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Processing
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New agrifood immigration pilot aims to help processors address labour shortage
Some Canadian food processors will be able to maintain foreign workers with more ease thanks to a new federally-funded pilot program that will allow foreign workers the opportunity to apply to become residents after one year of full-time employment. The…
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Exceldor Cooperative and Granny’s Poultry Cooperative Combine Operations
Exceldor and Granny’s Poultry cooperatives announced today that they are combining their operations and members in a “historic alliance.” The companies said in a release that the main objective of the merger is to create a large cooperative that will…
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Calgary-based Botaneco™ Inc. is the first to receive co-investment from Protein Industries Canada
Protein Industries Canada has announced that Calgary-based Botaneco Inc. is the first company to receive co-investment from the industry-led consortia that’s co-investing in Canadian innovation projects. A total of $8 million, comprised of $4 million of co-investment from Protein Industries Canada…
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Thermo Fisher Scientific latest metal detector
Minneapolis, Min. – Food manufacturers supplying packaged products to retailers can now use the latest metal detection technology from Thermo Fisher Scientific to meet the “gold standard” requirements set by Marks & Spencer, a leading U.K. retailer, one of the…
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Agri-Neo introduces Neo-Pure, a new food safety system
Agri-Neo introduced their new and improved organic, non-thermal Neo-Pure™ food safety system that pasteurizes nuts, seeds and grains and increases throughput, efficiency and cost-savings for food processors. Neo-Pure provides a validated five-log kill step for a wide range of low-moisture…
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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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IFBA to phase out processed trans fats
The International Food and Beverage Alliance’s (IFBA) has pledged to phase out industrially-processed trans-fat from the global food supply by 2023. The commitment sets an interesting precedent with regards to how other ‘food villains’ are tackled in processed foods, said…
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New FCPC report questions long-term viability of Canada’s largest manufacturing sector
A new report by Food & Consumer Products of Canada (FCPC) is drawing attention to the growing competitiveness challenges of Canada’s largest manufacturing industry. Findings reveal the food, beverage and consumer products (FCP) industry has been underperforming due to a…
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Lanthier Bakery will increase its productivity through the purchase of equipment
Lanthier Bakery is a highly innovative manufacturer of brioche dough products. To maintain its momentum, it will receive a repayable contribution of $2 million from Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions. With this financial assistance, the business will be able…
