Food & Beverage
Cannabis edibles on sale digitally via Ontario’s online store
Seventy new items tested by Health Canada can be purchased online.
Starbucks to open digital age pick up-focused spot in Toronto
Part of a trend in which companies are experimenting with take-out only locations.
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Spirits of innovation: Black Fly wins with not too sweet
Ready-to-drink distiller sets its sights on growth, innovation and sustainability.
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Maple Leaf CEO’s Iran plane crash comments unprecedented: experts
McCain `very angry’ that a colleague’s wife and child were among 57 Canadians killed when the aircraft was shot down.
Australian dairy signs licensing deal to use EnWave dehydration technology
Ballantyne has exclusive rights to produce dairy products in Australia using radiant energy vacuum process.
Impossible Foods unveils plant-based pork, sausage
Rolling out to restaurants first, company isn’t yet saying when it will come to groceries.
Another major US dairy seeks bankruptcy protection
Borden has filed for bankruptcy protection, the second major US dairy to do so in as many months.
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Green status for Sleeman: First brewer to achieve 3RCertified
Diverts 98% of its solid waste from the Guelph, Ont. brewery.
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Food bar with Canadian sweetener aids athletes in the gym: study
No variability of glucose and insulin levels, so athletes didn’t experience peaks and valleys.
Maple syrup production reaches record high while honey output drops
Maple products rose to $517.5 million on higher output as honey output and number of bee colonies declined.
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Canadians spent $908M at cannabis stores since legalization: StatCan
Access to cannabis stores increased as the number of retail stores jumped from 217 in March to 407 in July.
Alberta loses beer battle in Appeal Court, won’t have to repay brewers
Court of Appeal tossed out part of an earlier judgment that granted two out-of-province brewers more than $2 million in damages.
Court rejects Nestle plan for bottled water pump building
Appeals court over-rules circuit judge who had granted Nestle’s request to put a booster pumping structure in an area zoned for agricultural uses.
CFIA cancels licences of three food companies in massive meat recall
Companies are no longer allowed to slaughter animals or prepare meat products, including for export
Canadian convenience store giant Couche Tard makes $7.7B bid for Caltex
If the offer is accepted, the Laval, Que.-based Couche-Tard would make a first breakthrough in the Australian market.
