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2021 new product trends reflect Canadians’ growing interest in plant-based foods and desire to add more restaurant-level finesse to their home cooking. For immediate release TORONTO, June 1, 2022: Retail Council of Canada (RCC) is excited to announce the winners for the 29th Annual Canadian Grand Prix New Product Awards. Reebee was …
June, 2022
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2 June
a2 Milk™ launches category disrupting ad campaign promoting its easier to digest milk
Burnaby, BC – June 2, 2022 – a2 Milk™, a licensed brand under Burnaby, BC-based Agrifoods Cooperative, introduces a first of its kind milk campaign to show Canadians that not all milks are equal. The objective is to disrupt purchasing habits and get people to consider a new brand of …
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2 June
Pattison Food Group Moves to Digital Flyers
(May 31, 2022 – Langley, B.C.) The Pattison Food Group announced today that Save-On-Foods, Nesters Market, and Buy-Low Foods stores will no longer print and distribute a weekly flyer, effective July 14th, 2022. “More and more our customers tell us they prefer to receive their deals and discounts in a …
May, 2022
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31 May
$3M IN NEW FUNDING FOR PROJECTS THAT WILL TRANSFORM CANADA’S FOOD SECTOR
CANADIAN FOOD INNOVATION NETWORK INVESTS IN FIVE PROJECTS THAT ARE DEVELOPING ROBOTICS, CLEAN LABEL, AND SUSTAINABILITY SOLUTIONS Toronto, May 31, 2022—The Canadian Food Innovation Network (CFIN) today announced an investment of more than $3M into five projects valued at nearly $7.3M through the organization’s Food Innovation Challenge and Innovation Booster programs. The Food Innovation Challenge funding recipients are: ● SMART KITCHENS: Gastronomous Technologies Inc. …
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28 May
Blender Bites expands distribution into largest Canada’s grocery retailer
Blender Bites, the Canadian company that develops organic, plant-based, pre-portioned frozen superfood smoothie pucks, is pleased to announce the expansion of its distribution at COSTCO, Canada’s largest grocery retailer. Starting August of 2022, all locations of the grocery retailer’s additional banner stores, will carry Blender Bites’ products. This banner store …
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28 May
Lactalis Canada Releases 2021 ESG Report
2021 ESG Report highlights company progress on goals and commitments in driving meaningful change May 25, 2022 – Toronto, ON – Lactalis Canada, the Canadian dairy leader behind iconic brands like Cracker Barrel, Black Diamond, Balderson, Astro and Lactantia and a subsidiary of France-based Lactalis Group, today released Lactalis Canada’s …
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28 May
SECURE, SUSTAINABLE, AFFORDABLE
New campaign promotes Canadian Seafood as a smart choice for healthy, everyday meals OTTAWA, ON, May 25—The Choose Canadian Seafood Task Force, a program led by the Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance (CAIA) and The Fisheries Council of Canada (FCC) today announced the launch of a new, national awareness campaign aimed at encouraging consumers to choose Canadian …
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28 May
Befriending self-checkouts seems inevitable
Self-checkouts at grocery stores are now more popular than cashier checkouts. But as grocers embrace technology, are consumers benefiting? By Sylvain Charlebois Self-checkouts have long been an unloved tool in the world of retail. In the beginning, nothing worked as it should, especially at the grocery store where an order …
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28 May
Takeoff Technologies Partners with Tienda Inglesa to Enhance the Future of Grocery E-Commerce
Tienda Inglesa, the top grocer in Uruguay, will soon be able to fulfill orders in minutes with Takeoff’s micro fulfillment capabilities BOSTON – Takeoff Technologies, an eGrocery solution that empowers retailers to attain profitable online growth by leveraging automation at a hyperlocal scale, today announced the launch of its automated …
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28 May
Fresh St. Market Celebrates Gold Award in Prestigious 2021 Shop! Design Awards
Vancouver House location wins Gold in Supermarket/Grocery Store category MAY 27, 2022, Burnaby, B.C. – Fresh St. Market’s Vancouver House location has received the prestigious Gold Award in the Supermarket/Grocery Store category for the 2021 Shop! Design Award. The Shop! Design Award celebrates achievements in areas such as new …