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Exporting & Importing
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The Macallan Sherry Oak 12 Years Old returns to Canada
July 9, 2020, Toronto, Ont. – The Macallan has announced the return of Sherry Oak 12 Years Old to the Canadian market. The award-winning, single malt whisky will be available in liquor stores nationwide in time for the summer season.…
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Flow Alkaline Spring Waters secures $45 million in funding
May 5, 2020, Toronto, Ont. – Flow Alkaline Spring Water has completed its Series D capital raise, securing $45 million (U.S.) in funding. The news was confirmed by Flow Alkaline Spring Water founder and CEO Nicholas Reichenbach. “Flow shares this…
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Gay Lea Foods says Ottawa has again failed the dairy industry
May 4, 2020, Ottawa, Ont. – The Canadian dairy industry has once again been let down by the Trudeau government, with Canada giving yet another concession to the Trump administration at the expense of food security in the Canadian dairy…
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Dairy producers and processors say they were misled on CUSMA start date
April 30, 2020, Ottawa, Ont. – The Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) and Dairy Processors Association of Canada (DPAC) have issued a joint statement indicating that, like parliamentarians, they were also misled about the date of implementation of the Canada-United…
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Parliament hustles through CUSMA ratification
Ottawa | Reuters — Canada’s Parliament rushed through ratification of the new Canada-U.S.-Mexico (CUSMA) trade pact on Friday March 13 before taking a three-week break to help stop the spread of the coronavirus, a top government official said. Canada was…
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Toronto-based Hilary’s Salesmaster to distribute PATHWATER product in Canada
March 4, 2020, Fremont, Calif. – PATHWATER, the first bottled water brand to introduce purified water in an infinitely refillable, recyclable aluminum bottle, is entering the Canadian retail market through its exclusive Canadian distribution partnership with Toronto, Ont.-based Hilary’s Salesmaster…
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CN halts rail traffic in East due to protests
Canadian National Railway (CN) is shutting down its Eastern Canada operations due to ongoing blockades on its rail lines in Ontario. The company announced Thursday it’s been “forced to initiate a disciplined and progressive shutdown” in the region, which means…
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In Food Safety, Wenliang’s Death Could Become Our Problem
By Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, Professor and Senior Director, Agri-Food Analytics Lab, Dalhousie University When SARS hit back in 2003, China was nowhere near the economic powerhouse it is today. Now, if something happens to China, the entire world is…
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Coronavirus unlikely to be transmitted via imported food: institution
Can the coronavirus be transmitted to humans via imported food and other products like toys and mobile phones? The German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), for one, has weighed in on the topic and concluded that it is unlikely.…
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Nulogy partners with Skjodt-Barrett Foods to improve manufacturing operations
Nulogy, a provider of agile supply chain solutions, announced a partnership with North American food manufacturer and packager Skjodt-Barrett Foods to bolster agility and collaboration within Skjodt-Barrett’s contract manufacturing and custom ingredients operations. Nulogy’s cloud-based Agile Customization Platform enables contract…
