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The plant-based brand will offer consumers with meat-free burgers, ground, breakfast sausages and sausage patties in 130 Metro stores province-wide TORONTO, April 19, 2021 – Meatless Farm, the plant-based brand helping individuals reduce meat consumption in an environmentally friendly and healthy way, is excited to announce that they have partnered …
April, 2021
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19 April
Righteous is enriching people’s lives, one tiny spoonful at a time!
Righteous ranks #32 on the 2021 list of Best Workplaces™ in Canada after their Great PlaceTo Work® recertification last year! April 15th, 2021 (Calgary, Alberta) – After conducting a thorough and independent analysis, Great Place To Work® Institute Canada re-certified Righteous Gelato in 2020, benchmarking them against global standards as …
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17 April
April 30, 2021 / In Conversation – Sobeys
Event Details: In Conversation with Sarah Joyce of Sobeys Inc. April 30, 2021 | 2:00pm – 3:00pm ET | 1:00pm – 2:00pm CT | 11:00am – 12:00pm PT Link:https://www.retailcouncil.org/webinars/in-conversation-with-sarah-joyce-of-sobeys/?utm_source=western-grocer&utm_medium=banner&utm_campaign=in-conversation-with-2021
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15 April
GBS announces exclusive distribution agreement with AccuTemp
OAKVILLE, ON: April 2021: GBS FOODSERVICE EQUIPMENT INC. is pleased to announce our exclusive distribution agreement for the Canadian market with AccuTemp. The agreement, which has recently been approved by both GBS and AccuTemp is the start of a successful joint-venture that will provide Canadian retail grocery and foodservice professionals with access to …
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15 April
RÖK GLACIER WATER TO LAUNCH LOCALLY CRAFTED BEERS AND HARD SODAS
New range of alcoholic beverages will bring a taste of the Canadian Rockies just in time for spring CALGARY (April 14, 2021) – Alberta-based rök Glacier Water (“rök”) is proud to introduce its brand new lineup of sustainably made beers and hard vodka sodas. On the heels of the brand’s …
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13 April
Kraft Heinz Canada Announces New Chief Category and Brand Officer
PITTSBURGH and CHICAGO, April 12, 2021 /CNW/ – Kraft Heinz announced today that Kelly Fleming has been named Chief Category and Brand Officer for Kraft Heinz Canada. Kelly brings more than a decade of industry and leadership experience to the Kraft Heinz Canada team. From visionary strategy to driving business growth, Kelly builds high-performing, agile teams and an …
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13 April
Independent grocers are a dying breed
Most Canadians wouldn’t know that a lot of the innovation we’ve seen in food retailing in Canada has come from independents By Sylvain Charlebois Professor in Food Distribution and Policy Dalhousie University Most of us wouldn’t know if we were in an independently owned and operated grocery store unless a …
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13 April
True Büch Kombucha Partners with iLevel Management Inc.
Canada, April 2021 – True Büch Kombucha is pleased to announce their partnership with iLevel Management, Inc. iLevel Management will be acting as the True Büch sales broker to Natural Health Food stores, Mass Retail, Food Service and Drug Stores in Canada. “The team at True Büch is excited to be working with …
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13 April
Hussmann and Takeoff Technologies Announce Strategic Alliance to Accelerate Innovation in Grocery E-Commerce
Hussmann and Takeoff to provide a scalable and profitable eGrocery Micro-Fulfillment solution. WALTHAM, MA and BRIDGETON, MO – Takeoff Technologies and Hussmann Corporation, a Panasonic company, have launched a strategic alliance aimed to improve food retailer flexibility to grow with changing shopper needs. Under the alliance, Takeoff will become Hussmann’s strategic …
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12 April
Seafood Expo North America/Seafood Processing North America Announced Cancellation of Its 2021 Edition
Next edition to be held March 13-15, 2022 Portland, Maine (April 6, 2021) – In light of ongoing public health concerns caused by the pandemic, Diversified Communications, organizer of Seafood Expo North America/Seafood Processing North America, has reluctantly determined it would be impossible to hold an event in Boston this …