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· Estimated take-or-pay revenue to Flow over $19 million throughout term of the agreement · Flow to manufacture BIOSTEEL sport drink hydration products TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Flow Beverage Corp. (TSX:FLOW; OTCQX:FLWBF) (“Flow”) and BioSteel Sports Inc. (“BioSteel Sports”) have entered into a manufacturing agreement (the “Agreement”) whereby Flow will manufacture and package BIOSTEEL-branded sport hydration …
January, 2024
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29 January
Loblaw Companies Limited Announces the Timing of the 2023 Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year Earnings Release
BRAMPTON, ON, Jan 25, 2024 – Loblaw Companies Limited (TSX: L) announced today that it will release its 2023 fourth quarter and full year results on February 22, 2024, at approximately 6:30 a.m. (ET). The release will be followed by a conference call at 10:00 a.m. (ET), as well as an …
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29 January
Shoppers Drug Mart to hit record milestone: 103 pharmacy care clinics across Alberta by end of 2024
Clinics part of a minimum capital investment of $77 million in the province since 2022 EDMONTON, AB, Jan. 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — As part of an overall minimum capital investment of $77 million in the province since 2022, Shoppers Drug Mart was joined by Premier Smith, Minister Jones, Minister …
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29 January
ISM New Product Showcase: The top innovations of ISM 2024
ChoViva, Cacaofruit Bites and PEZ MyHead convince the juryIn the sweets and snacks industry innovations have always played a decisive role in the development of unique products. At ISM, the leading global trade fair for the sweets and snacks industry, tribute was now paid to new, pioneering industry products. The …
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25 January
Retirement of Daniel Vielfaure / Hugo Boisvert will take over as new CEO of Nortera starting February 13, 2024
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25 January
UltronAI unlocks retail innovation with the launch of AI-based product identification platform
Retail-focused computer vision Foundation Model identifies hundreds of thousands of consumer goods with comparable accuracy to humans during in-store pilot PITTSBURGH, Jan. 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — UltronAI today announced the availability of the UltronAI platform, an AI-based computer vision engine built to power the next generation of product-centric retail solutions. With …
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24 January
Leading Change
Female representation in food is not just about achieving equality; it is a necessity for fostering growth and driving innovation By Carly Peters In 2002, I wrote an article for Western Grocer magazine called, “Breaking the Barriers: Successful women in the grocery industry use their knowledge to get ahead.” A …
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23 January
Too Good To Go Launches AI-Powered End-to-End Solution to help Grocery Retailers Manage their Surplus Food
Too Good To Go Platform enables retailers to unlock value from excess inventory, with modular software that seamlessly tracks and helps to re-distribute surplus food. The European Grocery Retailing Institute reported that costs associated with food waste amount to an average of nearly 2% of grocery retailers’ net sales, almost …
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23 January
National Non-Smoking Week: Canada can be smoke free by 2035
Acceptance of harm reduction, education and open dialogue are the keys to succeed Montreal, Quebec – January 22, 2024 – At the start of National Non-Smoking Week, Imperial Tobacco Canada (ITCAN) urges governments and public health organizations to embrace the concept of harm reduction in order to achieve the objective of …
