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The 9-to-5 workday was already in a fragile state but the pandemic has likely finished it. This could create a variety of opportunities for the food industry By Sylvain Charlebois Professor Dalhousie University Humans are creatures of habit. Most of us are hardwired to leave our homes to go to …

Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, discovered by accident that modern store refrigerators are consuming far more energy than necessary – simply because the thermometers within them are wrongly placed. But they also figured out how to solve the problem. And because supermarket refrigeration accounts for around 1.5 per …

Canadian Agency Helps Local Food & Beverage Brands Shine Through Pandemic Toronto, Ontario – January 13, 2021 – Crew Marketing Partners is kicking off the new year with a new focus – to help Canadian food and beverage companies achieve results in a fast-changing and evolving COVID-era world. Over 13 …

Que Pasa Launches New Line of Organic Grain Free Tortilla Chips Richmond, B.C. (November 30th, 2020) – Tired of corny? Looking for a fresh new, tasty alternative? You’re in luck! Que Pasa – the B.C. based tortilla chip brand – is proud to introduce its new line of Grain Free …

Transaction includes all shares of Ultima Foods Inc. and the Iögo, Iögo Nanö and Olympic brands Reinforces Lactalis Canada’s important role in the Canadian dairy processing sector with an expanded footprint across Canada TORONTO, Dec. 17, 2020 /CNW/ – Lactalis Canada Inc. (‘Lactalis Canada’), formerly Parmalat Canada Inc., a subsidiary of Lactalis Group, today announced …

TORONTO, Nov. 25, 2020 /CNW/ – Nourish Food Marketing, Canada’s only full-service marketing agency working exclusively with food, beverage, and agricultural clients, in partnership with Kahntact, leading marketers in the agriculture, food, and life science sectors, have released their annual Trend Report. Heavily influenced by the most unusual year of our …

Vumami Foods Releases Umami Bomb Shiitake Chili Oil Full-Flavored Vegan Condiment Now Available in Stores Across British Columbia Sidney, BC —  Umami Bomb Shiitake Chili Oil, a new vegan condiment produced by Sidney-based Vumami Foods, is now available at select gourmet markets throughout British Columbia.  The chili oil, which can be used …

B.C.-based company wins in fall packaging competition for corrugated and labels. VANCOUVER, B.C., September, 2020 — Great Little Box Company Ltd./Ideon Packaging (GLBC) announced today that it has received two awards at the 34th Annual Packaging Impressions Excellence Awards, the industry’s only competition recognizing the highest level of printing quality and …

Rougemont, Québec, September 9 2020 – Lassonde is pleased to announce that bendable paper straws will replace plastic straws in all 200-ml single-serve boxes of Kiju and Simple Drop Natural Spring Water products. This initiative marks a first-to-market in Canada and provides consumers with 100% recyclable packaging. Kiju and Simple Drop …

It’s been three years since CETA, Canada’s landmark trade agreement with the European Union (EU), began taking force in September 2017. Progressively, over the span of its seven-year implementation, the agreement is expected to eliminate 94 per cent of existing tariffs and increase two-way trade by 23 per cent, according …