Food & Beverage
First right whales in Gulf of St. Lawrence trigger some fisheries closures
Fishing entanglements have killed several of the highly-endangered animals.
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Carbon neutral: Maple Leaf Foods aligns with Paris goals
The first major food company in the world to hit the target.
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Ontario wineries struggle for way forward under COVID-19 restrictions
Businesses crippled sitting at an intersection of agriculture, retail, wholesale, exporting, and hospitality sectors.
Feds earmarking $77M to keep food processing industry safe
Union argues it’s still not safe inside the facilities that had coronovirus outbreaks and more needs to be done.
Feds to unveil emergency aid for agri-food sector hit hard by COVID-19
Farmers are making decisions about whether to plant crops, culling livestock because of reduced meat processing capacity.
COVID-19 impact felt by 81% of Canadian small business owners: CIBC
One-in-three business owners worry about the viability of their business over the next year, poll finds
Canopy Rivers invests $2M in Edmonton cannabis gummies company
Dynaleo has built a manufacturing facility, plans white-label production of CBD and THC edibles for the Canadian market.
Two more BC poultry plants report workers who have COVID-19
Operations in Metro Vancouver were ordered closed this month when workers tested positive.
Nutella maker closes Brantford plant after workers test positive for virus
Employees worked in the same areas and hadn’t been in the plant for almost two weeks before getting their test results.
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Maple Leaf’s pandemic costs will add up to $20M to Q2 expenses
Extra spending includes increased labour, personal protective equipment, sanitation, other expenses.
Dairy processors to lose $100M if USMCA takes effect in July: Plett
Processors stand to lose upwards of $100 million if the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement takes effect as scheduled.
McDonald’s Canada to use imported beef amid supply concerns
Cites limited processing capacity at Canadian suppliers, such as a Cargill.
Restaurants relying on Uber Eats angry about weekend outage
Shutdowns to the delivery service lasted hours and caused massive drops in sales.
Feds invest $2.5M to grow agri-food e-business during COVID-19
Will help provide consumers with access to a wide variety of food and agriculture products.
Poultry plant in Coquitlam closed by health authority over COVID-19
Two workers at the facility operated by Superior Poultry Processors Ltd. have tested positive for the virus
