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Food Trends
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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…
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Results from SIAL Canada’s 16th edition
The 16th edition of the International Food Show (SIAL Canada) and the Equipment and Technology Sector (SET Canada) took place from April 30 to May 2 in Toronto. During the three days of the show, the major players in the…
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Keeping it sweet
With the constant shift in Canadians’ desires, how does the industry keep up?
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Maple Leaf Foods to build plant-based protein processing facility in Indiana
Maple Leaf Foods Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Greenleaf Foods, SPC, announced plans to construct a US$310 million plant-based protein food processing facility in Shelbyville, Indiana. At approximately 230,000 square feet, it will be the largest facility and investment…
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EU must better protect consumers from acrylamide in food, new test shows
A new EU-wide test by consumer organizations has highlighted that consumers – especially the youngest – must be better protected from acrylamide in their food. To do so, the European Consumer Organization (BEUC) calls on the European Commission to lower the…
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Annual Survey Reveals New Adventurous Ways Canadians Love Their Cereal
In celebration of National Cereal Day (March 7), a recent survey by Kellogg Canada Inc. reveals that Canadians continue to think outside-the-cereal-box when it comes to their cereal creations. Experimenters of flavour and embracers of the unconventional, nearly 90 per cent…
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Study uses big data to analyze international food trade
As the world population swells, the inequitable distribution of food around the globe is prompting profound moral questions. Is the unequal distribution of food in rich and poor countries, for instance, merely a consequence of geography, with rich countries having…
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Bühler Insect Technology Solutions and Alfa Laval join forces in insect processing
Bühler Insect Technology Solutions, a provider of integrated solutions for insect rearing and processing, is combining its strengths with Alfa Laval, a world leader in heat transfer, separation and fluid handling. Together, they will offer advanced modular insect plant solutions to…
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Quesada Burritos & Tacos partners with Beyond Meat to launch Canada’s first Beyond Meat Burrito
Quesada Burritos & Tacos has partnered with Beyond Meat® to launch Canada’s first Beyond Meat Burrito made with Beyond Meat’s Feisty Crumbles. The Beyond Meat Burrito will be available nationally at nearly 120 restaurants across Canada as of February 27, 2019. Through…
