Food & Beverage
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Sweet success: BioNeutra wins with three-in-one VitaFiber
Recent growth is backed by almost 30 years of ground-breaking research.
Demand for luxury shellfish is polluting the ocean with plastic
Four to six tonnes of plastic debris from shellfish aquaculture is collected from beaches annually.
Prospect of US-China trade deal worries Canadian farmers
Exports of beef, pork, canola and soybeans have largely been locked out of the massive Chinese market.
PEI fish plant to promote Canada’s sustainable tuna fishery
Looking to spread the word Canada has the most regulated and sustainable tuna fishery in the world.
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Canadian food supplies at risk if climate change not slowed: UN
Drastic changes needed to agricultural practices, human consumption habits and forestry management.
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Polar Bear Genome opens its research and production plant in Leduc
Will manufacture ingredient extracts and isolates, natural health and medicinal cannabis products.
Tim Hortons bets future growth on trends and innovation in competitive market
Restaurant Brands International says rapid adoption of new tastes and technologies is helping drive sales growth across its more than 26,000 restaurants globally.
Battle over vegan cheese label is a freedom of expression issue: lawyers
Some current restrictions of Section 5, Food and Drug Act are too broad and the language outdated.
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New Molson Coors CEO to address flat beer market with spiked seltzers
Looking beyond traditional alcoholic beverages into the market for cannabis-infused drinks.
Beyond Meat raises 2019 outlook but shares slump on offering
In the April-June period, Beyond Meat reported a net loss of US$9.4 million.
Federal Court orders ‘Product of Israel’ labels off West Bank wines
Decision means the Canada Food Inspection Agency must decide anew how the wines should be labelled.
Quebec to clamp down on cannabis candies in effort to protect kids
Ottawa will legalize edible products on October 17, but it will take at least another 60 days for products to hit the shelves.
LCBO says distribution issues to be resolved by Civic Holiday weekend
LCBO has stressed that there were no supply shortages but acknowledged that deliveries were moving at a slower pace than usual.
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A&W looks to more innovation to drive growth after Beyond Meat success
The company added Beyond Meat burgers to its menu in July 2018.
Chinese importers looking at buying more US farm goods
Beijing blocked imports of U.S. soybeans and raised tariffs on other farm products in response to Trump’s duty increases on Chinese goods.
