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Empire’s family of banners will supportCanadian Paralympians on the road to Beijing 2022 and beyond STELLARTON, NS and OTTAWA, ON, Oct. 13, 2021 /CNW/ – Empire Company Limited (“Empire” or the “Company”) (TSX: EMP.A) and the Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) are proud to announce a partnership that will support Paralympic athletes …
October, 2021
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18 October
‘Keep your promises’ – COP26 climate call from 1.8 million Fairtrade farmers to world leaders
Consumers invited to show solidarity with farmers by signing a petition urging governments to act NOW OTTAWA, Oct. 14, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — An open letter sent on behalf of 1.8 million Fairtrade producers worldwide, ahead of COP26, urges world leaders to keep their promise to provide $100 billion in …
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18 October
Feel Foods Ltd. Adds Additional Western Canada Distributor and Receives Initial Order for “Black Sheep Vegan Cheeze” Products
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 14, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — FEEL FOODS LTD. (the “Company” or “Feel Foods”) (CSE: “FEEL”) (OTC: “FLLLF”) is pleased to announce it has received an initial purchase order from Western Canadian distributor, Summit Specialty Foods (“Summit”) for its 100% owned Black Sheep Vegan Cheeze products. Summit …
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18 October
Saputo Inc.: Fiscal 2022 Second Quarter Results
Webcast and conference call for analysts and institutional investors MONTREAL, Oct. 14, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Saputo Inc. (TSX:SAP) – Saputo will release its fiscal 2022 second quarter financial results on Thursday, November 4, 2021. A webcast and conference call for analysts and institutional investors will follow at 2:30 p.m. …
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18 October
Save the date! SIAL Paris
Come to Paris for the world’s largest food industry trade fair 15 to 19 October 2022 We look forward to seeing you on Saturday 15 October 2022, for an edition of SIAL Paris that promises to be incredibly rich and lively, with lots of business opportunities! Find out everything online at: https://www.sialparis.com/
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18 October
The Pattison Food Group acquires Roth’s Fresh Markets in Oregon, adds nine stores to its family of companies in first acquisition outside of Canada
(October 13, 2021 – Vancouver, B.C.) The Pattison Food Group will grow by nine storeson October 26, pending regulatory approval, with the addition of Roth’s Fresh Markets to its group of companies. Joining the likes of Save-On-Foods, Western Canada’s largest grocery retailer, along with Buy-Low Foods, Quality Foods, Choices Markets, …
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15 October
Fresh St. Market becomes First Grocer in Canada to Partner with Zero-Waste Packaging Platform Reusables.com
Vancouver House Fresh St. Market added to list of restaurant businesses using container-sharing platform October 13, 2021, Burnaby, B.C. – Starting on October 18th, Fresh St. Market will become the first grocer in Canada to offer takeout packaging from Reusables.com (Reusables), the container-sharing platform for zero-waste takeout, at their Vancouver …
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13 October
gnubees plus, a grab-n-go, better-for-you functional fruit shake
gnubees plus, a grab-n-go, better-for-you functional fruit shake in 4 delicious indulgent flavours that you can’t believe are good for you! Designed to bring good nutrition with high quality ingredients, and that is truly convenient. Plus they are Dietitian Approved. Our non-gmo project verified shakes have 8g of grass-fed protein, …
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13 October
CFIG 2021 Life Members, Spirit of the Independent Announced
The Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers’ Chair Ron Welke and has announced the recipients of this year’s Life Member Designations. Peter Cavin of Country Grocer in B.C. is recognized in the Retailer category, while Tree of Life’s Chris Powell is a recipient in the Industry Builder category. The Life Member …
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12 October
Second Harvest’s report on the Canada’s Invisible Food Network with some surprising stats about food insecurity and poverty in Canada
Some surprising stats about food insecurity and poverty in Canada: Did you know that there are four times more food charities in Canada than there are grocery stores? For every Loblaws, Metro, Safeway or Northern store in your community there are four churches, temples, mosques, senior centres, schools, or social …