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Processing
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Visitor registration open for the 2021 edition of PROCESS EXPO – November
PROCESS EXPO, the largest tradeshow dedicated to the food and beverage processing industry, announced registration for its 2021 edition is now open. Returning to face-to-face, the experiential event will be held November 2 – 5, in the South Hall of…
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Lantic extends agreement with Alberta Sugar Beet Growers
Rogers Sugar (Lantic) has extended the existing agreement with Alberta Sugar Beet Growers (“ASBG”). Established over 70 years ago, Roger’s Taber operation, which is the only sugar beet processing facility in Canada, provides full-time employment to 135 Albertans as well…
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Government of Canada investing over $6 million to help improve safety of agri-food workers in southwestern Ontario
Support of up to $6.1 million through the Emergency Processing Fund (EPF) is being provided for 34 food processing companies in southwestern Ontario. Recipients are using this funding to make adjustments to enable social distancing, purchase reuseable personal protective equipment…
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Empire and FHCP agree on Grocery Supply Code of Practice for Canada
Today, Empire Company Limited, Canada’s second-largest grocery retailer, and Food, Health & Consumer Products of Canada (FHCP), have agreed to a ground-breaking proposal for a Grocery Supply Code of Practice for Canada. This proposal is the first of its kind in…
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Adaptation and rapid response in food processing – webinar with Sylvain Charlebois
Online services have improved significantly across the country as Canadians have online options now more than ever. In the last six months, several companies have made commitments to invest further in digital distribution projects and e-commerce. In Canada for the…
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Webinar – Supply Chains and Food CPG: Readiness for a Post-Pandemic Future
As a result of COVID-19, a spotlight has been placed on the risks and real impacts on supply-chains in the food consumer goods space. From meat processing plant closures, to 300 per cent increases in demand for ginger, or surge…
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Kerry releases protein snack bar research white paper
Kerry, the Taste & Nutrition company, has released a research white paper on the exciting emerging topic of protein snack bar development and manufacture. Entitled “Choosing the Right Protein for Your Snack Bar,” the paper examines the rapidly expanding market…
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New investment in Atlantic Canada’s food-beverage manufacturing workforce
Food Processing Skills Canada, the food and beverage manufacturing industry’s non-profit workforce development organization, has launched Skills Training Atlantic Canada (STAC), a new workforce training program for employers and employees. Food manufacturing is a major sector in Atlantic Canada, with…
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Ministers of Agriculture better position farmers and processors for recovery and growth
Canada’s federal, provincial, and territorial (FPT) Ministers of Agriculture have held the first of two virtual meetings as part of their annual conference. Ministers gathered virtually to make key decisions to help ensure that our agriculture and agri-food sector remains…
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Support program for farmers/processors to protect temporary foreign workers
Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Marie-Claude Bibeau has announced that the Mandatory Isolation Support for Temporary Foreign Workers Program will be extended until November 30, 2020. The decision follows the Government of Canada’s announcement to extend the Quarantine Act to…
