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Food Trends
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DuPont releases stabilizer for plant-based and vegan beverages
DENMARK –DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences announces the debut of naturally sourced Grindsted Gellan VEG 200 stabilizer enabling high-performance results of innovative plant-based and vegan beverages. Since 2014, the number of new vegan product developments increased by 35 per cent with…
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Cannabis edibles clear for legal launch before year-end
Food products containing cannabis are expected to be on the retail market by mid-December at the earliest under new federal regulations announced Friday June 15. Health Canada announced amendments to the Cannabis Regulations will be published June 26 to come…
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The demand for salty snacks
Salty snack consumption is on the rise. The industry continues to adapt to evolving consumer needs and it is reaping the benefits. Mintel looked into the salty snack sector and found that Canadians primarily see salty snacks as a treat…
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Burcon to build $65 Million pea and canola protein production plant
Burcon NutraScience Corporation has announced that it has entered into a joint venture partnership with an investor group to build a new C$65 million pea-protein and canola-protein commercial production facility in Western Canada. The protein production facility, which is planned…
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Burcon introduces Nutratein® plant protein ingredients, blends of pea and canola proteins
Vancouver, B.C. – Burcon NutraScience Corporation has launched its new pea-protein and canola-protein blends: Nutratein-PS™ and Nutratein-TZ™. The company said in a release that its novel canola and pea proteins, when combined, “create unique, unparalleled plant-protein blends, with exceptional functional…
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Don’t care about the new Food Guide? Some do, especially when it comes to plant-based dieting
By: Sylvain Charlebois According to a recent poll from Angus Reid Global in partnership with Dalhousie University, plant-based nutrition is alive and well in Canada. By April 2019, 38 per cent of Canadians had tried a plant-based food item in…
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Tim Hortons to add Beyond Meat® Breakfast Sandwiches to the Breakfast Anytime Menu
As Canadians’ tastes and culinary preferences evolve, Tim Hortons is looking to provide new options for guests with a new Beyond Meat breakfast sandwich test. Starting May 15, select stores will be testing three new breakfast options made with the…
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Ruby chocolate launched in North America
Barry Callebaut has launched ruby chocolate in North America. Known as the fourth type, ruby chocolate has been welcomed by artisans, brands and consumers across the globe. It’s now broadly available in the biggest chocolate and confectionery market, the U.S.,…
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Meat, meet plants: Kitchener-Waterloo company asks meat eaters to “meat us half way”
Consumers want to eat less meat, and plant-based protein products are on the rise in popularity. Kitchener-Waterloo company, Equilibrium Foods Inc, is the newest innovator in the emerging market of better-for-you burgers with its new, Better Blends™ meat + plant burger. Created to meet the meat eater…
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Turkey Farmers of Canada Launches National Think Turkey™ Campaign
Turkey Farmers of Canada, a national organization representing Canada’s 500+ turkey farmers, the Canadian Poultry and Egg Processors Council, Turkey Primary Processing Sector Members, have together launched Think TurkeyTM / Pensez DindonMC the first national, bilingual campaign to boost turkey…
