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Food In Canada
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Finalists announced for 27th Canadian Grand Prix New Product Awards
June 2, 2020, Toronto, Ont. – Retail Council of Canada (RCC) has revealed the finalists for the 27th Annual Canadian Grand Prix New Product Awards. The finalists represent the 112 most impressive new food and consumer packaged goods products launched…
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Monkey 47 selling special-edition empties to help endangered primates
June 2, 2020, Toronto, Ont. – Monkey 47 Schwarzwald Dry Gin is celebrating 10 years in business with the release of six anniversary-edition empty bottles to raise money for the world’s most endangered primates. The campaign takes its name from…
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Carlsberg Canada launches campaign to support food organizations
June 2, 2020, Toronto, Ont. – Carlsberg has announced the launch of Buy a Carlsberg and support for The Good Food Access, a new campaign aimed at helping low-income communities access healthy food during the COVID-19 crisis. For the entire…
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Fund that aids food and agriculture start-ups receives financial boost
June 2, 2020, Montreal, Que. – To help support Québec’s food and agriculture sector in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Fonds de solidarité FTQ is investing $7.35 million in the InvestEco Sustainable Food Fund III that has reached $100…
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Quebec’s maple syrup producers have banner year
June 2, 2020, Longueuil, Que. – Almost four months after the official launch of the 2020 sugaring-off season, the Québec Maple Syrup Producers, in partnership with the Maple Industry Council, have announced a new record for maple syrup production. This…
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Moët Hennessy donating $50,000 to fund for bartenders
June 1, 2020, Montreal, Que. – Moët Hennessy in Canada has launched a national program entitled Coming Together to support its local partners during the COVID-19 pandemic. The company is donating $50,000 to the Bartenders Benevolent Fund, in recognition of…
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Nova Scotia firm launches sustainable home-grown health food line
June 1, 2020, Halifax, N.S. – With a global shift toward plant-based diets, sustainable farming practices, a looming shortage of meat and even baking flour, Earthli Plant-Powered Superfoods has fast-tracked its processes to launch four initial offerings of hemp protein…
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Olymel employees work overtime shifts to catch up on backlog
June 1, 2020, St-Hyacinthe, Que. – More than 800 employees at three Olymel hog slaughterhouse and cutting plants in Quebec worked overtime shifts this past weekend to process animals and clear a backlog. Shifts were added in Yamachiche (Mauricie), St-Esprit…
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St-Hubert adds Quebec wines and ready-to-drink cocktail to beverage list
May 29, 2020, Laval, Que. – St-Hubert has added new Quebec products to its beverage list, in the form of two wines from the Orpailleur Vineyard and a ready-to-drink cocktail created by romeo’s gin. L’Orpailleur wines will be available for…
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Lightlife reinvents plant-based protein line
May 29, 2020, Chicago, Ill. – Lightlife, which is owned by Greenleaf Foods, has announced sweeping changes to its product portfolio to deliver cleaner ingredient labels in the plant-based meat category. Driven by growing consumer demand for products with ingredients…
