farms’ new $350-million frozen potato processing plant in Lethbridge, Alta. will replace the current aging plant
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Governments invest in Manitoba vegetable research
The federal and Manitoba governments are investing in a new vegetable research site in Manitoba
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More Ontario potatoes on Ontario plates
Ontario’s potato growers are teaming up with University of Guelph researchers to identify new tasty and nutritious potato varieties that grow well in Ontario
