food
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Maple Leaf Foods buying Cericola Farms poultry plants
Ontario, Quebec plants process a total of about 32 million kilograms of chicken per year.
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US allows Nestle to keep taking water from California forest
Allows extraction only when water is available, to protect natural resources in the San Bernardino National Forest.
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Canadians are going Trump free until it becomes too expensive
But consumers are fickle and will opt for the product that offers the best quality for the lowest price.
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Tariffs stir unrest among American whiskey producers
Small and mid-sized companies are especially vulnerable; they lack the ability to stockpile reserves and take other protective steps.
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National beer standards are getting a federal overhaul
Explosion of beers on the market, many violate the existing standards for ingredients or fermentation methods.
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Judge orders Alberta to pay breweries $2M over unfair markups
Discriminated between craft brewers and beer based on provincial origin, creating a trade barrier.
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Canada can end dairy trade dispute with US by ending pricing irritant: Saputo
Involves a pricing agreement struck in 2016 that restricts US exports of ultra-filtered milk used to make dairy products.
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NS premier expresses support for supply management in dairy, poultry
Says dairy and poultry farms are doing well, would look “very different” if the system were discontinued.
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Canadian dairy farmers accuse Trump of trying to drive them out of business
Dairy Farmers of Canada president fired back blasting Trump’s personal attacks on Trudeau and defended its supply-managed system.
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Dairy in Trump’s crosshairs: industry finally showing signs of common sense
Supply management 2.0 is finally here: farmers will need to develop new skill sets.
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Controlling pests: Five steps to greener integrated management
IPM emphasizes biological, mechanical and cultural controls.
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Comeau ruling defies economic – and common sense
A Supreme Court ruling that there’s no ‘constitutional guarantee of free trade’ will stifle both competition and lower prices for consumers.
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NB retiree’s border beer battle could change Confederation
Watch for a Supreme Court of Canada’s key ruling on buying booze and interprovincial trade.
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Nestlé aiming at 100% recyclable or reusable packaging by 2025
Will focus on eliminating non-recyclable plastics and use of plastics with better recycling rates.
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Why Canada’s craft beer explosion isn’t leading to big acquisitions
No longer any medium-sized breweries that produce between 50,000 and 75,000 hectolitres of beer.
