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Business Operations
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Prairie meat plants get federal funding for worker safety
Twenty-four meat processing plants across the Prairies are receiving $7.8 million through the Emergency Processing Fund to keep employees safe and the regional food supply chain running strong. Recipients are using this funding to make adjustments to enable social distancing,…
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Fruit d’Or of Québec acquires Decas Cranberry Products of Massachusetts
Fruit d’Or, a Québec company specialized in the processing of organic and conventional cranberry and wild blueberry, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Decas Cranberry Products, an independent family business rooted in Massachusetts. “Today’s announcement is a milestone in…
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How to ace a virtual food trade show – advice from columnist Birgit Blain, from our latest issue
Like it or not, virtual food trade shows are the way of the future. Having spent countless hours trolling simulated booths, sifting through irrelevant information, virtual trade show fatigue has set in. Based on that experience, here are some tips for…
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Quebec’s France Délices receives $1 million from government of Canada for market expansion
Distributed in various types of businesses such as grocery stores, supermarkets, restaurants, hotels and airline companies, France Délices’ cakes and other pastries are now being distributed into the United States. In fact, to be able to meet the constantly growing…
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GoodLeaf Farms launches aggressive expansion plans, backed by McCain Foods investment
With the closure of a successful new funding round, GoodLeaf Farms is embarking on an aggressive growth and expansion plan to build a national network of vertical farms that will bring fresh, delicious, nutritious and locally grown leafy greens to…
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Working towards a Grocery Code of Conduct in Canada – feature story from our latest issue
There is an imbalance of power in Canada’s food supply chain right now, and some reading this may be shocked to learn just how massive that imbalance is. Every year for many years, some among Canada’s “big five” grocery retailers…
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New investments in Quebec-based bakeries
A group of investors led by Champlain Financial Corporation has created Humanity Bakeries, a Quebec-based investment platform centered on the Quebec specialized bakery and pastry industry. By the same token, Champlain announces the acquisition of Maison Isabelle, a Trois-Rivières company…
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Canyon Creek begins plant expansion in Edmonton
Canyon Creek Food Company, a North American food processor, focused on the preparation, sale and distribution of high quality, natural, preservative-free, fresh soups, and other food products, announced today that it is undergoing an expansion to its current facility. Terry…
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Investment to expand Ontario’s meat processing sector
The governments of Canada and Ontario are expanding Ontario’s meat processing sector by investing $127,000 to support a research initiative by Meat and Poultry Ontario (MPO). The project will identify opportunities to increase meat processing capacity in order to address…
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Award-winning BC-based Boosh Food expands to larger headquarters
Boosh Food, a delicious plant-based ready-to-eat comfort food company that caters to the entire family, recently leased a multipurpose 8,500 sq ft headquarters located in Cloverdale, BC. Upon completion of the tenant improvements, the facility will include a commercial grade…
