food and beverage
Quebec maple producers have sweet year, produce a record 159 million pounds
Quebec produces 72% of the world’s maple syrup.
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Styrofoam take-out boxes, straws among plastics ban targets
Canada currently throws out 12 times the plastic it recycles.
Tim Hortons announces plans to expand to Thailand as RBI pushes global growth
Coffee-and-doughnut chain says it has signed an agreement with WeEat Company to develop the brand in the Southeast Asian country.
U.S. Chamber of Commerce urges Ontario not to break Beer Store contract
Urging Doug Ford to not to rip up the 10-year deal in an attempt to put beer and wine in corner stores.
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‘Beer insiders’ fuelling online criticism of Tory government tweets: Fedeli
Claims brewers who own The Beer Store are fighting to hang onto a near monopoly.
FDA: Forever chemicals in food samples unlikely health risk
PFAS, created by DuPont in 1938 and put into use for tough nonstick cookware, now exists in an estimated 5,000 varieties.
Perk up: California says coffee cancer risk insignificant
The rule, proposed a year ago by regulators, means coffee won’t have to carry ominous warnings that the beverage may be bad for you.
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Canadian cannabis edibles, topicals market worth $2.7B: Deloitte
Pot companies, food and beverage makers are preparing to roll out their own pot-infused products.
Beyond Meat opens first production plant outside US
The El Segundo, California-based company is partnering with Dutch meat producer Zandbergen World’s Finest Meat.
CPPIB investing $200M for stake in specialty food company Premium Brands
Premium Brands intends to use the cash to repay debt, finance organic and acquisition growth opportunities.
American distillers welcome end of tariffs in Canada, Mexico [UPDATED]
They’ve suffered shrinking exports since the last half of 2018 due to tariffs in key markets.
Quebec cattle farmers say Beyond Meat is not meat
Complaint to Canadian Food Inspection Agency claims marketing “plant-based meat” is misleading.
Cheese factory co-op gets $1.5M from federal dairy fund
Will help with modernization of equipment as co-op prepares for market changes resulting from CETA.
Station Cold Brew Coffee eyes expansion into CBD-infused beverages
Partnering with Pasha Brands as legalization of edibles approaches in October.
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Export slump deepens for American whiskey producers [UPDATED]
Overall exports of bourbon, Tennessee whiskey and rye whiskey fell 11% during the second half of 2018.
