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CALGARY (June 21, 2022) – Nothing pairs better with summer than ice cream, so to celebrate the start of this sunny season, Foothills Creamery has launched a delicious array of six new ice cream flavours. Ice cream lovers can expect to explore a variety of new flavour profiles – whether …
July, 2022
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11 July
B.C. Superstore Workers Accept Contract Offer from Loblaw
B.C. Superstore employees have ratified a new deal with parent company Loblaw. About 10,000 retail grocery and warehouse workers who are members of the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 247 voted 58 per cent in favour of the latest offer, averting a strike. Dan Goodman, president of the UFCW …
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11 July
Canada’s Best Selling Havarti has a New Name!
Arla Havarti joins the Castello family as part of their Everyday cheese portfolio with a new name and delicious recipes from some of Canada’s favourite foodies Arla Havarti joins the Castello family as part of their Everyday cheese portfolio with a new name and delicious recipes from some of Canada’s …
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11 July
Goodfood Partners with Pusateri’s for On-Demand Grocery Service
The brand expands its offering in Toronto with a selection of high-quality meals from the fine food grocer TORONTO and MONTREAL, July 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Goodfood Market Corp. (“Goodfood” or “the Company”) (TSX: FOOD) a leading meal kit and online grocery company is expanding its selection of high-quality …
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11 July
EMKAO Chocolate Chip Retail Launch
Since we launched our Vegan Dark Chocolate Chips we had hopes of bringing our product into retail stores. We started selling our chocolate chips at our farmers market. We were able to spread the word about our newest product and increase our customer base. By the time we had our …
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11 July
Mindaugas Trumpaitis Re-appointed as Managing Director of Rothmans, Benson & Hedges
TORONTO, July 11, 2022 /CNW/ – Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Inc. (RBH) announced today that Mindaugas Trumpaitis has been re-appointed Managing Director. The appointment was effective July 11, 2022. Mr. Trumpaitis joined Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) in 1998 and is a highly regarded, customer-centric leader with extensive knowledge of …
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11 July
Exhibit space for CPMA 2023: Over 90% sold out
July 5, 2022 (Ottawa, ON) – Exhibit space for the Canadian Produce Marketing Association 2023 Convention and Trade Show (CPMA 2023) is over 90 % sold out. The remaining booth space is now on sale on a first-come, first-served basis. CPMA’s Annual Convention and Trade Show is Canada’s largest event …
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11 July
Celebrating its 50th anniversary, Italy’s #1 canned tomato brand Mutti is taking Canadian kitchens by storm with Polpa.
Celebrating its 50th anniversary, Italy’s #1 canned tomato brand Mutti is taking Canadian kitchens by storm with Polpa. The popularity of Mutti’s chopped tomatoes increased exponentially over the last year and has now established itself as one of the range’s bestselling product here in Canada1, also contributing to the largest …
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7 July
Save-On-Foods Celebrates Grand Opening of New Colwood Store
Western Canadian grocery retailer Save-On-Foods officially opens the doors to its newest location, Save-On-Foods Colwood, at #100 – 1913 Sooke Road, on Thursday, July 7. The store is the company’s eighth location in Greater Victoria. The 39,000-square-foot store will offer the community a traditional grocery shopping experience as well as …
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4 July
Bonduelle announces the sale of 65% of Bonduelle Americas Long Life to the Fonds de solidarité FTQ and CDPQ
The Bonduelle Group has obtained the approval from U.S and Canadian regulatory authorities and the waiver of conditions precedent allowing it to finalize the agreement with the institutional investors Fonds de solidarité FTQ and CDPQ, for the acquisition, in equal shares between them, of 65% of Bonduelle Americas Long Life …