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Food Trends
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Subway Canada to transition to paper straws next year
Subway is committed to making restaurants and operations as environmentally responsible as possible and, in 2019, Subway Canada will transition to paper straws in 3,200 restaurants across the country. In an official statement, Subway says it will continue to explore ways…
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Coca-Cola to launch cannabis drinks?
It seems as though consumers may one day soon really “have a Coke and a smile”, to borrow from one of Coca-Cola’s old advertising lines. According to a report from Bloomberg, Coca-Cola is discussing launching a cannabis-infused drink. In discussions…
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Market & Co., a First-to-Canada Food Market concept at Upper Canada Mall opens September 7
September 6, 2018, Newmarket, Ont. – On Friday September 7th, 2018, Upper Canada Mall officially opens Market & Co., the first food market in Canada located within a premium shopping centre environment. Developed by Oxford Properties Group, this new 40,000 square feet…
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Koios to release world’s first cannabis Nootropic beverage
September 5, 2018, Vancouver – Koios Beverage Corp. announced yesterday that it will be launching two additional products in October to augment its existing line of beverages. The first product slated for release in October is a beverage infused with…
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Missouri becomes first U.S. State to regulate use of the word “meat”
September 4, 2018 – A new law in the state of Missouri says that if a product that is not derived from harvested production livestock or poultry cannot be marketed as “meat”. According to a report in the Business Insider, the new…
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PepsiCo buys out SodaStream for $4.2 billion
On August 20, 2018, PepsiCo, Inc. announced a buyout of US3.2 billion (~CDN $4.2 billion) for SodaStream International Ltd., an Israel-headquartered manufacturer of carbonated beverages gaining entry into the at-home carbonated drink market as a new revenue stream, though SodaStream…
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On Demand Webinar: How Technology is Changing Global Consumer Behaviour in Food and Beyond
According to Euromonitor International, a market research provider, approximately 20 per cent of consumers globally purchase an item or service via mobile on a weekly basis. Data points to smartphones becoming the default screen for brand engagement and digital commerce…
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Alberta Food Week kicks off
Beginning August 12 through the 19th, the first ever Alberta Local Food Week is an opportunity for the local food industry to celebrate its growth, providing consumers a chance to meet local farmers and entrepreneurs to help grow, make and…
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Oxford Properties debuts Market & Co., a first-to-Canada food market concept at Upper Canada – September 2018
NEWMARKET, Ont.—This September, Oxford Properties will unveil Market & Co., the first food market in Canada located within a premium shopping centre environment, at Upper Canada in Newmarket, Ont. This new 40,000 square foot space brings together 18 best-in-class local…
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Lexaria Bioscience and Hill Street Beverage Company announce definitive agreement for cannabis-infused beverages
KELOWNA, B.C. and TORONTO—Drug delivery platform innovator Lexaria Bioscience Corp. and Hill Street Beverage Company Inc., have announced an agreement to license Lexaria’s DehydraTECH for a term of five years to produce a line of cannabis-infused alcohol-free beverages for Canadian…
