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Beloved macadamia nut brand will now be available from coast-to-coast in Canada for the first time Chicago, IL (May 5, 2022)– milkadamia has announced it will now make its full line of macadamia nut oil milks available to Canadian retailers through a brand new agreement with Beverage World, Inc, one …
May, 2022
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9 May
Les Industries Bernard is sold to Valeo Foods Group, a Bain Capital company – Phoenix Partners reports a 10.7x MOIC on its investment
MONTREAL, May 4, 2022 /CNW Telbec/ – Les Industries Bernard & Fils Ltée (“Bernard”), the world’s leading independent bottler and processor of maple syrup is sold to Valeo Foods Group (“Valeo” or the “Group”) a leading pan European food business. Valeo, which was acquired by Bain Capital Private Equity in September …
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9 May
Five Ways to Improve Your Shopper Understanding
Sue Nicholls By Sue Nicholls There’s no better time than now for transformation. Especially when it comes to our relationship and understanding of the shopper. We need to take a holistic perspective, understanding who they are, how shopper behaviors have changed, and how we need to track them moving forward. …
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9 May
Tiffin Groff Joins Kraft Heinz
Kraft Heinz announced today that Tiffin Groff will join the organization as the new Head of North America Coffee. With more than two decades of experience leading organizations for consumer-packaged goods companies, Tiffin brings a new level of expertise to our business. Enabled by the skills and experiences she has …
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9 May
REGISTER NOW – CFDE Golf Tournament – June 15th
Calgary Food & Drug Executives 2022 Golf Classic D’Arcy Ranch Golf Club – 174 Northridge Dr, Okotoks Alberta Wednesday June 15, 2022 On behalf of the Calgary Food & Drug Executives, we would like to take this opportunity to invite you to the 47th Annual CFDE Golf Classic Open Registration …
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6 May
Sobeys Inc. partners with Kids Help Phone to support Black and Indigenous-focused child and youth mental health programs
Five-year partnership will support RiseUp and Finding Hope programs STELLARTON, NS, May 5, 2022 /CNW/ – Sobeys Inc. is proud to announce Kids Help Phone as a new partner in its Family of Support: Child and Youth Mental Health Initiative (“Family of Support”). This new partnership will support two community-based mental health programs from Kids …
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5 May
Freson Bros. Hinton Valley Awarded Regional Grocer of the Year
(May 3, 2022 – Hinton, Alberta) Freson Bros. Hinton Valley is proud to have been awarded the 2021 Alberta/Saskatchewan/Manitoba/NWT/Nunavut Regional Award – Medium Surface Category. Each year, the Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers (CFIG) Awards Program recognizes the success of outstanding independent retailers and the Canadian Independent Grocer of the …
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4 May
IGA launches zero-waste packaging through Reusables.com with plans for additional expansion in its stores
Grocer joins 50 coffee houses and restaurants in Vancouver and encourages more grocers and members to jump on board with Reusables May 4, 2022, Vancouver, B.C. – With a goal of reaching One million containers reused in Vancouver next year, Reusables.com has partnered with IGA on Robson with expansion to …
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4 May
Agrifoods Gives Back
As a cooperative, building up and giving back to communities is the backbone and ethos of Agrifoods and its family of brands. Their dairy division of brands – a2 Milk, Organic Meadow, Meadowfresh Dairy, Rolling Meadow and Scardillo Cheese – recently banded together to provide nourishing food to over 900 …
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4 May
SIAL America Unites International Food & Beverage Industry with U.S. Debut
The Inaugural B2B Food and Beverage Event Brought Food Innovation, Discovery, and Flavor to 4,600 Industry Professionals from Around the World LAS VEGAS, NV (April XX, 2022) – SIAL America, the first-of-its-kind cross-category food and beverage show made its U.S. debut, hosting domestic and international exhibitors, key importers, food service …