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Business Operations
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Cargill consolidates food ingredients distribution network in U.S and Canada to six channel partners
Cargill’s food ingredients and applications business has chosen six North American distribution partners – Univar Inc., Gillco Ingredients, International Food Products Corporation, Batory Foods, Pearson Sales Company and St. Charles Trading, Inc. This move optimizes customer experience, streamlines the supply…
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100 per cent Canadian ultrafiltered milk launches in Canada
Saputo has launched JOYYA ultrafiltered milk, an all-Canadian dairy product that contains up to 16g of protein per 250ml serving. It’s produced in Canada, by Canadians for Canadians, and offers 75 per cent more protein and 25 per cent less…
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Cargill and DSM to develop zero-calorie sweeteners through joint venture
As food and beverage producers look to significantly reduce calories in their offerings to consumers, they are in need of non-artificial, zero-calorie, great-tasting sweetener options. Cargill and Royal DSM have announced a new joint venture, Avansya, to rise to this challenge.…
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Brenntag launches global Food & Nutrition brand
The Brenntag Group has launched a global food and nutrition brand, Brenntag Food & Nutrition. This new brand will draw together and coordinate the company’s food and beverage capabilities in 73 countries into one business unit and management structure. The…
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High Liner Foods reports disappointing third quarter, cuts made to salaried staff
High Liner Foods Inc. yesterday reported a disappointing financial report for its third quarter, and consequently to cut costs the company said it has let go of 14 per cent of its salaried employees and will be employing five critical…
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Kraft Heinz Canada Announces Agreement to Sell Its Natural Cheese Business to Parmalat
The Kraft Heinz Company announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Canadian natural cheese business to Parmalat for a purchase price of $1.62 billion CAD. The agreement includes the sale of natural cheese brands Cracker Barrel, P’tit…
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Annual Mondelēz Canada Bike Build provides 100 children with new bicycles
“It was like Christmas morning” as 100 children, ages six to 12, scurried to recently unwrap the large boxes at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Eastview and East Scarborough in Toronto. Inside were the parts – wheels, handlebars, gears…
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Beretta Farms moves offices back to the original King City farm
Beretta Farms has announced that its head office is moving back to the farm. The company’s headquarters will now operate out of the rural property located just outside of King City, Ontario. The company said the move highlights the company’s constant innovation and…
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Agropur launches first dairy accelerator in North America
Dairy cooperative Agropur has launched Inno Accel, North America’s first accelerator for dairy businesses. Inno Accel is an offshoot of the Inno Agropur program, the largest open innovation initiative in the North American dairy industry. It matches Agropur’s resources with…
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Danone accelerates the transition towards a circular economy of packaging
Danone announces a series of new commitments and actions to ensure its packaging will become 100 per cent circular, and to accelerate the global transition towards a circular economy of packaging. This includes: initiatives to improve product design and develop…
