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Food Trends
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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…
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Food Starter partners with Fiera Foods to empower female entrepreneurs with grants
Food Starter partners with Fiera Foods to empower female entrepreneurs with grants TORONTO—Food Starter, a start up food incubator and accelerator in Toronto, has partnered with globally-successful Canadian food manufacturer Fiera Foods Company, to launch The Women in Food Rise…
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Vegetarian and vegan consumers unhappy with lack of product options
Almost half of vegans and a quarter of vegetarians are dissatisfied with the choice of food products available to them, new research has revealed. Specialist PR agency Ingredient Communications commissioned market research experts Surveygoo to conduct an online survey of…
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Celebrate Ontario’s craft beers At Toronto’s Roundhouse Park
TORONTO—Steam Whistle Brewing, one of Ontario’s most-established and accomplished craft brewers, is bringing together 33 independent craft brewers from across Ontario for a celebration of the province’s beers with The Roundhouse Craft Beer Festival. Taking place August 11-12, 2018 at…
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Regulation driving sharp growth in demand for biodegradable plastics
Increasing regulations and bans against plastic bags and other single-use plastic items such as drinking straws is driving growing demand for biodegradable plastics, according to newly released report by IHS Markit. The current market value of biodegradable plastics exceeds $1.1 billion…
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Canadian eating habits have changed according to CBC News report
Studying 50 years of food supply data, CBC News has compiled an analysis of how Canadian eating habits have shifted, noting that chicken and rice has supplanted meat and potatoes. To read the complete article, click HERE to visit the CBC…
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PAC offers Desire by Design Workshop
PAC Packaging Consortium is offering a one-day workshop on October 20, 2018 in Toronto, in partnership with design agency Shikatani Lacroix Design Inc. for brand marketers in the packaged goods and retail industry. Entitled “Desire by Design“, the event promises to…
